Christopher Smith (10)

A good introduction to how the very rich live and play. If the capital crimes committed are an indication of the participants happiness, then the age old axiom (money doesn't bring happiness) is proven true in this story. Characters live life outside my experience but, as they are portrayed, it seems the characters are real. I found myself cheering for the underdogs as usual. The story moved at a good pace and never a chance to lose interest. I read it straight through and left another book show more I was reading to get back to this story. I'm looking forward to reading the two follow on books that I also purchased at the same time as this book. Thoroughly enjoyed and highly recommend. show less

My full You Only Die Twice audiobook review can be found at Audiobook Reviewer.

On the times in the past where I listened to an audiobook about a psychopath serial killer, there haven’t been many, but there have been some, they were told from the point of view of the cop that was hunting him down. With few insights into the mind of the killer. You Only Die Twice is not that kind of story. We are taken deep into the mind and the workings of not only one serial killer but two. Learning how show more they became the way they are, by ways of trouble childhoods. We are also drawn in emotionally to the victims, something I, personally, could have done without, I wanted more of the killers and they obvious insanity. Early on we meet Cheryl, who is one of the victims who actually was brutalized and left for dead. Who somehow was able to put some semblance of life back together. Going out to a bar with a close friend to only wake up the next morning with no memory of what had happened the night before. Finding that she was sexually assaulted on video and if she told anyone her friend would die. Heartbreaking, I know. But the heart and soul of this story belongs to the friend and her fight to survive not one, but two killers in the wilderness of Maine. You Only Die Twice is a no holds barred assault on your emotions. I couldn’t stop listening for a second, devouring this whole audiobook in one sitting. Sure I wish it was longer. But You Only Die Twice was a solid story that made me want the killers to “win” in the end.

Audiobook provided for review by the narrator. show less

Look beneath all the power and all the wealth that represents New York City's Fifth Avenue, and you'll find greed, blood, revenge.

I can't pinpoint why I was bored to the point of wanting to read the last page and get it over with.

Wow. I'm astounded by how bad this book is.