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Blood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild

jsvt_01's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

thegoodwitch's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

fauxbot's review against another edition

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3.0

This one took forever to get through since I was at a conference. It was a new premise, but not the best book I’ve read in the genre. 2.5 stars, rounded up.

audiobookingwithleah's review against another edition

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challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

•psychological•thriller suspense•morally ambiguous MC•slightly character driven•alternating timelines• 

•This book explores the nature of sociopathy and the moral complexities surrounding the act of killing. It challenges your understanding of sociopaths and their motivations, asking provocative questions about justification and morality. But it does it entertainingly, putting a unique spin on a typical thriller and it leaves you plenty to contemplate. 
•Allyson Ryan’s narration was very well done…she really made this character come to life.
 
•My Score 9.1/10• 

tkayaeve's review against another edition

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3.0

This book read like a serial killer’s memoir - there wasn’t really any action, suspense or twists. I’m not really sure the point of this book.

rasmtazberry24's review against another edition

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4.0

Blood Sugar is such a great debut. Ruby an animal loving therapist who loves her husband is accused of killing her husband. The story is told in short past and present chapters and kept me on the edge the entire time. Fans of Riley Sager will enjoy this one.

Thank you netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read this digital arc. All opinions are my own.

daniellearider's review against another edition

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4.0

I went into this absolutely blind and found it to be so refreshing and a compulsive read. Ruby was a shockingly sympathetic and likable character…for a murderer.

primalmusic's review against another edition

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1.0

When this novel started with a five year old methodically committing murder, I thought, 'Cool, an unreliable narrator. That's an interesting approach.' Reader, let me assure you that was not the case. Ruby is perfect in basically every way except her oopsie murders (always justified, in her mind) and the fact that she is "only" a 7 (she calls her face plain at one point but then proceeds to have no trouble with sex/dating). Her narration is obnoxiously narcissistic, and the sentence "I would be canceled" is written without irony.

imbookwild's review against another edition

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5.0

Blood Sugar is an absolutely mesmerizing, character driven thriller. As the byline says, Ruby (MC) is accused of 4 murders, but she only committed 3 of them, and the exploration of Ruby's life from childhood to sitting in an interrogation room is masterfully executed by Rotchchild. The deep insight into Ruby is balanced with incredibly realistic character traits that make her believable as a murderess, but completely likeable as a human. If you love psychological exploration of unique, not quite anti hero characters, you will absolutely love this thriller that wraps up in an astoundingly perfect ending.

Check out my interview with Sascha about the book!
Audio
https://between-the-lines-with-kate.simplecast.com/episodes/sascha-rothchild-blood-sugar

Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2zzfal9rdw&t=80s

pibbybooks's review against another edition

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5.0

intrigued from start to finish! wasn’t expecting to root for a murderous therapist lol