Okay, to be perfectly honest, this is one of the best books I have read in years!!!! Written by a seventeen-year-old female author, this book is about a seventeen-year-old serial killer in the heart of London. Rule number one: Nothing is Right, Nothing is Wrong. Called "The Perfect Killer" by the media and the law, she learned everything she knows from her mother. And everything is perfect, until she makes the biggest mistake of all - believing that she is perfect.

Excellent character development, beautiful location descriptions, plot twists, and a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat til the end make this a book I will recommend for years to come. I can't wait to read what the new author comes up with next.

Thank you to Goodreads and Katherine Ewell for giving me the opportunity to read this book before the rest of the world has the pleasure.

(I received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads.) ( )

Could not finish this, was only 50 pages in and i wanted to throw it in the trash ( )

DNF
Ridiculous. Hate the main character AND her mother, plot is absurd, I'm done.

DNF
Ridiculous. Hate the main character AND her mother, plot is absurd, I'm done.

This is a very weird book. Not much happens in the story. The main character is a serial killer, trained by her mother from a young age, which is such an interesting premise. But all that actually happens as far as plot/action is that she kills lots of people. And then is occasionally regretful but usually self-satisfied. The end.

I was so hopeful that there would be something at the end that would make reading the rest of the book worth it, because why should I care about this character? She's interesting on the surface, but not very unique and she doesn't ever share any motivations for her actions beyond a vague nihilism. She's the narrator, but I felt like I didn't actually get to know her well at all. And the other characters felt distant, somewhat poorly drawn. Not much happens in the story as far as plot. There isn't a satisfying resolution on any level, unless the allusions to her Diana were supposed to denote some form of mental illness that she then "overcomes." And if that's the case, it's a cheap and problematic storyline.

Honestly, it just wasn't my cup of tea at all, and I have no idea who I could recommend it to. ( )