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A Kiss After Dying by Ashok Banker

pattyspages's review

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dark funny mysterious reflective

3.75

"So dance on motherfucker, into my darkness"
"I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy,  asking him to drop dead" 

Looooool πŸ˜…

πŸ‘©πŸΎβ€πŸ« 𝔾𝔼ℕℝ𝔼: Crime

πŸ“„ ℙ𝔸𝔾𝔼 β„‚π•†π•Œβ„•π•‹:  400

🎑 π•‹β„π”Όπ•„π”Όπ•Š: Revenge 

✍️ ℙ𝕃𝕆𝕋:
It takes a long time to plan the perfect revenge.
Hannah has been working on it for decades.
It has to look like they bumped into each other by accident.
And he has to fall in love with her for real.
But even the best-laid plans can be blown apart in a second.
Because Hannah isn't the only one playing a very deadly game...

πŸ’­ π•π•€π”Ήπ”Όπ•Š: DARK- FUN - CLEVER 

πŸ’Ÿ π”½π”Όπ”Όπ•ƒπ•Š: 
Long story short,  this was awesome. 
The author didn't beat around the bush so the moments of suspense didn't feel forced. 
It's addictive, feels original (which is rare in this genre) and clever. 
Our MC Hannah, is smart, determined and extremely rational, for someone who has been plotting the greatest revenge come back! 🫣🀣
I enjoyed the twists and found it to be an incredibly easy page turner. 

Highly recommend if you're in need of a literary palette cleanser or enjoy this genre in general.

katemreads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

ribey's review

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

3.5

it was okay

liss_reads_lots's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

munchkim's review

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5.0

The book opens with a Huh? What? Why? chapter that leaves you needing to know much, much more and it doesn't relent throughout the acts!

I had no idea about the massive twist in the middle of the book, did anyone see that coming? But it didn't stop there, more and more revelations followed which has left me wanting to read it again right away!

This is one seemingly straightforward book that's hellishly twisty!

lianareadsblog's review

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4.0

The description of this story had me intrigued from the second I’ve read it and when I got to the 25% mark, I was so hooked that I couldn’t put it down!

Just like most stories, it started slowly, but it picks up quickly at a full speed limit.

So many unexpected turns and twists. Revenge and hate can really change people into something else altogether.

How the revenge is plotted is so unexpected, and the story itself it’s something different from what I usually read.

That being said, I was intrigued to see how it will end. My theories were all over the place as the author has built a world where you are given so many variables.

A must read story that needs to be discovered and discussed!

roelia's review

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4.0

It is quite challenging to give a spoiler-free review because there are quite a lot of reveals and twists in this book.

The story hits the ground running as, within the first couple of pages, you realise that what you see is not necessarily what you get. The questions β€œwhy, what, how and huh?” gets answered slowly but surely and culminated to the reader seeing the full puzzle towards the end. Or do we know it all? A-ha!

Especially towards the end it is fast-paced and action-packed and I had a nervous knot at the pit of my stomach as it all comes together.

It is written from multiple POV and β€œA Kiss After Dying” has got a very clever plot.

What to like?
β€’ Strong female protagonist
β€’ Plot twists
β€’ Well-plotted
β€’ Keep you guessing!

I did find some bits a bit wordier than others, and some twists were a bit predictable, but in general, I thoroughly enjoyed this thrilling read.

3.5 rounded up

Thank you to Penguin Random House SA for the review copy

kikireadsstuff's review against another edition

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3.0

2.5 stars rounded up ⭐️

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jethrov's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.75

leannelovesbooks's review

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mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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