Caroline Butler

What did I just read? My heart's still pounding hard as I write this review.

The Viper is a fantastic read - sharp, tense, thrilling, and fast. Each chapter grips you, and before you know it, you've completed the story. The story follows FBI Laura Sellers as she tries to track down a psychotic serial killer. I liked the fact that Laura was not a perfect person and had faults and issues of her own.

To start with, we are introduced to the killer quite early on. The author shows the childhood of show more the killer and how he turned out to be someone who enjoys killing people. It's quite scary to think that there could be people like the Viper in real life. Each time I read the Viper's POV, I found myself feeling extremely unsettled and freaked out.

I knew this story would be the start of a series; however, I assumed there would be a new story in each book. At the end of the book, I realised that the next book would follow the same story with the police trying to capture the killer. I was slightly put off, as I expected the Viper to be caught by the end, so the ending did take me by surprise.

This book, in many ways, reminded me of Ice Child by Camilla Lackberg, but with much better writing and tension.

The Viper is a fast-paced book with extremely good writing, characters, and plot, leaving you wound up and wanting more long after you finish. I can already tell that this series is going to be one hell of a thrilling ride! show less