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"๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐?"
๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐, ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ก๐๐๐ซ ๐ก๐๐ซ. ๐๐ก๐'๐ฌ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐. ๐'๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ค ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐. ๐'๐ฏ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐.
And with those opening lines, we were off. HOW I'LL KILL YOU was swiftly plotted, beautifully written despite the dark subject matter, and a unique character study exploring what lasting ramifications abandonment can have on a child.
Sissy is one of three triplets who were famously abandoned in 1999, all three crammed into a stroller and left for anyone to take. In and out of foster homes and group facilities, Sissy and her sisters learned from a young age both how to survive and how to take care of each other. As they roll into a desert town in Arizona, Sissy is reminded that it's time for her to advance as a cleaner of her sisters' messes into the one causing the mess. The 'family business' is for the sisters to meet a man, win his heart, and then stop it. Sissy has never claimed her own victim, but she has her eye on Edison, a widower whom she easily imagines a life of domestic bliss with.
The unthinkable happens--Sissy falls in love with her mark, and while her sisters love her, they aren't about to stand idly by and let her destroy the satisfying life they've made for themselves. There are no filler scenes; no extraneous dialogue--every single word serves a purpose, and I couldn't believe how the series of events played out.
This book doesn't do a deep dive, but it definitely brings up so many issues about childhood abandonment, attachment disorder, hints of the serial killer gene, and so much more. I am absolutely thrilled that Berkley and NetGalley gifted me an early copy of this book that I've already pre-ordered! Releases everywhere March 21, 2023.
This is soooo wildddd! This is crazy! This is best kind of WTH I just read book blowing your mind, taking your breath away, scaring the living daylights out of you!
This is the unconventional, creepy, emotional story of Identical triplets:
Iris: menacing one, Moody: unpredictable loose cannon and Sissy ( thatโs not her real name): negotiator, fixer and cleaner one!
Two sister( elder by minutes) are serial lover killer and Sissy is about to join their coven by choosing her own prey and killing him like her sister told her to do! But she never hurt anyone before! When we read her POV and spend more time on her mind, we realize sheโs kind of Joe Goldberg who fantasizes a good love story and a perfect murder at the same time!
The sisters have a heart wrenching story:
Those three women are only 25 years old, getting through rough patches since they have been abandoned inside a single stroller at the rest stop, wrapped in clean towels and with umbilical cords tied off with plain white shoelaces.
They never knew their real parents. Theyโve been transferred to different houses, getting abused by people, experiencing the dark side of foster care system. Only thing they want to be together and protect each other! Thatโs why the murders started! When Iris gets emotionally abused by her elder and married lover she takes the matters her own hands and unfortunately Sissy is the one who cleans her sisterโs mess just like she did for Moody!
Now she is dealing with the biggest dilemma : she has to choose between the man she falls for and sisters!
Edison is the man she planned to kill. The same man dealing with his wifeโs sudden death, trying to stay sober. He has broken hearted, good guy who slowly heals with the help of Sissy.
Her sisters put more pressure on her shoulder to kill her lover as her neighbor and new friend Dara shares big secrets with her about her dysfunctional marriage and prying about whatโs going on at her house!
What will Sissy do? Will she kill the first and probably her last love or will she defy against sisters? But rejecting her sister could put her own life in danger! What is their secrets come out and the victims they buried donโt stay buried anymore!
This book was so tense and fast pacing. I had doubts it could have a good ending but the author is brilliant. She wrapped up the storylines perfectly! The revelations and conclusions are logical, smart and fair. I loved it!
I cannot give less than five stars to this smart, intense, unique plot! The three sisters may look identical but their characters couldnโt be so different! Interestingly you learn to empathize with each of them even though they are one of the most disturbing human beings. ( especially Moody and Iris are) You understand their reasonings, pains and problems to live a normal and happy life!
Overall: I liked it! I advise you to read it!
Many thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for sharing this amazing digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.
Sissy and her sisters kill their boyfriends. Thatโs how the book starts off. The triplets find a โmarkโ and spend 6 months making him fall in loveโฆand then they kill him. But Sissy falls in love with her latest markโฆand all hell breaks loose!
This was a great book! I loved it and the writing was beautiful. It was odd at first to read a woman character and the descriptions of death so violent. It was very fast-paced and I read it not wanting the story to end. I loved the ending and really think it worked and stayed true to the characters.
Iโd definitely recommend this one! Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
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Problems with your sisters? Youโve got nothing on Sissy โ her sisters are serial killers. While she doesnโt kill anyone, she does help conceal the crimes and her sistersโ involvement by cleaning up the crime scenes. But now, her sisters insist she take her place amongst their ranks and Sissy picks Edison to be her โfirstโ. Using her sistersโ methods, she will make him fall in love with her, then kill him. Then the unexpected happens, and Sissy finds herself falling in love with Edison and the last thing she wants to do is kill him. That doesnโt sit well with the family, who demand that Sissy makes her kill. A uniquely quirky spin on the serial killer trope