A review by natreviews
Tampa by Alissa Nutting

challenging dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book is not shy to admit what it's about. From page one, it let's you know that Celeste is a pedophile. It reminds me a lot of American Psycho with it's dark sense of humor and it's dark subject manner. It was disturbing reading how she lured these teen boys into her trap and how she
gets away with it in the end and continues to do it
. I will say the final chapter did bump this up to a 4.75. The disturbing content and how it didn't shy away from the details of sex just makes it miss the 5 stars, because really, I didn't want to read all that. Although, I guess if it didn't include that the book wouldn't have fault as authentic... it still feels weird to give it 5 stars, so a 4.75 shall do nicely. 

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