A review by snugglesandpages
Blood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild

dark funny mysterious tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

When Ruby's husband dies, she suddenly finds herself accused of his murder and questioned about her connection to the deaths of 3 other people. Now, Ruby might be a murderer, but she isn't a sociopath. She loved her husband, and of the 4 deaths she is being questioned about, his is the only one she did not have a hand in.

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Blood Sugar is not your standard thriller. In fact, the first person narrative reads like a tell-all, rendering insight into the mind of a successful and pragmatic woman with murderous tendencies.

Ruby is also a Psychologist, which in my opinion is one of the most intriguing POVs to read, especially one written so well. She is intelligent, witty, fiercely protective and yes she is a murderer, but let's just put a pin in that little detail for a sec because....

This is some of the best characterisations I have read in a long time. πŸ‘πŸ‘

You know the writing is good when you find yourself justifying the actions of a killer and thinking, can we be friends. 🀣

Blood Sugar had me hooked from the very first chapter all the way through to the last line. I so wish there were more. (I really want to know what kind of Aunty Ruby will be!) I can't want to read what Rothchild writes next.

If you are a fan of Peter Swanson's "𝘈 π˜’π˜ͺ𝘯π˜₯ 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘡𝘩 π˜’π˜ͺ𝘭𝘭π˜ͺ𝘯𝘨" (which is one of my top 5 favs of all time) or Caroline Kepnes β€π˜ π˜°π˜Άβ€, then Blood Sugar is your jam!