They Never Learn | 
so-soThis book was so recommended by many YouTubers that I follow. I wanted to read it, thinking it would be something like “In My Hands I Hold A Knife” which I enjoyed so much. But this one was so unrealistic the way the killer acts at least didn‘t grab me. Small place too many coincidences and that love story at the end?😬Nope, It wasn‘t for me 🤷🏽♀️ 3⭐️
pickTWs: infidelity, attempted sexual assault, violence, murder, misogyny, sexual content.
Dr Scarlett Clark, English professor & serial killer. Every year, Scarlett kills the worst man on campus at Gorman University & makes it look like an accident or suicide. With her attention to detail, she's gotten away with several murders, but when something goes wrong with her latest target, Scarlett finds the cops in charge of the investigation closing in.
#StorySettings catchup
The last two books I‘ve read with a #College setting. Both are thrillers. 😱📓🖤
pick"I just finished 'They Never Learn' by Layne Fargo, and I have to say, I couldn't put it down. The pacing was perfect, keeping me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. Despite the numerous characters, it was surprisingly easy to keep track of each one, thanks to Fargo‘s skillful delivery.
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Finished last night because it‘s due back to Libby tomorrow so a a quick read over 2 days. I do love a good female serial killer, getting revenge for the evils of bad men & Scarlet is an intriguing character. Although I was not surprised by any of the “twists” (they felt fairly obvious to me) it was entertaining getting to the reveals. The ending could have been a bit stronger, but overall a pick.👍🏼
pickGood easy read with a nice pace story with some twists. Definitely a suspense book you can read in a weekend.
so-soI had to look up where the author went to undergrad because for a while I was convinced that it must be the same place I went, but no, I guess sexual assault reporting must be similar in lots of small colleges and their surrounding communities. The novel itself is just the kind of revenge fantasy that I might have written at the time, and it's fun but takes one too many turns in a twist that makes the only semi-real characters into cutouts.
I had a 2.5-hour job interview this morning (trying for a different position in the same place I work now), and now I'm treating myself to an afternoon of reading in the sunshine and stealing from my teen's Halloween candy stash.
Camille made a cozy nest. Guess I'll read another chapter while I wait until she says that I can wash those blankets.
pickA dark, fast-paced, feminist thriller. Set mostly in the days around Halloween. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#scarathlon #BOOklovers
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A great page turner about a female serial killer seeking revenge on terrible, vile men. If you like Dexter, you'll like this book.
What would I do without my local public library? ❤️📚 #libraryhaul
so-soI will give any feminine rage novel a chance, but this one just didn‘t jive with me. The first half was engrossing, and then it became repetitive, eye rolling, and did a trope that I hate in these. The twists were not that great and the ending was obvious, almost so much so that I was wishing it wasn‘t going to happen.
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so-soThis one was recommended to me but I didn‘t enjoy it very much. It was truly just about revenge killings, although the academic setting made me think I‘d be more interested.
so-soI love supporting women‘s wrongs, especially queer women, but this book wasn‘t exactly what I had in mind. The story was good, the writing was good, and it reads how I imagine American Psycho reads (for I haven‘t read that classic horror staple), but it felt like it was missing something.
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pickOne of the best first lines in a book. “I‘ll know it‘s working when he starts to scream”.
A female badass serial killer???? Yes please. This one is a literature professor who allows herself to kill one man a year who have proven himself to be horrible to women.
pickFun thriller about a professor that moonlights as a serial killer of bad men(or maybe it‘s the other way around), and an awkward young woman navigating her first year of college. An addictive, dark, feminist revenge fantasy, I was having such a good time reading this, that the twist really got me! Fans of Dexter & You(🙋🏻♀️) will really enjoy this even if Fargo‘s vigilante justice doesn‘t explore the gray areas of morality as often (or well).4⭐️
#ScarathlonDailyPrompts #Day3 #Killer This was one of my top reads of 2021 and one of the most unusual serial killer novels I‘ve read. Written from the killers pov, she‘s a professor at a college whose hobby is taking out men & boys who hurt women. This was one killer I was cheering on the whole way! #TeamSlaughter 6pts
pick⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This thriller is fantastic. I read it for the second time for a book club and I have a copy in print and audio. Female serial killer plots revenge. Highly recommend!
