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Sheriff Detective Kendall Stark #1
Victim Six
The bodies are found in towns and cities around Puget Sound. The young women who are the victims had nothing in common—except the agony of their final moments. But somebody carefully chose them to stalk, capture, and torture... a depraved killer whose cunning is matched only by the depth of his bloodlust. But the dying has only just begun. And next victim will be the most shocking of all...
419 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2010
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Gregg Olsen
133books6,565followersThroughout his career, Gregg Olsen has demonstrated an ability to create a detailed narrative that offers readers fascinating insights into the lives of people caught in extraordinary circumstances.
A #1 New York Times bestselling author, Olsen has written ten nonfiction books, ten novels, and contributed a short story to a collection edited by Lee Child.
The award-winning author has been a guest on dozens of national and local television shows, including educational programs for the History Channel, Learning Channel, and Discovery Channel. He has also appeared on Good Morning America, The Early Show, The Today Show, FOX News; CNN, Anderson Cooper 360, MSNBC, Entertainment Tonight, CBS 48 Hours, Oxygen’s Snapped, Court TV’s Crier Live, Inside Edition, Extra, Access Hollywood, and A&E’s Biography.
In addition to television and radio appearances, the award-winning author has been featured in Redbook, USA Today, People, Salon magazine, Seattle Times, Los Angeles Times and the New York Post.
The Deep Dark was named Idaho Book of the Year by the ILA and Starvation Heights was honored by Washington’s Secretary of State for the book’s contribution to Washington state history and culture.
Olsen, a Seattle native, lives in Olalla, Washington with his wife and Suri (a mini dachshund so spoiled she wears a sweater).
A #1 New York Times bestselling author, Olsen has written ten nonfiction books, ten novels, and contributed a short story to a collection edited by Lee Child.
The award-winning author has been a guest on dozens of national and local television shows, including educational programs for the History Channel, Learning Channel, and Discovery Channel. He has also appeared on Good Morning America, The Early Show, The Today Show, FOX News; CNN, Anderson Cooper 360, MSNBC, Entertainment Tonight, CBS 48 Hours, Oxygen’s Snapped, Court TV’s Crier Live, Inside Edition, Extra, Access Hollywood, and A&E’s Biography.
In addition to television and radio appearances, the award-winning author has been featured in Redbook, USA Today, People, Salon magazine, Seattle Times, Los Angeles Times and the New York Post.
The Deep Dark was named Idaho Book of the Year by the ILA and Starvation Heights was honored by Washington’s Secretary of State for the book’s contribution to Washington state history and culture.
Olsen, a Seattle native, lives in Olalla, Washington with his wife and Suri (a mini dachshund so spoiled she wears a sweater).
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November 2, 2020
This book understandably will not appeal to many people and while the story itself is well written, the content is very disturbing.
The book details a serial killer and he is a true monster. There is very graphic detail on how he tortures and degrades his victims in the most despicable ways.
Fortunately I have read other books by this author and know that he can write a very good yet disturbing book.
Not his best, but unfortunately I have read a lot worse. Be warned this is no cosy and not suitable for people who are distressed by very graphic content.
The book details a serial killer and he is a true monster. There is very graphic detail on how he tortures and degrades his victims in the most despicable ways.
Fortunately I have read other books by this author and know that he can write a very good yet disturbing book.
Not his best, but unfortunately I have read a lot worse. Be warned this is no cosy and not suitable for people who are distressed by very graphic content.
March 9, 2025
Ahhh...2 or 3 stars, that is the question. When I think about this book as a whole, it did not work for me. But....if I break it down into smaller parts, I can always appreciate something. What I did like was the MC. She was unique. I also didn't mind that this wasn't really a whodunit because you know who the antagonist is and who the helper is.
The biggest turn off was that the 'Shock & Awe' campaign outweighed the plot and the character development. It provided many "Ewww" moments and not enough "Aha" moments. The characters weren't ones I could like, let alone root for.
