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Yer Kill'n Me

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It was going to be a five star read. It had the potential with hilarious mountain talk, raw emotions and reactions, being cheeky without sounding forced. Only if the ending wasn't what it was. All that effort and storyline went down the drain when everything was wrapped up and concluded. I wanted to scream. I wanted to throw my iPad to the wall.

Wendy was living a good life until her 50th birthday. She was the sheriff of the town after her father. People liked her but also LOVE her husband because who wouldn't love Wendel. He was amazing in every way possible. Wendy stopped feeling the love for Wendel shortly after their anniversary. She took it so far that she needed to get rid of him as in bury him 6 feet under. But, whatever she did Wendel somehow survived the set up and someone else died instead. Wendy was losing her mind. When she realized what was actually going on, she wished she lost her mind.

Banter is what kept this book going. It was like listening into two friends' conversation. Like I said if the ending was different it would have been an amazing read. Practice your mountain language and dive into this book if you wanna laugh

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This book was great fun. The perfect amount of humour and thrill. Thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you NetGalley.

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I had to get this book as soon as I saw the title and description. Thank you to NetGalley and the author for providing a copy for review. TBH, this is one of the most unique stories that I have encountered, recently. The language is very challenging until you get the hang of it, then it's not so bad. The author recommends that you try to read with a Southern accent, if you can manage it. I found the story very funny and also relatable. There are some parts that are a little overdone for my personal taste, but don't allow that to discourage you. I recommend that you give this a try. Do not be discouraged by the language, because this is a enjoyable read.

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The premise of Yer Kill'n Me by Sandy W Robson is great! However, I do not love that it is so filled with sex discussions that it makes it seem less reliable and not as entertaining- I know it is supposed to lighten the mood and provide a running schtick throughout the book, but it's too over the top for me. The Husband, Wendell, is selfish and stereotypical, and the Sheriff, Windy (wife) is even more selfish and stereotypical of a small town, fighting to be an independent woman. Yet you root for her in all her accidental slapstick moves.

By the by, I lived in the South, and knew many Mountain Folk, I never heard a single person refer to another person as "ya'll" unless they were talking about plural people or to a group of people, not an individual over and over again. This might bug you too if you have lived or known any Southerners. Maybe Canadian Mountain Folk do????

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A little humor and married bliss that begs to be over as the main character tries to rid herself husband. Written for its fun take on the local dialect one can not continue even after reading the book to talk in this way, a fun add-on to the novel. Wendy is a character one can relate to and laugh at and with. One will laugh at the incidents created in this fun go-to novel. Thanks to Book Whisperer and NetGalley for the free arc as it was greatly enjoyed.

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I received a free review copy of this book and my thanks to the Publisher, the team of NetGalley and the author for the copy.

All views expressed in this review are my own and based on my reading of this book. Some of the initial comments were made as I progressed in this book and I have not tried editing them as it expresses my contiguous thoughts as I proceeded with my reading.

This book has a funny style of speech and is in a wildly quirky language/dialect reading which requires immense patience. The fun is once I got used to the dialect and it started reverberating in my mind as accented dialogues.
The story is about the protagonist Wendy who's the new sheriff of a mountainous municipality after the death of her father the late sheriff and her tryst of solving her personal problems while solving a murder mystery. Wendy's continuous thoughts of giving up her inherited responsibility provides depth to the story.
The language elevates the entire tale to a different level and till one gets used to it the story seems slow and ponderous. The other slow part is the fixation of Sandy on the love as well as the daily life of Wendy and this does not do justice to the overall tale as it slowly unravels. I would have loved a more tighter start.
Sandy has had a field day with her characters who are well managed and etched who carry the story forward. The story is full of quips, wisecracks and playful banter with the reader joining in as a willing partner.
The mystery itself is challenging and throws a curveball.

The story is different for a murder mystery but Sandy has to be credited with a well written one which seems offbeat but is enjoyable. May not be everyone's cup of tea but once you get over the language and join in the story works.
Enjoyable and recommended.

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Newly elected sheriff of Chipper Falls, Wendy Reason, has a lot on her mind. Her father, the late sheriff, had recently died. She turned 50 and was celebrating her 30th wedding anniversary to the town's golden boy, Wendel. She was not having second thoughts about being a sheriff nor that much about the big 5 0 but she was having doubts about Wendel and her marriage. Although lately she didn't have much time to dwell on her personal problems when some of the town folks were being killed off in the most extraordinary ways. It seems that some of these deaths might have been Wendy's doing but others were definitely someone else's. So with the help of her two deputies, one which was her best friend and an old moonshiner that lived in the woods, they had to piece together a picture of what was going on in their town.
A funny, quirky and sometimes foul mouthed murder mystery, that takes a little while to get use to the written Southern dialect (think Beverly Hillbillies TV series) but after a while the flow and story were easily followed. While the conclusion was a surprising twist that made sense of all the murders.
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this e-gallery of "Yer Kill'n Me".

