clever and darkly hilarious thriller/romantic comedy about a young woman who must unmask a serial killer that everyone thinks is her, all before her best friend’s wedding

I just see SWIPED being the milennial mom read of the summer. It's funny, twisty, engaging, and just spunky enough that you don't have to take it super seriously (but you can if you want to!) This book was made for binging on a beach or on a summer camping trip. SWIPED was good for me, though not great. I stand by all of the positive traits I listed above, but I also am just looking for something a bit more intriguing and "new" at this point in my reading life.

Okay so… first off, this book was pretty decently written. It was fun, quick, and honestly kept me guessing. I genuinely thought I knew who it was but was wrong every time and didn’t see it coming.

My issues are with the fact that there were some scenes that just didn’t make sense. They just came across as too fantastical. There was just no way that they could have happened in real life. Now, I realize this is a fiction book and that obviously something like this isn’t necessarily going to happen in real life but at least make it seem somewhat realistic feeling. Being able to crash your van into a tourist attraction and not get arrested? I call bullshit.

Gwen was also kind of annoying. I couldn’t stand that she was constantly so down on herself.

Also, this is absolutely NOT a romcom in way. Don’t go into this book thinking it’s going to be funny and have romance. There were funny parts but I personally didn’t see the chemistry at all between her and the other character.

This book has SO much potential. I do think everyone should give it a try mostly for the fact that it’ll make you hate dating apps and i genuinely didn’t see the ending coming.

Thank you so much to @simon.audio and @netgalley for the ALC/ARC!
Thank you @gallerybooks for the #gifted book!

📲 𝙈𝙮 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 📲
This is a fun modern day thriller that makes you wonder about whether you should get near online dating at all!

Gwen has gone on some recent bad online dates… she seems to have a knack for choosing them! Her bff is getting married soon too. Gwen is out with her bff for her bachelorette party, not having fun, and decides to bury her face in her dating app… swiping away.

Someone new Gwen swiped on sends her an article about someone dead in a park, and it was someone she went on a date with a week ago!

Soon after more dead men turn up that Gwen went on dates with from the app. And Gwen doesn’t know how her new match knows about these men.

I like how this story takes a look at the dating app algorithm for how it matches up people. It seems rigged. It will make you wonder how online apps work to make matches!

I think anyone who has ventured on to dating apps and likes a dark humorous thriller will enjoy this story! The premise is unique and kept me guessing until the end!

🎧 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚:
📱 Dating Websites
📱 Online Stalker Thrillers
📱 Murder Mystery
📱 Toxic Relationships
📱 Dual Timelines

Swiped is a fairly fast-paced book and it could be a fun read for many. It just wasn't my cup of tea. I didn't like the main character at all, too whiny in my opinion, and the plot was relatively predictable. The writing style flows and I'm sure many will enjoy this book, it just didn't cut it out for me.

Thank you to L.M Chilton, the publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest opinion.

As someone who used dating apps in the past before meeting my now husband, you always wonder am i talking to a psychopath and i'm going to get murdered on my tinder date? These are not things that Gwen thought about until her dating app dates start turning up dead! This book was a fun, quirky, slasher is the best way to describe it in my opinion an easy read with some blood, love, and single life.

I enjoyed reading Swiped by L. M Chilton.   Thank you to Netgalley and Gallery Books for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review

This was a fun book. I really enjoyed it. Gwen quits her job to open up a coffee shop, and breaks up with her boyfriend. To distract herself she sign up to a dating app and is thrown off after a few murders start taking place and each of her dates is somehow intertwined in these murders.

I was not expecting a story that features a serial killer to be such a fun read, but that’s exactly what I got with Swiped by L.M. Chilton. The story follows Gwen Turner, who is going through some things when we meet her. She has recently broken up with a man she really loved and she she has also quit an excellent paying job to open up a coffee shop on wheels. Her best friend is also getting married, which leaves Gwen as the odd single person out. To fill the hole in her social life, Gwen turns to a dating app. Pickings are slim, but Gwen still manages to go out on quite a few dates, even if most of them end up being disasters.

