If I were the police I’ll probably just going to ditch my superstition and try to find even the smallest evidence that will lead to the killer. But reading it and putting the pieces together didn’t make sense to me in fact it made it more confusing. It was so unbelievably convenient for Kit that the restroom remained untouched because of some urban legend going on. I get that it wanted to validate actions and events by giving some sort of explanations to things. There were instances that didn’t make any sense. The thing is the story was sort of flat and unbelievable. It’s either I liked it or don’t.Īnd I don’t.

Can I still identify with her even we have totally opposite stance? Giving the main character anti-hero personality is tricky for me. For me it’s not about the subject of morality here but more on the character and how she’ll carry it on the story. How in the world for a girl like her ended up doing something really wrong? I was so excited for the build-up and wanted the objective of the heroine to be convincing. The story is about a young girl, Kit, who kills people for a living. Review: If you have a very interesting premise such as Dear Killer, executing the fine (believable) details are crucial. Katherine Ewell’s Dear Killer is a sinister psychological thriller that explores the thin line between good and evil, and the messiness of that inevitable moment when life contradicts everything you believe. Her moral nihilism and thus her murders are a way of life-the only way of life she has ever known.īut when a letter appears in the mailbox that will have the power to topple Kit’s convictions as perfectly as she commits her murders, she must make a decision: follow the only rules she has ever known, or challenge Rule One, and go from there. Every letter she receives begins with “Dear Killer,” and every time Kit murders, she leaves a letter with the dead body.

The letters and cash that come to her via a secret mailbox are not a game choosing who to kill is not an impulse decision. Kit takes her role as London’s notorious “Perfect Killer” seriously. The first blow should be the last, if at all possible. Rule Three-Fight using your legs whenever possible, because they’re the strongest part of your body. Summary: Rule One-Nothing is right, nothing is wrong. Categories: Contemporary, Thriller, Young Adult

Dear Killer by Katherine Ewell