Engaging and entertaining. A recommended purchase in all formats for collections where crime and thrillers are popular.

I love Peter Swanson! I have devoured everything he has written since reading "The Kind Worth Killing." While this isn't my favorite of his books, it was still very enjoyable, and I thought the reverse timeline was an interesting touch.

Killing your darlings. After years of marriage and lots of experiences, Do you sometimes think I could just kill that person? But would you ever? Is it just a moment of frustration? I mean you love them don’t you

Title: Kill Your Darlings
Author: Peter Swanson
Format: 🎧
Narrator: Steven Weber
Publisher: HarperAudio Adult/Harper Audio and William Marrow
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Pub Date: June 10, 2025
My Rating: 4. Stars

Thom and Wendy Graves were childhood sweethearts who grew apart but found each and now have been married for twenty-five years.
Thom, is a college English literature professor also an alcoholic, and a cheater.
Wendy is a published poet. Her first husband died by drowning in the backyard pool, Ruled an accident however his sister believes Wendy wanted the Inheritance.
Now Wendy has grown tired of Thom’s behavior; In fact, attempted to kill him once, but her plan failed.

This psychological thriller was a quick read. It was a different in that it is told in reverse, tracing as well as uncovering Thom and Wendy’s secrets back in time.
We know Thom and Wendy were sweethearts when they were in the Eighth Grade. They went on a school trip to DC. While traveling on the bus they talked about scary books. Since “The Exorcist” was one of THE scariest books and was took place in Georgetown they set out to find the scary stairway where the priest fell and died. When the find it, they share a kiss on that very stairway. Hmmm was that a prediction?

This is my eighth [author: Peter Swanson|7142445] novel. He is one of my favorite authors- I call myself a fan!

Want to thank NetGalley HarperAudio Adult/ Harper Audio for this early audiobook.
Publishing Release Date scheduled for June 10, 2025.

I didn't love the storytelling for this novel. I found the story to be a bit convoluted and hard to follow especially as an audiobook. Maybe I will have better luck physically reading this book. Looking forward to the next Peter Swanson novel!

🎧📖💚AUDIOBOOK REVIEW💚📖🎧

🥰Thank you @harperaudio for the gifted Audiobook!

📖Title: Kill Your Darlings
✍️Author: Peter Swanson
📅Pub date: June 10, 2025
⏳Audiobook length: 8hrs, 38mins
🗣️Audiobook Narrator: Steven Weber

🏃🏼‍♀️💨Quick thoughts: this was a short and easy thriller that would be a perfect palate cleanser in between some longer/heavier reads. At 8.5 hours on audio or 288 pages in print, this book is the perfect binge-in-a-day thriller!

💚Peter Swanson books are always fun and he always pushes the envelope when it comes to his dark and crazy characters. This book definitely had some wild characters! 👀👀

👀The main story centers around one couple and starts in present day and tracks backwards throughout most of their lives and relationship. This was such a fun way for the story to be told as every step back in time helped answer so many of my questions about the current day timeline.

📖While the book was never boring, because we start at the end, there wasn't much as far as shocking reveals go, but that didn't bother me too much since I was just enjoying the story! Overall, I think this one will be hit for many!

🎧The audiobook was read by Steven Weber and his voice was easy to listen to! I started the book in print and switched to audio at about 30% and never stopped listening once I started! Highly recommend!

Peter Swanson is a masterful storyteller, and this is likely his most creative work to date. While I enjoyed the format and presentation, I had trouble connecting to/caring about the protagonists. I wasn't as engaged as I would've liked to be, and there were some plot details that were hastily tied up. That being said, it was a very creative book and a worthy suspenseful, clever read.