Karin Slaughter tends to lean heavy on the violent side when it comes to women, just like this book, but her characters are strong and easy to like. I need something like that to keep me in, and I couldn't find that here. So I guess 2 stars it is.
The biggest turn off was that the 'Shock & Awe' campaign outweighed the plot and the character development. It provided many "Ewww" moments and not enough "Aha" moments. The characters weren't ones I could like, let alone root for.
Karin Slaughter tends to lean heavy on the violent side when it comes to women, just like this book, but her characters are strong and easy to like. I need something like that to keep me in, and I couldn't find that here. So I guess 2 stars it is.
October 2, 2011
The bodies are found in towns and cities around Puget Sound. The young women who are the victims had nothing in common...except the agony of their final moments. But somebody carefully chose them to stalk, capture, and tortured depraved killer whose cunning is matched only by the depth of his bloodlust. But the dying has only just begun. And the next victim will be the most shocking of all�
One of the very first things that attracted me to Gregg Olsen’s Victim Six book was undoubtedly the jacket cover. A solitary man stands resolute, peering over a wide expanse of water, a deep and inviting body of tranquil water that draws you in as if your very life depended on it. A chilling fog is rising slowly over the lake giving the book a haunting and eerily hypnotic appearance, all this before I’d read the very first page. All I wanted to do was run to the very edge of the small wooden jetty and jump in. I announced to the twitter world that I wanted to do just that but when author Gregg Olsen replied with a simplistic “Don’t do it� I should have realised there and then I was in for a scary ride! The problem is I didn’t listen and I jumped into the book with both feet!
Victim Six is wrong in so many ways, in parts it made me catch my breath, shudder, shake my head and wonder how on earth a serial killer as depraved and unhinged as this could exist. It made me question not only Olsen’s sanity but how an author could come up with something as imaginative, brutal, perverse and downright wrong � yet so right!! This book isn’t for the fainthearted but one thing I will guarantee is that when you reach the ending it will leave you thoroughly exhausted!
The narrative is shockingly good, some may say arresting; it flows well and apart from the crippling torture scenes and a distinct lack of human compassion shown by the killer that forces you to take stock, it moves effortlessly along until its intriguing dénouement that leaves you, the reader, with one very big question! As I’ve already alluded to, Olsen somehow manages to capture the essence of a serial killer and as he switches the story from the hunted to the hunters � in the guise of detectives Kendall Stark and Josh Anderson � the change is palpable and immediate.
Adding a little light to the proceedings is Kendall Stark as the main protagonist. I found her believable and appealing. She plays the dual role of a doting mother who cares deeply for her autistic son and a compassionate detective hell-bent on tracking down the person responsible for a spate of deaths in Washington State’s Puget Sound. With the discovery of each fresh victim � and I use that term loosely � the pressure begins to take its toll and mistakes are made by those investigating and reporting the crimes. There’s an intensity in this book that gradually develops, slowly at first, but once it starts moving there’s no stopping it. As far as Josh Anderson is concerned the jury is still out! I’m not sure what to make of his character; he showed a certain naivety throughout and made a number of mistakes that could have been avoided. That said the pair work well together as characters and just like the serial killer’s desire to progress their partnership has depth.
Victim Six is an adult themed crime novel, there are parts that will make you squirm and some scenes that will make you laugh � although they are few and far between! This is an incredibly dark thriller that leaves very little to the imagination; you leave all that to Gregg Olsen and his wonderful prose! One thing I would advise is sleeping with the lights on � just for the first night � for any sound will feed your fraught senses and have you up all night!
Realistic, imaginative, terrifying and tense, Victim Six is one of those books you’ll want to read with one eye closed and the other eye squinting � one page at a time � while seriously wishing you had a third eye in the back of your head to ward off any attackers. Gregg Olsen is one to watch � Highly recommended.
