DNF because it's not for me.

Nice guy schmo protagonist well deployed. I liked the moment when he confessed all to his girlfriend and said he was going to the police. I knew it was all going to go to hell then but it took a little longer than I expected. I found the end confusing and unconvincing - where could she go? ( )

Peter Swanson’s book, The Kind Worth Killing, blew me away. I loved the time I spent in those pages, wondering, guessing, holding my breath. So even though the cover blurb on his first book, The Girl with a Clock for a Heart, didn’t pique my interest, when I found it, I gave it a chance.

I opened the cover suspecting that this wouldn’t be my cup of tea, and it wasn’t. The writing was good, the plot intricate, but there was something almost juvenile about it. It lacked the depth, experience and craft that you’ll find in The Kind Worth Killing. I found parts of this one weren’t just far fetched, but downright annoying. In an eye roll, “yeah, right,” kind of way.

That said, I’m sure that there are readers that will really enjoy this book. It will keep you guessing. Not for me, but may be for you. Four stars.

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It's a rare novel I find engrossing to the "can't put it down" point, but this one was it. True to the noir genre and somewhat farfetched, but it had me hooked from the start. ( )

Awww this is so unfortunate because I adore this author but 'The Girl with a clock for a heart' was a slightly disappointing, utterly predictable and lackluster read :( The characters lacked any depth and development and it was quite frustrating that our narraror George had a hard on for every female character introduced into the plot *massive eyeroll* However, it was interesting to see Peter Swanson's writing origins and how much he has grown as an author. I highly recommend reading 'The Kind Worth Killing' I promise that Swanson redeems himself. ( )