Evie Gordon works as a SAT tutor for the super rich and elite kids of LA to help pay off her mounting college debt and rent Her life quickly changes when she walks into the home of one of her students to find a bloody horror scene unfold and woman hidden under the steps crying out for help This twisty cat and mouse thriller had me up literally for days and I couldn t put the book down Easy 5 5 stars add this to your must read lists Hannah Deitch A pretty good Thelma and Louise but make it gay type story I m not sure how I feel about the ending although as the book went on it was harder and harder to imagine a GOOD ending And I have a LOT of questions about the road trip itself Sure time passed and there were time skips but the characters seem to launch from one side of the country to the other with little or no effort only to immediately constantly get in trouble as soon as they reached wherever they were going There was a lot of bonding time alone on the road that got left on the cutting room floor and it made the story feel a bit too over trimmed Hannah Deitch Great title for a very original story We are instantly hooked into the daily life of Evie Gordon a young woman who fails to seamlessly get into the working world despite her extensive education and ends up working as an SAT tutor to wealthy kids in Los Angeles She resents her gig and the kids the wealth and the injustice of it but needs the money and is good at it At heart Evie is a small town girl who is smart in books but less so in how the world works One day she shows up to her job at the Victor s house to tutor her student This is where the story takes a dramatic turn and without spoiling the whole book the action begins The story is certainly compelling It is long and at points does get repetitive Of course you must read to the end because many of the details that fill in the narrative happen at the end I was a bit numb at the end of reading it I am not sure I was satisfied by the ending butI was sure that I could not take much The writing is well paced with good use of language and plot Hannah Deitch is an author to watch Hannah Deitch Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for providing this book with my honest review below. Killer Potential had a great murder mystery and chase concept going for it but for me the relationship between Evie the SAT tutor who kicks off the book and Jae her mysterious friend lover distracted and gave this story a darker tone that jus didn t hit the right balance While this story is all about Evie and her roadtrip across the USA while trying to figure out just what happened to her employers and that part was highly engaging the final portion of the book becomes about Jae and her later my feeling obsession with her That just didn t work out and led to an ending that took the wind out of the sails of this story. Very well written to be sure and mystery part was great but as a full story this just felt a bit off Hannah Deitch It seems I am the minority here so maybe it just wasn t for me I do feel horrible rating this debut novel so low I struggled through it and I could not wait for it to end I can appreciate the story the author was going for but I do not feel it was executed well I was bored it was unrealistic repetitive. juvenile My least favorite so far this year Thank you NetGalley and The William Morrow Team for my ARC Hannah Deitch
Darkly funny and provocative this edge of your seat thrill ride follows two unlikely fugitives an SAT tutor who finds her rich employers brutally murdered and the bound woman she frees from their mansion an irresistible debut novel perfect for fans of The Guest and My Sister the Serial Killer A scholarship kid with straight As and big dreams Evie Gordon always thought she was special that she d be someone But after graduating from an elite university she finds herself drowning in debt and working as an SAT tutor for the super rich of Los Angeles Everything changes one Sunday when she arrives for her weekly lesson at the Victors Beverly Hills estate and in lieu of a bored teenager finds the bloody remains of the parents strewn through their beautiful back garden and a woman crying for help within a closet As Evie works to free her the two are spotted and within moments they go from bystanders to suspects to fugitives Suddenly at the heart of a manhunt and accompanied by a mysterious woman who refuses to speak Evie knows the only way to clear her name is to find the real killer But first she ll have to break down the barriers of her companion who is quickly becoming the most important person in Evie s upside down life Their breathless spree takes them across the U. S as developments in the case shock the nation and the press runs wild with Evie s a gifted kid turned killer She s now on the cover of every magazine and newspaper anointed the new Charles Manson a bloodthirsty ninety nine percenter looking to start a class war Evie is finally someone By turns cuttingly hilarious and deeply insightful Killer Potential is a strikingly original debut A literary novel with the page turning intensity of a thriller that asks timely questions about our belief in the romance of social mobility and how the stories we re sold about our potential can shape the course of our lives Killer PotentialKiller Potential had well just that killer potential But unfortunately for me this one missed the mark It was good but it certainly wasn t great The story albeit a predictable one was entertaining enough but I couldn t connect with either of the characters This is the kind of book where you WANT to root for the bad guys but I just didn t have it in me. Thank you NetGalley for proving this ARC in exchange for my honest review Hannah Deitch WOWOW What a debut novel This was such a fresh and creative thriller Super fast paced and such a fun ride I can t remember the last time a thriller kept me on my toes this much and I was literally on the edge of my seat anxiously anticipating what was going to happen next I honestly wouldn t change anything about this novel a beautifully sapphic Thelma Louise esque story Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the eARC Hannah Deitch A killer debut Pun intended This is the type of book that once it sinks its fangs into you it doesn t let go until every last bit of curiosity has been satisfied I was hooked from the first sentence and on the edge of my seat until the last Evie is a knock out character that takes you on a ride of many emotions and sleepless nights hoping she ll make it out on the other side I know this book will stay with me for a long time Don t walk but run when this is released Hannah Deitch This book was such a ride I was hooked from the beginning There was mystery anxiety spice humor and so much The story flowed well and was so much fun to read Thank you for the opportunity to read this ARC I will definitely be recommending this book to other readers Hannah Deitch man oh man i love blood and gay women Hannah Deitch
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