Girl, 11

I will preface this by saying it's a very cool idea, and I love the inclusion of podcasts in the crime/mystery here. What I didn't like as much, sadly, was Elle and her attitude in general. Flawed and unlikable characters can work, but Elle grated on me which made it a little hard to get behind her and her story. But mostly what bugged me was the ending. It felt...not as exciting(?) as the first part...a bit rushed, like it was time to wrap up the story with a little less care than there was at the beginning. Again, cool idea, cool parts, but overall just not one I'll remember.

This was a really fun thriller! People who are obsessed with true crime documentaries or podcasts would love this fast paced read! This story follows Elle who runs a true crime podcast of her own and likes to dig up cold cases and try to investigate into them, hoping to find new leads that will help uncover the killers. The latest focus of her podcast is the Countdown Killer and she becomes obsessed with trying to track him down when new murders start happening around her. But the the Countdown Killer has been inactive for 20 years so has he decided to start killing again or is it a new copy cat killer? This was written in a propulsive way and I found myself really enjoying sinking into the story. It's a really impressive debut and this is an author to watch. Thrillers fans check this book out!

Thanks to Text publishing, the author Amy Suiter Clarke and Netgalley for a review copy in exchange for an honest review.