When she hears about a string of recent murders in her town, Gwen is shocked to learn that she has a connection to each of the victims. How? They are all men she has dated through the app. The police of course pick up on this connection and Gwen becomes a person of interest. Gwen is determined to clear her name so she sets out to catch a killer, playing amateur detective and continuously putting herself in the path of the actual detectives investigating the murders.

This story is fast-paced, with lots of twist and turns, and even though I guessed who the killer was a little sooner than Gwen figured it out, I still loved following along to see how she came to the same conclusion I did.

There is also quite a bit of dark humor infused in the story, which had me laughing out loud several times, in spite of this being a crime thriller. In that sense, it reminded me of the Finlay Donovan books so if you liked the vibes in those books, I think you’ll enjoy this one as well.

Swiped is a binge-able thriller that you can easily finish in a sitting or two, so it’s the perfect read to pack in your beach bag this summer!

Wow, I REALLY enjoyed this book! The main character was so funny, but there was still a good balance between seriousness and humor. I give this a solid 4.5 and recommend it to anyone looking for a funny thriller that takes on modern dating apps. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because there were some major eye roll moments towards the end, but overall I really liked it. I flew through it in two days, so if you're looking for something you can't put down that won't bring you down, pick this up.

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Summary- Gwen Turner has made a bloody mess of her life. She recently broke up with the best man she’s ever known for reasons even she can’t admit to herself and quit a lucrative job to open her own coffee shop. To top it all off, her best friend is getting married and leaving her behind in singlehood.

Along with too much cheap wine and bad reality TV, Gwen turns to a dating app to help fill the void in her life. Swiping through the few eligible bachelors left in town, she spends her evenings out on one disastrous date after another. But when a string of murders suddenly occurs in her small coastal English city, she’s shocked by the connection between each of the victims—they’ve all been on a date with her.

Before she knows what’s happening, Gwen finds herself the main suspect in a serial killer’s murderous spree, and the only way she can clear her name is to track down her former dates (even those that have ghosted her) and unmask a killer before it’s too late.
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Rating- ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
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My thoughts: this one had so much potential but the ending really blew it for me 😭. This was such a fun Finlay Donovan esque series with a quirky FMC trying to solve a mystery where she is the suspect. Overall this was a fun little romp, I enjoyed the mystery. Gwen was a lovely main character and so enjoyable to follow. I thought this was unique and a super quick read but again the ending was just so cheesy it killed it for me.
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QOTD- did you ever use dating apps ?! Any funny stories about them. I used them a little back in the day but haven’t used them in almost a decade 😂
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#swiped

Genuinely such a fun read!! Kept me guessing throughout and I was highly entertained. I've never read a book with a similar plot point so the story felt really fresh for me and the ending surprised me!! Looking forward to more from Chilton!

This was a fun little mystery!

Was it groundbreaking and a total shocker of a twist? No. But it was a very fun read and I would recommend it to someone looking for a thriller that isn’t as dark or intense as some others tend to be.

The only thing I didn’t really like was the ending. It felt way too ambiguous, which is not something I prefer in a mystery novel. I like all the loose ends tied up!

This book is an exhilarating fusion of love, mystery, and high-speed dating escapades that captivated me from the start. It's evident from the first page that the story isn't holding back; it's a whirlwind of emotions and suspense that keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very end.

The plot is intricately woven with unexpected twists and turns that kept me guessing at every turn. Just when I thought I had it all figured out, another curveball was thrown my way, leaving me eager to unravel the mystery.

The romantic elements in the story are portrayed with authenticity, capturing the complexities of love in a relatable and compelling way. Despite the fast-paced nature of the narrative, which can feel overwhelming at times, it only adds to the excitement and anticipation, making it difficult to put the book down.

Overall, this is a thrilling ride of emotions and suspense that I would highly recommend to anyone looking for a captivating read.

