Kill Call

Publication Date: February 2024 |Thanks Edelweiss for an ARC

Overall Verdict: A unique premise with promise, but that doesn’t deliver. Any suspense is off-set with plot points that don’t make sense.

1.5/5 Stars

Book Summary: Jude was born with the ability to see murders before they happen, just like his father before him. Seeing murders happen through the eyes of the killer, Jude has trained to do as those with the Dream must do- kill the killer. When Hanna rescues herself instead of letting Jude take care of her murderer, everything begins to go wrong. Together Hanna and Jude begin to unravel the mystery of the killers motivations.

My Analysis: I was really excited about the premise of this book, and for the first 25% of it I was really into it. Around that point in the novel though, the story began to fall apart. There are too many plot points that didn’t make sense or seemed very forced. Had the author kept this a father and son duo and even included the idea of a mystery to find the killer I think it would have worked, but unfortunately he didn’t. Adding in an overarching entity was way too over the top. I think overextending the story was to its detriment. There were a couple things that I did like about this book. I really enjoyed the character Coop. I thought he was witty, likable and a good addition to the cast of characters as he is introduced. I also liked that this novel included the element of football. This is something that is very important to Jude, and I thought it was weaves into the plot nicely. I think those readers who also play football would find themselves drawn to those moments. So in conclusion, really cool and unique concept but poorly executed.