One of the very first things that attracted me to Gregg Olsen’s Victim Six book was undoubtedly the jacket cover. A solitary man stands resolute, peering over a wide expanse of water, a deep and inviting body of tranquil water that draws you in as if your very life depended on it. A chilling fog is rising slowly over the lake giving the book a haunting and eerily hypnotic appearance, all this before I’d read the very first page. All I wanted to do was run to the very edge of the small wooden jetty and jump in. I announced to the twitter world that I wanted to do just that but when author Gregg Olsen replied with a simplistic “Don’t do it� I should have realised there and then I was in for a scary ride! The problem is I didn’t listen and I jumped into the book with both feet!
Victim Six is wrong in so many ways, in parts it made me catch my breath, shudder, shake my head and wonder how on earth a serial killer as depraved and unhinged as this could exist. It made me question not only Olsen’s sanity but how an author could come up with something as imaginative, brutal, perverse and downright wrong � yet so right!! This book isn’t for the fainthearted but one thing I will guarantee is that when you reach the ending it will leave you thoroughly exhausted!
The narrative is shockingly good, some may say arresting; it flows well and apart from the crippling torture scenes and a distinct lack of human compassion shown by the killer that forces you to take stock, it moves effortlessly along until its intriguing dénouement that leaves you, the reader, with one very big question! As I’ve already alluded to, Olsen somehow manages to capture the essence of a serial killer and as he switches the story from the hunted to the hunters � in the guise of detectives Kendall Stark and Josh Anderson � the change is palpable and immediate.
Adding a little light to the proceedings is Kendall Stark as the main protagonist. I found her believable and appealing. She plays the dual role of a doting mother who cares deeply for her autistic son and a compassionate detective hell-bent on tracking down the person responsible for a spate of deaths in Washington State’s Puget Sound. With the discovery of each fresh victim � and I use that term loosely � the pressure begins to take its toll and mistakes are made by those investigating and reporting the crimes. There’s an intensity in this book that gradually develops, slowly at first, but once it starts moving there’s no stopping it. As far as Josh Anderson is concerned the jury is still out! I’m not sure what to make of his character; he showed a certain naivety throughout and made a number of mistakes that could have been avoided. That said the pair work well together as characters and just like the serial killer’s desire to progress their partnership has depth.
Victim Six is an adult themed crime novel, there are parts that will make you squirm and some scenes that will make you laugh � although they are few and far between! This is an incredibly dark thriller that leaves very little to the imagination; you leave all that to Gregg Olsen and his wonderful prose! One thing I would advise is sleeping with the lights on � just for the first night � for any sound will feed your fraught senses and have you up all night!
Realistic, imaginative, terrifying and tense, Victim Six is one of those books you’ll want to read with one eye closed and the other eye squinting � one page at a time � while seriously wishing you had a third eye in the back of your head to ward off any attackers. Gregg Olsen is one to watch � Highly recommended.
December 31, 2015
Victim Six by Gregg Olsen was a very interesting read � it was like no other book I have ever read.
General thoughts:
� Not a book for everyone
� Very sadistic, violent, egotistical, no respect for women - antagonist
� Multiple sexual situations or references to sexual situations � non consensual, rape, torture, necrophilia
� Words that come to mind when thinking about this book � grizzly, vile, cruel, hateful, insensitive, sadistic, dark, bleak, abusive, twisted, lack of human compassion
� No support from outside (of the town) law enforcement agencies for assistance in finding a serial killer
� Leading, investigating officer � Kendell has a challenging home life, amazing she can work this case with its heavy emotional toll
� I didn't like the female supporting cast � petty, egotistical, some were just TSTL
� Antagonist is known to the reader before the end of the book, it’s part of the plot to make it known
� Well written, most loose ends tied up by the end of the book
I have to say that it did hold my attention, but not a book I would call entertaining.