#SuperSeptember Readathon
1st book finished @Andrew65
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The short chapters and POV shifts made this such a page-turner! I didn‘t predict the way the two stories intersected, which I thought was a great twist. I would have liked to see a little more nuance to the male characters, and it feels a little wrong to root for a serial killer, but this was definitely a fast-paced, exciting, and satisfying dark academia thriller! 🎧
pickA surprisingly heartwarming (??) feminist revenge thriller about a woman serial killer who targets men who are abusers/rapists/etc. Scarlet moonlights as an English prof but her true passion is giving terrible men what they deserve. Interspersed is the story of shy awkward Carly, a first year student at the same uni in love with her roommate who was recently sexually assaulted. Extremely cathartic and satisfying to read. Bi representation galore!
"Killing a man is so much more satisfying than fucking a man could ever be." ???
After an amazing but infuriating feminist nonfiction read, it felt appropriate to start this thriller about a feminist serial killer on campus who plots the murders of her college's worst men.
pickoof, they never do learn. Listened to this one pretty quickly, and even tho there are many heavy moments, it felt more so like a thriller, one of those which keep you interested and not just completely bummed out when the heavy bits hit.
pickA very entertaining, dark revenge thriller. A female professor gets revenge on men that do not pay for their wrongs. This is a fun twisty story that is very satisfying. I may be a little twisted for saying that but 🤷♀️4⭐️
#bookspinbingo - Bingo!
#MarvelousMay #Readathon
“𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯‘𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦…𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦.”
pickDeliciously dark. It‘s almost like a female Dexter. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book! I finally finished a book this month! 😀🎧 🌟🌟🌟🌟
pickLoved it. Probably a bit too much. But killing bad men, that‘s ok to like right?
#bookmail
One for book club read and one from #blameitonlitsy 😁
My #8thBookOf2021 for #August was this female serial killer revenge story that I enjoyed maybe a bit too much. Scarlett is a professor at college who in her spare time hunts male sexual predators amongst the student & teacher population and making them pay. I‘m really hoping there‘s a 2nd book! #12BooksOf2021
My June pick for #12BooksOf2021 hosted by @Andrew65
I loved this, probably more than I should as non-pyschopath. Scarlett is a bit like Dexter, she likes to kill bad men. She usually picks one deserving lecherous man a year, but it seems her deeds might be catching up with her. It's also interspersed with student Carly's story as she becomes obsessed with bringing her friend's attacker to justice... but more her idea of justice.
I can‘t believe it‘s the last month of #BookSpinBingo for 2021! Where did the year go?! @TheAromaofBooks
pick176 of 2021. Scarlett Clark is a successful professor. She also is a serial killer targeting men who commit crimes against women. Carly is a college student struggling to find her identity. Told from two viewpoints, It was a fun read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickI love the straight forward nature of this book, bad behavior = consequences. I was able to call the twists before they happened but that did not lessen my enjoyment!
pickBk5 of August & Bk2 of #AwesomeAugust #readathon is done. And what a book it was! It was so good I couldn‘t put it down once I started, it just sucks you in and keeps you there till the end. You hear all the statistics about campus date & gang rapes and it makes me feel both enraged & helpless, so to read a story where women get their vengeance was quite satisfying. Not often you‘re cheering for the killer! #BookspinBingo #PennyPerPage #Pageathon
Finally able to sit up & hold a book again!The past two days have been horrible pain days,worst in a very long time. Doesn‘t help menopause has started I think, with hot flushes & night sweats. Soooo much fun🙄So I thought I‘d start this feminist version of Dexter where a Lit Professor is a serial killer in her spare time, taking out the rapists & perverts on her campus. I can think of a few I‘d put on my hitlist🤔Books great so far #AwesomeAugust
pickOk I usually don't say this but YOU NEED THIS BOOK. Holy crap, just go out and buy it, or get it on audio and just read it! I finished it in one sitting and flew through it! This is probably the best book I've read this year, if not, of all time. I am so impressed! Every single time there was a twist I audibly gasped! I never picked up on any of the twists even tho they were in my face! I loved this book SO MUCH!! Spectacular writing! 5/5!!!
pickI bought this months ago simply based on the title and the blurb that said it was “perfect for fans of Killing Eve” and it did not disappoint. I‘m always up for a saucy revenge novel. 😈👍🏼
pickA very intriguing book! Nice to see some men getting their comeuppance 😼🤛🏻👊🏻😈 Read for the May #LiterallyDeadbookclub 4.5/5
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This is one book where I found myself actually rooting for the killer. I am a bad person. That is all. Excellent book!
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#Spookoweenbingo (blood)
#FrightFestBingo (killer)
#GottaCatch‘emAll (vigilant)
#AfterDarkBibgo (dark academia)
#BodyCountBingo (crime scene)
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaOfBooks
#ReadAway2024 @DieAReader
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