#ATBR2019 Review: The Kill Club by Wendy Heard @harpercollins @wendydheard @jessmapreviews
The Kill Club
by Wendy Heard
Publisher: Mira Books
Publish Date: December 17, 2019
Paperback
368 Pages
Standalone
Genres: Thriller, Mystery
Jazz will stop at nothing to save her brother.
Their foster mother, Carol, has always been fanatical, but with Jazz grown up and out of the house, Carol takes a dangerous turn that threatens thirteen-year-old Joaquin’s life. Over and over, child services fails to intervene, and Joaquin is running out of time.
Then Jazz gets a blocked call from someone offering a solution. There are others like her—people the law has failed. They’ve formed an underground network of “helpers,” each agreeing to eliminate the abuser of another. They’re taking back their power and leaving a trail of bodies throughout Los Angeles—dubbed the Blackbird Killings. If Jazz joins them, they’ll take care of Carol for good.
All she has to do is kill a stranger.
My Review:
This book reminds me of something that I just can't *quite* put my finger on and it's driving me crazy! This is one of those ripple effect kind of books. You do one thing then that thing make another thing happen and so on and so forth. When you're desperate, why wouldn't you take what seems like a fairly reasonable, albeit deadly, deal? There are rules set in place of course... and you must follow them, but sometimes you're just damned if you do and damned if you don't.
I flew through the first 75% of the this book. When the big reveal came, I was like.. wait, who? Somehow I was at a complete loss - that's how little this character seemed to take my notice. Oopsie! So I was fairly disappointed there. But then of course, it hit me and I was all DOH! In any case, regardless of a rather muted reveal and a couple of questionable things... I really enjoyed this book.
Moderately paced, addictive and I just fell in love with Jazz and Joaquin. And I also really liked the ending, regardless of the slight predictability. Ya Heard? *wink*
★★★★
Jessica's Review:
This was exactly what I was needing when I picked this new thriller up. THE KILL CLUB by Wendy Heard was an addictive and really quick read. I flew through the first 80ish percent of the book and couldn't put it down. From the very start, Heard ramps up the pacing and sucks you in. This was my introduction to Heard and I will definitely be picking up her other book the next time I'm at the bookstore!
Talk about one hell of a plot - would you kill an evil person in someone else's life it if meant someone just as evil in your life would be killed? Of course, all things come at a price, but how far are you willing to go to save those you love? Well, this is the situation that Jazz finds herself in. She desperately is trying to save her younger brother Joaquin from their religiously zealous foster mother, Carol. The Kill Club can solve her problems, but there's a catch, she must kill someone else.
I loved the characters of Jazz and Joaquin - their relationship with each other felt so real and both were flawed in their own ways. The only real reason why this wasn't a 5 star read for me was that the end felt a little lackluster in comparison to the rest of the book. Otherwise this was an incredible read. I would highly recommend this to those wanting a quick thriller with a plot that will make you question your own morals if you were in the same situation.
4 stars
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