December 15, 2024
Really good murder mystery. Story is set in Washington State in a rural area where people start getting murdered and police realize it is a serial killer. Victim Six is the last victim of this killer who was rescued and survived. Lots of twists and turns, mainly focuses on one policewoman and her partner and also the people who work at the newspaper. Really good, could not put it down. Slow start but then slowly builds up.. Definitely recommend. Will definitely read more in this series.
June 1, 2010
This is one of those murder/mysteries that stays with you. I'm not talking about being so incredibly good but rather it was in the disturbing sense. While I've come to expect some amount of horror while reading murder myseries I was not expecting the graphic nature or deviant behavior that was described. Not one of Mr. Olsen's better novels.
December 29, 2010
Honestly this read more like misogynist snuff porn than a crime thriller. I was disappointed.
February 15, 2021
It was a five star story, well written and very suspenseful BUT.............
i knocked off two stars for the 100 pages of filth. Gruesome, gory, grizzley descriptions of sex and the autopsies. After my first encounter with these depravities I skipped all the rest. They added nothing to the story except to turn my stomach. Does Mr Olsen add this garbage for shock effect? Leave it out and shorten the book!
Next gripe, tons of characters, nine of which start with the letter M. Why? Is the author challenging my memory or just unaware of how disconcerting his name choices are?
This is Book #1 in an otherwise great series. I’ve read a lot of Gregg Olsen’s books and don’t remember so much detailed sex - what happened here?
i knocked off two stars for the 100 pages of filth. Gruesome, gory, grizzley descriptions of sex and the autopsies. After my first encounter with these depravities I skipped all the rest. They added nothing to the story except to turn my stomach. Does Mr Olsen add this garbage for shock effect? Leave it out and shorten the book!
Next gripe, tons of characters, nine of which start with the letter M. Why? Is the author challenging my memory or just unaware of how disconcerting his name choices are?
This is Book #1 in an otherwise great series. I’ve read a lot of Gregg Olsen’s books and don’t remember so much detailed sex - what happened here?
January 5, 2021
Very gruesome but over-all well done
This is a very gruesome, morbid story. But, the plot is well done, the characters well thought out (The main ones), and the over-all suspense of it was very good.
This is a very gruesome, morbid story. But, the plot is well done, the characters well thought out (The main ones), and the over-all suspense of it was very good.
March 7, 2018
While it was a suspenseful thriller, the very brutal language and the way too graphic descriptions of all kind of deviant sexual behaviour sexual predators have, was really disturbing.
September 14, 2024
I keep thinking that I missed part of the ending. ???
I’d give this a 3.75⭐️ rating, especially if the ending was better. It seemed to have gotten all jumbled up!
Update: I did finally find an “ending� to this story but I found it to be pretty weak. I see that this is a series, so hopefully that will help with some of the questions I had. I apologize if my review was misleading. I have obviously been having some issues going on with my brain and my memory. I do have a false brain tumor (Pseudo Tumor Cerebri or IIH) and instead of deleting my post (because people have already commented on it or liked it), I thought I should at least amend it or explain that my brain was acting up! 🤪🤕 (Yes, I’m trying to make light of an illness that is very tough to deal with! I feel pretty silly and embarrassed but I thought I’d be vulnerable with you.
The book was not bad, I just think that the ending could be improved. Hopefully the next book will be better.
As always my fellow Goodreader’s, Happy Reading and/or Listening! 📚🎧💜
I’d give this a 3.75⭐️ rating, especially if the ending was better. It seemed to have gotten all jumbled up!
Update: I did finally find an “ending� to this story but I found it to be pretty weak. I see that this is a series, so hopefully that will help with some of the questions I had. I apologize if my review was misleading. I have obviously been having some issues going on with my brain and my memory. I do have a false brain tumor (Pseudo Tumor Cerebri or IIH) and instead of deleting my post (because people have already commented on it or liked it), I thought I should at least amend it or explain that my brain was acting up! 🤪🤕 (Yes, I’m trying to make light of an illness that is very tough to deal with! I feel pretty silly and embarrassed but I thought I’d be vulnerable with you.
