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I Hunt Killers (I Hunt Killers, #1)

Barry Lyga

Start date: July 12, 2018

Finish date: July 31, 2018

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Jul 19, 2018 Michelle rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, 2018, mystery, reviewed, calibre, audiobook, horror

Well, that was a wild ride! I went in expecting something totally different, but I loved this book.

Jasper Dent is the son of a VERY prolific serial killer. He is alone in the word (well, except for his crazy grandmother) and trying to convince himself that he can have a normal life. Dude, you stayed in the same small town and expected people to not look at you sideways? All the while your grandma is crawling all over the floor thinking she is under attack and other crazy things. Your life will n ...more

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Oct 03, 2015 Morgan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: horror, five-star-reads, audiobook, young-adult, mysteries-and-thrillers, fiction, humor, halloween-2015

Wow.

Even days after finishing this one, I'm still just surprised by how much I really enjoyed it. I'm also surprised that I enjoyed something that made me feel so many different things -- from several laugh out loud moments to some that were disturbing.

I also found it fascinating watching Jazz struggle with what were real impulses, what were imagined, and how to tell the difference. Being raised by one of the most notorious serial killers (over 100 murders) Billy Dent, Jasper "Jazz" Dent finds Wow.

Even days after finishing this one, I'm still just surprised by how much I really enjoyed it. I'm also surprised that I enjoyed something that made me feel so many different things -- from several laugh out loud moments to some that were disturbing.

I also found it fascinating watching Jazz struggle with what were real impulses, what were imagined, and how to tell the difference. Being raised by one of the most notorious serial killers (over 100 murders) Billy Dent, Jasper "Jazz" Dent finds it difficult to separate what he feels, what he thinks he's supposed to feel (good and bad), what his father expected him to feel, and what the community around him expects him to turn into.

I will be honest -- while I was enjoying the audiobook early on, I also felt like the "mystery" was a little obvious, but it. is. not.

There are still things you don't have answers to at the end, and I checked out the other two books in the series right away to listen to soon. The narrator does a really good job bringing the story to life and differentiating between Jazz's thoughts and when he's hearing/remembering Billy saying things, as well as the other characters.

Connie and Howie were great as Jazz's girlfriend and best friend. They both were very important in keeping him grounded in who he is/wants to be, and reminding him that he's *not* Billy.

Connie is strong and caring -- she also made me laugh more than a few times. Like the Eleventh commandment: "Thou shalt not touch thy black girlfriend's hair. Ever."

Howie would seem like he'd be another victim type -- he's a hemophiliac -- but just like Connie, he proves to be much stronger than a label. He also has just a positive, look on the bright side, humorous take on life. Definitely has some of the best lines.

G. William was also great, and omg don't get me started on Jazz's Grandma! He says she's made of "skin and bones and hate and crazy" and she is, but some of the crazy was so crazy it made me laugh to myself and make my coworkers give me a look.

Of course then I have to say things like, "I'M LISTENING TO A BOOK ABOUT SERIAL KILLERS." Then explain to them that it's fiction and no, I don't want to marry a death row inmate. :P

There is violence, murder, and a whole mess of messed up stuff going on here, but I think if the summary sounds interesting to you, or you like stuff like Dexter, but wonder what it would be like if he didn't kill people and just *thought* about it sometimes...this might be a book you'd enjoy. ...more

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