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Dead bodies are piling up. I admit I thought the guilty party was obvious but the whole trying to kill the sheriff's husband is a good filler. A very small police force makes handling all the murders difficult. They seem to run in so many directions. Made me want to shout for them to stop and start using sense. The story is humorous and the ending was way out there. Entertaining for sure.

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Maybe this will appeal to others. It's a quick read once you get through the beginning of the MC droning monologue of her sex life. It really put a damper on the whole story for me.

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Unfortunately, I DFN this book. I could not read the English used to write this book, even with the guide in the beginning and reading it aloud. I'm sorry, I was looking forward to this book. I don't want to leave a bad review. I'm sure the book is great; I can't seem to translate it.

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Immersion in the Southern woods, quite a different read once you learn the lingo. Entertaining and off the beaten trail.

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I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley and said I would review it so I am. I however, could not read this book. I read the first chapter and was so thoroughly annoyed/bored/confused, that for the first time in my life, I skipped to the last chapter and read that to see what the hell was going on. I did not like this book. The schtick with the "Mountain Language" was annoying but I could have gotten past it if the story was worth it. But in the first chapter, the tense/POV changes were so confusing, no indication of inner thoughts v someone else talking.. it swapped between first and third person and then settled in eventually but it was a mess. I had no interest in finding out what was happening to these characters and still didn't after finding out the big twist at the end.

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This is one of the most unique books I have read recently. In order to understand it, the author recommends reading with a Southern accent. Thankfully, that is something I am able to do. It was humorous and relatable in parts. I can empathize with wanting to kill an annoying husband. Her different methods of attempting the goal were entertaining and since she was the sheriff, I thought she would get away with it. There are twists in the book that are enjoyable and kept me reading. However, at the end the book takes a major turn that was never foreshadowed into the supernatural. I would have been fine with this giant shift if the story had mentioned it throughout the book. This was an unnecessary turn at the end that I didn't care for. Thank you NetGalley and Sandy Robson for the DRC.

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Well huh.
That was a lot of twang, but once you get used to it, your brain just reads it. This book is full of humor, witty quips, and a solid storyline. Which takes one hell of a twist at the end. Is there another book coming? Don't know. I am intrigued enough to seek out the other books by Sandy Robson.
There is a language barrier here, but fortunately I grew up in Appalachia, so I am fluent in twang. Once your brain gets used to it, you cruise right through this book. A solid plot takes you through the life of Wendy, who is sheriff in Pleasant County, living with her husband in Chipper Falls. Typical small town, where everyone knows everyone else's business. There's a bit of a mystery to solve. Once you figure it out, you're walked right through it and everything makes sense. And then, at 95%, a massive twist is chucked in there.
I loved the witty banter between characters. Calling the Mumford clan Orcs....I laughed out loud. It fit the characters perfectly and the story flowed right through the whole book. Well done.
I would absolutely encourage you to take a walk on the wild side and pick up this book.

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For a little while, Jackass feels secure, but then she notices a person lurking where she had previously seen Glasswell standing. It must be seven feet or more tall, its smokey shape almost touching the above branches of the willow tree. She freezes as she witnesses it stutter forward and forcefully hit the truck's hood with one hand.

Nice read, full of one drama or the other and so much anticipations

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Thanks @netgalley and Book Whisperer for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. I honestly don’t know what I just read. It was disturbing, graphic, funny, and completely unlike anything I have ever read before. It was hard to put down, but also a book that I know will only appeal to some readers. There’s a huge twist at the end, but almost too extreme. I’m struggling with rating this book because it is just so different. Have you read it? What did you think? Out now for interested readers. #avivaandfriendsrecos

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What is there to say about this book?
Well, it was funny and unique. It was surprising and refreshing. I read it.

I couldn't even begin to describe the book if I tried. It is written in Mountain Talk, and the author very helpfully provided a guide, but at a certain point, flipping back to the front was just tiresome, so I said F it and raw dogged it. That may have been where I made my mistake because I spent several long minutes confused. The Mountain Talk is a fun and refreshing idea, but lord, it was exhausting to read. The plot does make up for the confusing writing though, if you can make it through. The story was actually pretty cool and gave the vibes of Good Omens, which I loved. It was also probably 100 pages too long.

This book will appeal to readers who are okay with taking their time to get through a bit of confusion in exchange for a lot of laughs and some twists they probably do not see coming.

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Well, this book was certainly not what I expected. But that is not a bad thing. I thought it would be your average murder mystery with clues that would lead you to the identity of the murderer sometime toward the end of the book. That is not at all what happened.. Well you do find out who the murderer is but there are multiple murders and multiple suspects and good guys and bad guys and... I just can't say anymore without giving it all away so if you want to be entertained and kept on your toes in every chapter, read this book. It's a doozie!

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Kindle Copy for Review from NetGalley and Book Whisperer.

I received a free, advance copy of this book and this is my unbiased and voluntary review.

It is a whacky satirical read that has its moments of outrageous humor. I found lacking a cohesive plot as the incidents just seem contrite.

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Yer Kill'n Me is portrayed as a humorous mystery full of mountain dialect. It seemed to be more full of trash talk than humor. I usually finish books from NetGalley to support the author but I could not finish this one.
Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book.

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