The book was not bad, I just think that the ending could be improved. Hopefully the next book will be better.
As always my fellow Goodreader’s, Happy Reading and/or Listening! 📚🎧💜
November 18, 2012
There wasn't really much mystery to this book. It seemed to be pretty much about the shock factor more than anything else. The main charachters weren't at all likeable and much of the detail and people included at times were unnexcesary and confusing.
June 24, 2024
I think Gregg Olsen is not for me. None of the characters were likeable. Kendall may have been the best of the bunch, but even she ends up being content to go along with dunderhead Josh, the worst detective in history. Serenity was pretty narcissitic. Poor Max never stood a chance. And I hated that Kendall constantly commented on how her autistic son was not the son of her dreams. I get that we preemptively picture how life will go with our kids. My kids would love softball and baseball. They would be good students and have a healthy, active social life. That's not how it turned out. At all. My kids HATED sports, academics did not come naturally to them, and they'd rather socialize through discord than have IRL social interactions. And that is 100% okay. None of our kids turn out the way we enivision it because they are all individuals with their own thoughts, ideas, and personalities. Anyhoo. The baddies were super bad and I did feel horrible for all of the victims; however, the rest of it was not written for me. This was the 2nd book I've attempted by this author (I DNF'd the first due to the way he portrayed his FMC) and I think it's safe to say this will be my last.
April 1, 2021
Uhhh, labai jau grafinis trileris.
July 10, 2024
I can’t wait to read the rest of the books in this series!!
May 14, 2011
I very rarely give five stars to books on here because its listed as "it was amazing" and usually i list the book for what i think it was "good" or "really good". Well, this book definitely deserved 5 stars!!
The writing is amazing, I must admit though when i first started reading i was a little confused because it would switch point of views from the characters and it threw me off but i got used to it once i realized what was going on. And now that i've finished i loved that it was written that way. The part that really gets you into it is how in depth the details of the murder victims is and reading how the family of the killer is. It's very twisted but that's what makes it so good. You just sit there and think "who would do that?" or even write about it because it's not something you think people would do. Gregg Olsen is now one of my favorite authors. I used to read nothing but teenage love story stuff but i decided to branch out and read other things, i'm so glad i did because if not i would have never come across this book.
Victim Six is a story told from multiple points of view. Sometimes written from the detectives view, the reporters view, the killers view, and the victims view. Girls are going missing and finally are being made a connection for serial killing. The girls don't have much in common and the killer is very careful so the detectives hardly get anywhere on the case, of course in the end there is one little thing that gives it away and a few other things that tie it all together. You'll love reading the details of what the killer is doing to the girls, the autopsy reports, the calls the killer makes to the reporter and believe it or not in some ways you wont want him or her to get caught because its just so good.
My only complaint is that i felt like the ending was too short for what built up to it, but at the same way i can't imagine it ending any other way. I'm definitely going to be reading all the other books by Gregg Olsen, as i said.. i've found a new favorite.
The writing is amazing, I must admit though when i first started reading i was a little confused because it would switch point of views from the characters and it threw me off but i got used to it once i realized what was going on. And now that i've finished i loved that it was written that way. The part that really gets you into it is how in depth the details of the murder victims is and reading how the family of the killer is. It's very twisted but that's what makes it so good. You just sit there and think "who would do that?" or even write about it because it's not something you think people would do. Gregg Olsen is now one of my favorite authors. I used to read nothing but teenage love story stuff but i decided to branch out and read other things, i'm so glad i did because if not i would have never come across this book.
Victim Six is a story told from multiple points of view. Sometimes written from the detectives view, the reporters view, the killers view, and the victims view. Girls are going missing and finally are being made a connection for serial killing. The girls don't have much in common and the killer is very careful so the detectives hardly get anywhere on the case, of course in the end there is one little thing that gives it away and a few other things that tie it all together. You'll love reading the details of what the killer is doing to the girls, the autopsy reports, the calls the killer makes to the reporter and believe it or not in some ways you wont want him or her to get caught because its just so good.
