Best for:
Those who don’t mind a vaguely unreliable narrator. Those who enjoy a bit of ‘he had it coming’ in their crime novels.
In a nutshell:
Hazel and Fox were sort of vigilante serial killers who now have a child. Fox has decided that they need to stop so they don’t risk their child’s way of life by getting caught, but Hazel is not satisfied with this and soon makes what might be a very costly mistake.
Worth quoting:
“I can’t tell what’s life and what’s just a chemical imbalance in my brain. I know I’m meant to be happy but things are a bit shit. So is that depression, or is that just feeing bummed out about my lot in life?”
Why I chose it:
Monthly book club choice.
Review:
It took me awhile to get into, but I decided to take it on holiday with me and figured the two flights would be a captive situation. And they were!
This is a slightly interesting take on what happens when women have to give it all up for a child. In this case, the giving up is not an office job, but instead years of killing men who ‘deserve it.’ We get point of view chapters from both Hazel and Fox, though it feels more like Hazel’s book.
Hazel attempts to make friends with a mother at a parent/child music class, but Hazel isn’t exactly a people person, and she’s pretty unlikable. I mean, other than that fact that she’s a murderer. Just, as a person, she thinks she’s quite above others, and can’t be bothered with connecting with or really caring about people unless she thinks they’ve been wronged by a man.
Then there’s Fox, who is doing his best to take care of his family and keep Hazel happy.
There are quite a few twists and turns, and one fairly large storyline that ends up being a bit of a red herring, but overall it was a fun read once I got into it.