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beccammartin's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
tense
slow-paced
3.5
emilyceratops's review
slow-paced
3.0
I liked it and found each of the case studies interesting. I did think it was a little long winded at times and I would have probably enjoyed if there was more of the author's thoughts and musings.
drewsbooklist's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
3.0
sydneyyylove's review against another edition
4.0
I love listening to true crime podcasts. My older sister got me hooked on Crime Junkie before the pandemic and I have been listening to women recount horrific stories ever since. In this book, the author talks about how true crime stories are modern day fairy tales, the grim ones where girls don’t always come out of the forests, and how we are obsessed with scary stories. This book looks at true crime through a lens of obsession with the story of four women who embody the archetypes commonly found in each story of crime. It was a really interesting way to frame these stories and why women specifically are drawn to them. The connections between true crime communities and fandoms specifically as ways to express sexuality and desire. The ending anecdote of the boon was a 10/10.