My only complaint is that i felt like the ending was too short for what built up to it, but at the same way i can't imagine it ending any other way. I'm definitely going to be reading all the other books by Gregg Olsen, as i said.. i've found a new favorite.
May 2, 2020
No matter how many times I tried to get into this one, I just couldn't. And the sad thing is it wasn't just any one reason either, but a combination of them that made them hard to overlook.
To start with there was just so much going on that I often had trouble not only figuring out who was who, but who was saying what. It became distracting and frustrating as I had to go back time and again and re-read passages. I also felt absolutely no connection to Kendall - there were times when I questioned not only her motives but her intelligence as well.
Sure, the reader was privy to the knowledge of who was behind the killings ahead of the detectives, but that didn't excuse the way they seemed to bumble about. It made me wonder how exactly they became detectives in the first place when the obvious seemed to be overlooked.
Finally, the graphic, borderline snuff film quality to the killings when seen "through the killer's eyes" was just too much. I am all for violence when it moves the plot forward, but this did nothing but try and shock the reader.
Overall, this was not a good introduction to this author for me. At this time it is doubtful whether I would read more from this author or not.
To start with there was just so much going on that I often had trouble not only figuring out who was who, but who was saying what. It became distracting and frustrating as I had to go back time and again and re-read passages. I also felt absolutely no connection to Kendall - there were times when I questioned not only her motives but her intelligence as well.
Sure, the reader was privy to the knowledge of who was behind the killings ahead of the detectives, but that didn't excuse the way they seemed to bumble about. It made me wonder how exactly they became detectives in the first place when the obvious seemed to be overlooked.
Finally, the graphic, borderline snuff film quality to the killings when seen "through the killer's eyes" was just too much. I am all for violence when it moves the plot forward, but this did nothing but try and shock the reader.
Overall, this was not a good introduction to this author for me. At this time it is doubtful whether I would read more from this author or not.
February 11, 2010
What a page-turner! Wow, I started reading this late last night and couldn't put it down until 3 am, and by then I was freaked out and couldn't even sleep. ha! Gregg Olsen did it again. He wrote a book filled with characters I liked and a plot that kept me scrambling for more. It was like a glimpse into the mind of a mad man, and a glimpse into the minds of the victims and the detectives. A great book I will be recommending to everyone who enjoys crime and mystery stories.
April 2, 2019
Started out cold and gruesome. And I could see it coming a mile away. Detailed descriptions of women being tortured from their POV (Yuck!) and a female detective with personal issues about her son. Could not get past the third chapter. There was no character engagement, no setting of the scene, no reason for me to want to go on reading. (For contrast, I then picked up Robert B. Parker's "Family Honor" featuring Sunny Randall - whipped through it in two days and will now buy the whole series.)
December 1, 2020
I stopped 37% of the way into the story.
So many characters. So many random beginnings. Not enough world building or to give a clear view of where this is happening; I'm not from the Pacific Northwest, so I have no idea what many of the geographical references meant.
And I just didn't care the characters. They're curiously flat.
So many characters. So many random beginnings. Not enough world building or to give a clear view of where this is happening; I'm not from the Pacific Northwest, so I have no idea what many of the geographical references meant.
And I just didn't care the characters. They're curiously flat.
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July 28, 2011This author gets bogged down in too many insignificant details which makes the first half slow going. The book is about the distortion of love and intimate abuse. The plot is good but the reader knows who the murderer is basically from the beginning.
February 20, 2018
This is a pretty violent and dark book. It is very similar in writing to Chelsea Cain’s Archie Sheridan and Gretchen Lowell series. The book is very graphic and if you can’t stand rape or any type of sexual assault to women pass on this book.
April 3, 2010
I just started this book yesterday and am almost on page 100 it is very much a page turner hate to put it down...
