Very slow read for me, very small town which I believe the author was going for. But to me the small town thriller has been over done and this book got lost in the mix

I appreciate the publisher allowing me to read this book, while the subject matter was hard th read the book was well written.

this was a really good mystery, i was hooked from the cover. The characters were great and I really enjoyed going through the plot.

This book is about a group of married with kids friends who live in a small town environment.
It's involves their relationships and troubles along the way

It's a well written book, but I found the storyline quite poor, but had solid characters.

Wouldn't recommend it to a friend probably though

Thank you Netgalley and Publishers for the Arc

Lady Killer is set in a small town where we get to know a group of old friends, most of them married with kids. It explores different types of relationships and therefore deals with topics such as love, adultery, abuse or revenge.
I did enjoy the book and got through it quite fast, however I personally don’t think it is very memorable. I also found it to be written in a somewhat unusual way, but it fits the story well.

Well written. Actually creepy though. Enjoyed reading it but the chill factors are high. This story will stay with you long after the last page. Happy reading!

It was the characters rather than the plot which made this book for me. I felt I knew them and that I was invested in what happened to them. There was something about this which made me think of those 1970s novels about couples with intertwined and complicated relationships. The writing style was direct and did not try to overshadow the core appeal of the book - the characters.

The excerpt I listen to revealed a lot in less. Than 5 minutes. Dan and his wife are separated. He is returning the kids to their mother after can overnight visit when his wife asks him to stay for discussion. While she grabs coffee, he mentally reminisces about the life they had together in the home and the life he has now as a man enjoying the single life. Just when his wife Tray and bring her talk,the excerpt ends. I’d like to learn more about these characters and their story.

The premise of Lady Killer is so interesting. It's introduced as a book about a babysitting co-op leading to murder, which I guess is correct, but I wouldn't say it's a totally accurate depiction of the story.

Mitch is a bit of a "ladies' man." Recently divorced and father of two, there's just something about him that is appealing to women. Though he's not looking for anything serious, he begins romancing with two women he'd likely call friends. Soon, a jealous husband gets in the way and things take a turn for the worst.

There's little to no focus on the baby-sitting co-op. I thought this book would be a fun dark comedy, but it's a short and dramatic novella. It was definitely a quick read thanks to page count, but I found myself hating the characters, disliking the writing, and not really aligning with any of the perspectives in the book. The writing was incredibly corny and it read like a heavy romance novel - which is fine if you're into that, but it's just not my cup of tea. (Let's just say the use of the word "pecker" was an absurd amount. And every "makes love" three or four times in a row every time they do it.)

I like to read books about diverse characters with a variety of backgrounds, and this was just so incredibly cis and white. There were no diverse perspectives whatsoever, and there was nothing intriguing enough to make me care about this book at all. I literally found myself rolling my eyes and sighing every few pages because this story was seriously lacking.

"She wants to assert her power to control her emotions. She wants to live a reasonable life, but she seems to fail in her relationships. She discarded men like last year's fashionable outfit." - Lady Killer, Jeff Richards

(Honestly, what does this quote even mean? This is how the entire book is.)

This book has good some really good reviews, but it's also got some bad ones. On Goodreads, it falls all over the spectrum in terms of ratings. My rating is on the low end. I was absolutely not impressed by this story. I was bored and annoyed to the point I was almost offended by someone trying to pass this book off as good story-telling. I was honestly shocked by how little I liked this book. But like I said, the reviews are mixed, so it may be something that's a great fit for someone else. It just wasn't for me. It will be out in October.