Thank you, NetGalley, for sending me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Well, honestly, that was underwhelming.



While I don't hate this book, I don't have much good to say about it either. I am a big fan of thrillers and crime novels, which meant requesting this ARC was a no-brainer.

If you are someone who likes a cut-and-dry crime novel with very little mystery, then this may be the book for you. Unfortunately, it was a little disappointing for my taste.

Most of the story comprised of speculation by the main character about who may have committed the crime, but without any real evidence. Full chapters are filled with speculation based on imagined situations between the characters, rather than on what the MC, a cop, actually can deduce from the facts.



My second problem with this book is the fact that the male-written female MC is so obsessed with thinking about sex (e.g. "sex is always the motive," "i don't have real relationships, just random sex," "this person's sexuality must have something to do with the murders"). And this stuff is mentioned over and over and over.

Then, there is the (also female) best friend whose only personality traits are physically clinging to her husband and making crude sexual jokes. Are there women like this out there? Of course! But certainly not every one. And the fact that a man is portraying the only important women in the story in this fashion gives me an indescribable amount of ick.



Finally, and most upsetting for me, is the lackluster ending. We find out the killer way too early, and then there is no twist, just a painfully long chase and an explanation that I don't really care about at all.

I really wanted to like this. I really want to like every book I read. I don't read to hate, but this was not at all my cup of tea. I wish better luck upon my fellow readers.

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