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A review by kerryppayne
Sweetpea by C.J. Skuse
5.0
May Contain Spoilers
”I don’t normally get drawn towards cheerful people – the urge to hurt them becomes too strong.”
From all outside appearances, Rhiannon looks like the average woman, she has a job, a house, friends and a boyfriend, but inside, she is making a kill list. From people who do small things that annoy her in the shops, to the guy who is chatting her up, she wants them dead. But will anyone think to look at this average woman, who doesn’t seem to have a motive?
I devoured this book in a few days, every time I wasn’t working, I was immersed in this book. I love books with an unreliable narrator because you just don’t know whats real and whats going to happen next, couple that with a thriller, crime, mystery book and I’m there. This book is as funny as it is dark, and I actually warmed to Rhiannon quite easily, despite not agreeing with her solutions to those annoying life moments.
The book is graphic, but thats what makes it so effective, what else would you expect from a murderer? Especially one who doesn’t seem to ever want to stop? Rhiannon and her dry humour, sarcastic comments and the fact she is so relatable (well minus the one obvious part, the fact she’s a serial killer), makes this book what it is. I don’t think I’ve read a book before that is from the eyes of the serial killer, and this made this book fresh and bold for me.
”I don’t normally get drawn towards cheerful people – the urge to hurt them becomes too strong.”
From all outside appearances, Rhiannon looks like the average woman, she has a job, a house, friends and a boyfriend, but inside, she is making a kill list. From people who do small things that annoy her in the shops, to the guy who is chatting her up, she wants them dead. But will anyone think to look at this average woman, who doesn’t seem to have a motive?
I devoured this book in a few days, every time I wasn’t working, I was immersed in this book. I love books with an unreliable narrator because you just don’t know whats real and whats going to happen next, couple that with a thriller, crime, mystery book and I’m there. This book is as funny as it is dark, and I actually warmed to Rhiannon quite easily, despite not agreeing with her solutions to those annoying life moments.
The book is graphic, but thats what makes it so effective, what else would you expect from a murderer? Especially one who doesn’t seem to ever want to stop? Rhiannon and her dry humour, sarcastic comments and the fact she is so relatable (well minus the one obvious part, the fact she’s a serial killer), makes this book what it is. I don’t think I’ve read a book before that is from the eyes of the serial killer, and this made this book fresh and bold for me.