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Thank you @gallerybooks @simon.audio for the gifted copies!⁣
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“It’s the nice guys you have to watch out for. In my experience, there’s no such thing.”⁣
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Bridget Jones x Scream? Absolutely, let’s go. Say less fam. This book was absolutely a wild ride with the ultimate unlikable MC. The audio was a quick listen, and I enjoyed it.⁣
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I would bet you $10 Gwen has a punchable face. She’s big into her dating app, Connector, but recently, all her Connector matches have end up Connect..dead. (I’ll see myself out on that one) is someone targeting her? Or, is her trash dating life just out of bad luck? I was very invested on who was the culprit, but I wouldn’t have minded a frame job. She just gave me the ick for zero accountability BUT I still liked it and was able to not make it a deal breaker.⁣
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Audio was good. Georgia Maguire gave all of Gwen’s snark and then some. I felt that it definitely helped me like the book more and made me laugh harder than I should have. Definitely a banger on audio and if you’re wanting a fun thriller with snark, this is your book. ⁣
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It did get kind of dark and. I said, “oh, that just killed the vibe” but I mean, duh, it’s a mystery/thriller. I didn’t guess tells culprit, but when it was revealed I did one of those, “oooooh, that tracks” ⁣
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Overall, a decent read, audio is there it’s at. Definitely a beachy thriller to enjoy in the sun while yelling at your kids to walk to the water. Out now!⁣
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QOTD: If your dating app profile had a theme song (think MySpace days) what would it be? Even if it’s just a friendship app for all the married folks in the world.

Thank you to NetGalley, Gallery/Scout Press and the author for an early reader’s copy in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts expressed below are my own.

Online dating has always been messy but for Gwen Turner, it’s reached new heights of chaos. After breaking up with her long-term boyfriend and going on a string of horrendously bad dates, she finds herself at the center of a frame job by a serial killer, who is seemingly targeting all of her exes. Can she clear her name and identify the true murderer?

This was a fun, fast-paced cozy mystery. The protagonist was more of a hot-mess antihero; she was not always easy to root for but she could be hysterical at times. The plot did seem to become more far-fetched and silly as it approached its conclusion but it was still an easy, bingeable read. While I had my eye on a few suspects throughout the book, I wasn’t able to concretely guess the perpetrator so it kept me on my toes.

I would recommend this for whodunnit lovers who want a lighter mystery vibe. Perfect summer beach or poolside read.

Fairly fun and very fast-paced, this is a great summer read for a true crime fan. Strikes an odd tone at times, maybe slightly too lighthearted considering how grisly the subject matter can be, but nothing too egregious. Stays surface level at all times, but isn’t trying to do anything else really.

I really can’t say enough about this THRILLING and MURDERY read! The perfect summer thriller! It was another UNPUTDOWNABLE book for me that I devoured!

After breaking up with her ex, Gwen downloads a dating app that turns her life upside down. Her dates keep being found dead, not just dead but MURDERED.

As Gwen discovers that SHE is the connection in all of these deaths, she tries to sleuth out who may be killing all of her ex-dates with her childhood crush turned police detective.

As Gwen and the detective get closer the culprit, a buried secret of Gwen’s emerges and helps tie all of the deaths together.

Fans of Riley Sager and B.A. Paris will love this speedy read!

A fun fast read, perfect for the beach or to,leave reality behind. Thank,you Netgalley and publisher.

PUB WEEK REVIEW // SWIPED

3/5

While I related to the premise of navigating the soul crushing experience of online dating, this book fell flat for me…

it was fun and highly entertaining read - our main character Gwen was so unapologetically herself and just a very all over the place person BUT there were lots of times were I rolled my eyes at how far fetched the plot was stretched.

It felt like a cozy mystery at times too - and those aren’t particularly my jam…this is definitely a light and fluffy read despite the fact that a serial killer is on the loose (does that even make sense?!)

the quirkiness of the plot (and our main character) definitely gave me Finlay Donovan vibes!

and too: the cover was misleading: I was under the impression that the main character would be male just based on the female profiles…so it definitely threw me for a loop.

This by no means a bad book - it just won’t be a memorable read for me - the premise was TOO silly for my taste!

thank you to @gallerybooks for an early copy!

have you ever used a dating app?
(i wish I could say I haven’t lol)

Thank you to Gallery Books and NetGalley. As someone that met my husband online, I really enjoyed this book.