Although her childhood was haunted by a famous crime, Rhinannon's life is normal now that her celebrity has dwindled. By day her job as an editorial assistant is demeaning and unsatisfying. By evening she dutifully listens to her friend's plans for marriage and babies whilst secretly making a list.
A kill list.From the man on the Lidl checkout who always mishandles her apples, to the driver who cuts her off on her way to work, to the people who have got it coming, Rhiannon's ready to get her revenge.
Because the girl everyone overlooks might be able to get away with murder...***
[Well, my New Year has certainly gone off with a bang, I don't know about yours]***
(HQ, 20 April 2017, 473 pages, ebook, borrowed from @AmazonKindle #PrimeReading)
***
***
I recently read the author's novel Monster and was impressed so decided to check out Sweetpea and see how I felt about her other work. I loved the idea behind Sweetpea and it works on some levels but also fails in some areas as well. It doesn't quite work for me. I loved the idea of the book being narrated by a female sociopath and a serial killer. I thought this would be interesting. This really works in some areas and at times the book is really funny. However, the book is very repetitive at times. There are kill lists at the start of every chapter with people who have pissed Sweetpea off enough to be on her kill radar. These lists quickly cease to have any point and I found myself skipping them. I appreciate the narrator is a serial killer but the violence is a little much even for me. The biggest failing is that Sweetpea ceases to be anything other than a stereotype. She is a monster with no redeeming qualities. It's hard to get behind someone so empty.
