Bad Men

Publisher: Zaffre

Date Published: 2023

Book Length: 368

Format: E book supplied to me by Net Galley in return for an honest review

Star Rating: 4/5 I liked it a lot, and recommend

About Book: Saffy has a secret. A secret that she is deeply ashamed of. It's not the fact that she's a serial killer in her free time. In fact, she's quite proud of that. After all she's only killing the bad men. She is making the world a better place. No, her secret is far worse than that. Saffy has a messy, inexplicable, uncontrollable crush. So while she's busy plotting her next murder, she also has the much harder task of figuring out how to get a boyfriend.But if there's one thing Saffy knows, it's how to get her man . . .

My Thoughts: As I am reading, although this is a psychological mystery I do find myself smiling at the wit that Julie Mae Cohen portrays in her writing. There is humour and sadness at the turn of a page, and it keeps you wanting more. The book is steadily paced, the characters are well crafted and evolve as the book progresses. I particularly liked the protagonist Saffe who has been damaged, but is a fighter, she has wit and courage but also has a dark side that she appears to take so matter of factly.

Julie Mae Cohens writing is interesting in the way it draws you in to the characters and their lives. With the mixture of romance, and psych rubbing along nicely together. There are a few story lines and they all interconnect that kept me wanting more, bringing to mind the six degrees of separation theory.

In conclusion this is a well written book with great character development and a story you will want to know how it ends from the very start. A must for readers who love a mixture of mystery, Psychological thriller with a bit of romance thrown in for good measure.