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"I Hunt Killers" - Barry Lyga

9/10/2015

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Overview :

What if the world's worst serial killer...was your dad?

Jasper "Jazz" Dent is a likable teenager. A charmer, one might say.

But he's also the son of the world's most infamous serial killer, and for Dear Old Dad, Take Your Son to Work Day was year-round. Jazz has witnessed crime scenes the way cops wish they could—from the criminal's point of view.

And now bodies are piling up in Lobo's Nod.

In an effort to clear his name, Jazz joins the police in a hunt for a new serial killer. But Jazz has a secret—could he be more like his father than anyone knows? 


My Review :

*** 3 STARS ***

I'm just not exactly sure that I liked this book.

Weird, right?

I really enjoyed how the author wrote this book and the point of view he used. Jasper's inner monologue is really the highlight of the book and in my opinion, the real purpose of the book.It was pretty creeptastic and awesome how front the author dived into the mind of a could be serial killer. Jazz's struggle was intense and it definitely ripped at my soul with how much torment he went through. This book definitely crawled into the darkest parts of me and tore at the edges of human depravity.

My real issue with this book was that while it was definitely a mind-bender, the rest of the plot was just so predictable. It was unfortunately, exactly what I expected. And it was head-pounding-against-the-wall-frustrating that there wasn't a real sense of things coming together in the end. Like, great, they caught the copycat, but seriously, how did it really fit into all this?

While the book was definitely a different side of dark, I don't know if it was enough to have me continuing on on the series. 

Only time will tell.
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2 Comments
Karen link
9/10/2015 21:53:23

A solid and honest review as always...appreciate your POV.

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Mo Kaufman
9/10/2015 21:55:37

Thank you! I'm thrilled to know someone finds them useful and dare I might say even entertaining from time to time.

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