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scknitter's review against another edition
5.0
A twisted, gut wrenching “In Cold Blood” for present day! Amazingly well written, heart stopping, breathtaking, and compelling; Killing Lessons has a sadistic serial killer on the loose, a damaged but determined cop after him, and is pure raw terror. It will put shivers down your spine.
theredqueen444's review against another edition
3.0
Pros: fast paced, suspense driven, good writing style
Cons: unnecessarily graphic and long depictions of sexual assault and abuse of minors, sex scenes that didn’t fit with the plot or really with the characters, police procedures were unrealistic
Cons: unnecessarily graphic and long depictions of sexual assault and abuse of minors, sex scenes that didn’t fit with the plot or really with the characters, police procedures were unrealistic
est105's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
cecilie_flohr's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
heathermoodreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This was dark and gritty. I enjoyed the deep dive the author took into learning about the psychology of the killers. They both had horrible childhoods and used killing as their outlet, though Xander definitely had deeper and darker reasons. Paulir just seemed like he was along for the ride. Both were horrible people.
Nell was a badass kid. She went through it, especially seeing her mom like she had to at the beginning. Angelo was a sweet old man, and I'm glad Nell found him. Though there were some descriptions about Nell's female anatomy that made me cringe. It wasn't necessary.
Valerie has some issues. I felt for her as a mother. I couldn't imagine what she went through, nor will I comment on the way she chose to handle her trauma. But I will say, in the parts of the book where she was doing her detective work, she was a boss. I enjoyed learning about her detective process and how she figured everything out in the end.
There's a lot going on in this book, and sometimes, it felt there was way too much happening at once. I did enjoy this book. I plan on continuing with the series. I'm hoping to see Valerie gain back some confidence and get back into her detective groove.
Nell was a badass kid. She went through it, especially seeing her mom like she had to at the beginning. Angelo was a sweet old man, and I'm glad Nell found him. Though there were some descriptions about Nell's female anatomy that made me cringe. It wasn't necessary.
Valerie has some issues. I felt for her as a mother. I couldn't imagine what she went through, nor will I comment on the way she chose to handle her trauma. But I will say, in the parts of the book where she was doing her detective work, she was a boss. I enjoyed learning about her detective process and how she figured everything out in the end.
There's a lot going on in this book, and sometimes, it felt there was way too much happening at once. I did enjoy this book. I plan on continuing with the series. I'm hoping to see Valerie gain back some confidence and get back into her detective groove.
kimmytanzone's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
So good. Read this is 24 hours, so intense and dark but couldn’t put it down.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
daisypriest's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25