Author: Layne Fargo
Series/Standalone: Standalone
Genre: Thriller, Adult Fiction
Pages: 378
Publisher: Scout Press
Year Published: 2020
Format: Audiobook
"Scarlett Clark is an exceptional English professor. But she's even better at getting away with murder.
Every year, she searches for the worst man at Gorman University and plots his well-deserved demise. Thanks to her meticulous planning, she's avoided drawing attention to herself- but as she's preparing for her biggest kill yet, the school starts probing into the growing body count on campus. Determined to keep her enemies close, Scarlett insinuates herself into the investigation and charms the woman in charge, Dr. Mina Pierce. Everything's going according to her master plan- until she loses control with her latest victim, putting her secret life at risk of exposure.
Meanwhile, Gorman student Carly Schiller is just trying to survive her freshman year. Finally free of her emotionally abusive father, all Carly wants is to focus on her studies and fade into the background. Her new roommate has other ideas. Allison Hadley is cool and confident- everything Carly wishes she could be- and the two girls quickly form an intense friendship. So when Allison is sexually assaulted at a party. Carly becomes obsessed with making the attacker pay... and turning her fantasies about revenge into a reality."
My Rating: 4.75/5
I really enjoyed this book. It gave Dexter vibes but as a woman vigilante, I was into it. I liked the concept. The writing was unsettling and the audiobook was well narrated. The characters were dynamic, and the subject matter that surrounds rape culture was unfortunately too familiar but when written out in this way it's enough to make you flinch back with disgust at what people are willing to brush under the rug. What didn't line up for me in some senses was logic. The end felt a bit rushed for me but overall I appreciated the story. I hope to read more from the author and I would strongly recommend it.
Thanks for reading,
Sidny
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