holdenkillfield 's review for:

Love in the Time of Serial Killers by Alicia Thompson

2.0

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The premise is cute and compelled me to buy this book. Also, props to the cover design by Jenifer Price. It catches the eye and made me ready for a true crime slice of romance. Alas, that is where it ends for me in this book. The protagonist, Phoebe, the love interest Sam and the minor characters are very boring. This was a humdrum of a slice of life and unfortunately, I don't care how many true crime facts you stuff this book with, it is still boring and monotonous. The beginning started out promising, but once I got to 40%, the book was staying the same throughout. It's a shame, cause I thought there was a really obvious tension building we could've got from this book trying to figure out if Sam was a serial killer. I was hoping for more like the movie "The 'Burbs", but instead got a detailed retelling of how they fed a cat and every other mundane activity one does in general.