3.75 stars

First of all, thanks to Netgalley for the ARC of this book. Secondly, I'd like to confirm that this is a 100% honest review.
I know this book has already been published, but I still picked up the ARC copy available here on Netgalley because ngl, I was intrigued by the plot description.

And honestly, I enjoyed reading it. The FMC was a cool badass who had a really dynamic and interesting personality. The plot wasn't very suspenseful or thrilling for me, but it was interesting in the way that keeps you hooked! I really love reading books with strong FMCs who are independent and sensible. I LOVED the platonic friendships Zoya developed throughout the story, because I personally prefer that over romance any day.

Now, it's been 3 days since I read this book and I didn't get the time to give my review until now, but I wanna mention this one thing that happened to me right after reading the book. So, I finished it on New Year's Eve, just hours before midnight, and it was the last book I read in 2024 before going to sleep. But the next day when I woke up, I realized I'd dreamt of a kinda fanfic-y situation of Zoya with (the villain). And while in real life, I do not condone such a thing, dream me had an entire fanfic made out of that scenario which is really funny to me because, well this is the villain of a THRILLER. Not a romance, so you know that whatever my dream was is obviously not gonna happen (I wouldn't even want it to........ I think). Anyways, that was just something I wanted to share with my review of the book!


Here's what you'll get if you pick this book:
🛡️A strong FMC who is realistically funny, cool and smart.
🛡️Adorable nerdy sidekick of the Strong FMC. He's endearing as hell.
🛡️Multiple POVs in the book (including the villain's!)
🛡️An interesting thriller with some light-hearted fun parts!

This was everything that I was looking for and enjoyed from this type of book. It had that detective thriller element that I was looking for and enjoyed from this type of book. I enjoyed figuring out what was going on and was hooked from the first page. The characters had that element that I was looking for and enjoyed the way L. G. Wilder wrote this.

She's smart, savvy, multi-lingual, mathematically inclined, may know a bit about BDSM, and can lift and carry her male partner - and likely bench press more than he weighs! There's a new detective in town and don't let her height fool you, or her accent de jour. Spot on crime investigation and we need more Z!

Wow! This book was amazing!
The plot was fast paced and exciting. The writing was superb and I loved and hated the characters.
This is my kind of thriller, it's fast and twisty. I love a good twist that shocks me, I didn't see it coming but oh wow I should have!

This one was so good I will definitely be looking for more from this author!

Tough. Unconventional. Unstoppable. Detective Zoya Zozulya doesn’t follow rules she breaks them!
Great read! Wow some psycho characters!! lol this book also had great suspense, intriguing, action, murder, mystery, brutal violence, torture, a great who done it and a few crazy twists! The story was very interesting! I highly recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!