The Butcher and the Wren

An enjoyable, quick read!

I am used to more psychological thrillers than horror/ thrillers but with the story jumping right into one of the two perspectives, the serial killer, as he tortures two victims there's really no time to adjust. As affronting as the first chapter was it speaks to how the story starts fast and doesn't let up as it continues to grip you through the storyline.

It's a pretty short book and encompassed some twists and turns that I wasn't anticipating which made for a fun read, although I feel the character development was missing a bit for me.

It reminded me a lot of a horror movie where they don't really have the time to fully develop characters and their pasts so they just kind of jump in and create a thrilling story that's a bit surface level. I also don't feel that I got as much closure on everything as I would have liked.

But for what it is, a short, fast read it was enjoyable. So I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is up for just that.