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May 8, 2020Too awful to read.
October 12, 2020
Two-haiku review:
Women disappear
Found later, dead and abused
Cops, reporter search
Not best Olsen book
Horrible and violent
Hated the ending
Women disappear
Found later, dead and abused
Cops, reporter search
Not best Olsen book
Horrible and violent
Hated the ending
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September 22, 2022This book was very disturbing and I really don't know how to rate it.
March 24, 2025
Major trigger warnings. Read with caution. Horrific, shocking, disturbing but a story that keeps you until the very end. I had my suspicions and was right when the book ended. However I do think I’ll read more of this authors books.
March 13, 2017
3.5 stars
November 30, 2017
3.5***
A serial killer is terrorizing towns around Puget Sound. Kitsap County Sherriff’s Detective Kendall Stark begins the investigation and identifies the common threads linking these murders. Serenity Hutchins is a hungry young reporter intent on making her name on this story, but where is she getting her inside information?
I really liked Kendall as a lead character. I’m glad that Olsen included some of her back story and home life, to give the reader a more rounded character. She is a really strong female lead character � smart, resilient, resourceful, intelligent and compassionate.
I was less enthralled with Serenity. Though I think I understand some of her thought process, given her upbringing, I just can’t reconcile her behavior with that of a committed journalist. I’m struggling with how to describe my dissatisfaction with her as a character, because I don’t want to include any spoilers.
Still, I could barely put it down. This is a tightly-written, fast-paced psychological thriller. It’s not for the faint of heart; it’s about a sexual sadist serial killer, and there are some very graphic scenes.
A serial killer is terrorizing towns around Puget Sound. Kitsap County Sherriff’s Detective Kendall Stark begins the investigation and identifies the common threads linking these murders. Serenity Hutchins is a hungry young reporter intent on making her name on this story, but where is she getting her inside information?
I really liked Kendall as a lead character. I’m glad that Olsen included some of her back story and home life, to give the reader a more rounded character. She is a really strong female lead character � smart, resilient, resourceful, intelligent and compassionate.
I was less enthralled with Serenity. Though I think I understand some of her thought process, given her upbringing, I just can’t reconcile her behavior with that of a committed journalist. I’m struggling with how to describe my dissatisfaction with her as a character, because I don’t want to include any spoilers.
Still, I could barely put it down. This is a tightly-written, fast-paced psychological thriller. It’s not for the faint of heart; it’s about a sexual sadist serial killer, and there are some very graphic scenes.
July 17, 2023
Content Warnings Galore!
Personally not my cup of tea. Too gruesome and way graphically, horrifically sexual. Way too much time spent on unimportant details and not enough on actual easily Googleable/known facts (you can simply look in the bathroom mirror at night and see that your teeth do not glow in the dark - unless your bathroom has a blacklight for whatever reason!) It felt like a lot of fluff to add to a page count. I don't need to know full outfits or coloring of trees that aren't pertinent to the storyline.
What the heck with all the negativity towards Autism? Also, what the heck with the misogyny and lack of basic understanding of women's reproductive health and menstruation?
I read this for 4 hours straight just to be done with it. I see this is book 1 in a series and I have no interest in pursuing more of it. That says a lot because I'm generous with 5-stars...
Personally not my cup of tea. Too gruesome and way graphically, horrifically sexual. Way too much time spent on unimportant details and not enough on actual easily Googleable/known facts (you can simply look in the bathroom mirror at night and see that your teeth do not glow in the dark - unless your bathroom has a blacklight for whatever reason!) It felt like a lot of fluff to add to a page count. I don't need to know full outfits or coloring of trees that aren't pertinent to the storyline.
What the heck with all the negativity towards Autism? Also, what the heck with the misogyny and lack of basic understanding of women's reproductive health and menstruation?
I read this for 4 hours straight just to be done with it. I see this is book 1 in a series and I have no interest in pursuing more of it. That says a lot because I'm generous with 5-stars...
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