They Never Learn by Layne Fargo - Restarting August 26th 2023

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Scarlett Clark is an exceptional English professor. But she’s even better at getting away with murder.

Every year, she searches for the worst man at Gorman University and plots his well-deserved demise. Thanks to her meticulous planning, she’s avoided drawing attention to herself—but as she’s preparing for her biggest kill yet, the school starts probing into the growing body count on campus. Determined to keep her enemies close, Scarlett insinuates herself into the investigation and charms the woman in charge, Dr. Mina Pierce. Everything’s going according to her master plan…until she loses control with her latest victim, putting her secret life at risk of exposure.

Meanwhile, Gorman student Carly Schiller is just trying to survive her freshman year. Finally free of her emotionally abusive father, all Carly wants is to focus on her studies and fade into the background. Her new roommate has other ideas. Allison Hadley is cool and confident—everything Carly wishes she could be—and the two girls quickly form an intense friendship. So when Allison is sexually assaulted at a party, Carly becomes obsessed with making the attacker pay...and turning her fantasies about revenge into a reality.

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

24% (view spoiler)[ I love that she's a serial killer, it's so rare for women. But I mean can I even be mad about her going after predators? So far so good, curious how this connects to Carly. I'm hoping nothing happens to her that makes the teacher go after her attacker. (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

47% (view spoiler)[OMG plot twist, love it! Did not expect this to be the connection between them!! (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

76% (view spoiler)[I'm assuming Bash or whatever his name is will be her first kill. Not that I'm upset about that. But damn if I didn't want to see her lashing out on the dean. How dare she make her friend feel like it was her fault. "Oh it was just a learning experience..." WTF It's so much worse when another women speaks down to you like this and belittles your traumatic assault :( (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Finished (view spoiler)[Well I was worried that the victim would be Wes but until the actual moment happened I wasn't sure. Crazy how happy I am that she got away with it all and even found love. It's so twisted I loved it lol (hide spoiler)]

[Jenn]

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Date changed. Restarting May 10th 2023. Happy Reading ☺

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[ellen]

Finished up another book and have been itching to get into this one. Listening to the audiobook and the narration is enjoyable. I most definitely feel the rage in both narrators. The book has started off quickly and straight to the point which I like, especially for thrillers.

47%:(view spoiler)[ Well, that was a surprise! Scarlett is Carly/Carly is Scarlett!!! That is a great twist cause I did not see that one coming. Kinnear/Alex, it all is coming together now. I wonder if the boy Kinnear mentioned who died when Carly/Scarlett was in school is Bash. (hide spoiler)]

[ellen]

65%: (view spoiler)[ Oh my! How is Scarlett going to get outta this one?! All these years and now she has an active investigation of murder. This should be an exciting cat and mouse with the police. Not sure if Jasper is friend or foe just yet. Lots of red flags, regardless. (hide spoiler)]

[ellen]

92%: (view spoiler)[ I KNEW JASPER WAS IFFY! Ok. Now that Mina knows and Jasper is a dangerous sexual predator, is this going to be the moment that Scarlett gets help killing a man? (hide spoiler)]

[Aneta]

I'll be starting tomorrow!

[ellen]

95%: (view spoiler)[ Ugh. Will is a “nice guy.” Jesus, is HE the one that will be the first kill!!?? (hide spoiler)]

[Aneta]

Chapter 18
(view spoiler)[Woman serial killer is pretty interesting and I wonder if we are going to get a little bit more of her background.

Also I'm pretty sure something was done to Allison. (hide spoiler)]

[ellen]

Aneta wrote: "Chapter 18"

A woman serial killer as the main character is always added to my TBR and way more interesting of a read to me.

[Aneta]

Chapter 34
(view spoiler)[I loved this twist! We have a dual time line and only one MC! I can't wait to see what is going to happen next.

And I have to say, I'm enjoying these short chpaters. (hide spoiler)]

[Aneta]

ellen wrote: "Finished up another book and have been itching to get into this one. Listening to the audiobook and the narration is enjoyable. I most definitely feel the rage in both narrators. The book has start..."

