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Mar 11, 2017ADWithrow rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
So I had to deduct a star purely for Connie. But I'll get to that in a minute. The plot is great here. It picks up a bit after I Hunt Killers and focuses on Jazz hunting a new killer while also trying to figure our where Dear Old Dad might be. I loved Jazz, just as I did before, in this plot. He didn't grow overmuch as a character but his character is so great for me that I didn't mind. I love the idea of being inside the head of a sociopath while actively wondering if you are one. His perspective is golden! The side plots with Howie and Sam were boring to me. Howie plays such a small part in this book (not something I minded, honestly) that it almost felt like Lyga was feeling pressured to include him, or just prevent us from forgetting about him. Now onto Connie. The sole reason this went from 4 to 3 stars. I hated her in this. The whole time she did the polar opposite of what she should have, of what a sane person would have. She went from being Jazz's rock, his voice of reason, to being yet another thing distracting him from his very difficult and dangerous tasks. She drove me insane with her choices, which were completely against character for me and completely illogical. For once I agreed with the killers on this one. She was selfish the entire time, forcing her way into situations that were completely over her head just to be involved. I don't care about her character all that much, honestly, just her character in relation to Jazz. All Jazz needed and asked for in the entire book was for her to stay put and be safe so he could hunt a killer. She couldn't even provide him that piece of mind. She goes gallivanting off without doing anything to protect herself. And why? Because she thinks her proximity to Jazz somehow gives her the ability to hunt these killers too. I'm sorry sweetie but Jazz's particular kinds of insights, the ones that are actually helpful in catching serial killers, do not rub off with proximity. She was completely out of her league and refused to admit it repeatedly throughout this book. Where she ended up in the climax of this book didn't surprise me not one bit. I was actually hoping for it, just so she could learn her lesson. Jazz is unique in his abilities. She is just a child playing detective. I'm still gonna read the next one because Jazz is still wonderful and the plot is still quiet gripping. I am just going to be going into the next book with an acknowledgement that Connie will drive me crazy and irritate me throughout.