(view spoiler)[Yes! I'm wondering if it's Bash as well! One revenge is coming up. (hide spoiler)]

[Aneta]

ellen wrote: "Aneta wrote: "Chapter 18"

A woman serial killer as the main character is always added to my TBR and way more interesting of a read to me."

Do you know and more books with a female serial killer? I think I only know one more but I haven't read it yet.

[ellen]

Here are a few that I've read or currently still have on my TBR:

[Karen]

Up to ch8. What’s striking me is how she justifies these murders to herself. I’m imagining this suicide task force will make things problematic.

[Karen]

Second quarter. Though it seems so obvious, I can’t believe I’d not connected the two narratives. It makes a lot more sense!

[Karen]

Currently on mobile so can’t see spoilers. I’ll have a look over your comments when I get home.
Third quarter - not going quite where I thought it would.

[Karen]

Finished. Review on home page. A 3.5 stars rounded up. Lots I didn't like/agree with, but it was cleverly done.

[Aneta]

Chapter 42
(view spoiler)[This Dean pissed me off. This was her reaction? Is she his mother or something like that? Because she talked about his furture like it could be ruined if Allison reported it but Allison was okay and lucky? WTF was that!? (hide spoiler)]

[Karen]

ellen wrote: "Finished up another book and have been itching to get into this one. Listening to the audiobook and the narration is enjoyable. I most definitely feel the rage in both narrators. The book has start..."

ellen wrote: "Finished up another book and have been itching to get into this one. Listening to the audiobook and the narration is enjoyable. I most definitely feel the rage in both narrators. The book has start..."

It seems so obvious when it comes, and I really feel as if I should have spotted it.

[Karen]

ellen wrote: "65%: [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ There was a moment where I thought Jasper might be more involved than we'd realised, but he is not a character that I have anything other than red flags waving every time he comes in. (hide spoiler)]

[Karen]

Aneta wrote: "Chapter 42
[spoilers removed]"

Sadly, this view is very common - just think of all the stories a few years back about star sports careers being threatened by one silly moment! I don't agree with what she does, but it really does seem like a worthwhile cause.

[Aneta]

Karen wrote: "Aneta wrote: "Chapter 42
[spoilers removed]"

Sadly, this view is very common - just think of all the stories a few years back about star sports careers being threatened by one silly moment! I don'..."

I get that but it was incredibly frustrating!

[Aneta]

Finished
(view spoiler)[I don't like how some things turned out. Every straight guy is an asshole and every woman is a victim. (hide spoiler)]

[Jenn]

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Date changed. Restarting August 26th 2023. Happy Reading ☺

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[akacya ❦]

started today! it’s really interesting so far

[akacya ❦]

just finished…it was okay but idk it just felt like it was missing something??

[Brooke]

1%
(view spoiler)[ and here is your friendly reminder to mix up your schedule so the killer can't learn your routine, i legit do this, like take different routes to places, but i can't really help my work schedule so they'll find me either way. (hide spoiler)]

[Brooke]

19%
(view spoiler)[ why is she constantly comparing herself to Allison, she has something weird going on with her attitude, like she just go from 0 to 100 so fast and it's always to the extreme and in the bad

Girl why would they assume you're a couple just because you're standing near him, are you like 6?? like what would they do that. girl needs therapy (hide spoiler)]

[Brooke]

35%
(view spoiler)[ Um someone didn't read the dye box, you can't rise with super hot water and you barely wait 5mins from dying to rinsing, this bothered me too much.

also the young college girl, where is her storyline even going?! (hide spoiler)]

[Brooke]

95%
(view spoiler)[ I'm a fucking nice guy you BITCH" god damn my dude, fuck you. fucking West or whatever the fuck your name was. this is too real life reaction (hide spoiler)]

[Brooke]

akacya ❦ wrote: "just finished…it was okay but idk it just felt like it was missing something??"

i read some reviews and they all seem to think this too. i felt like it was decent enough, just not what i would recommend if someone was wanting a "thriller"