A review by katiedreads
Sweetpea by C.J. Skuse

dark emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Crude, rude and Inappropriate. It was disgustingly funny and completely tasteless. I loved it. It was engaging and entertaining reading the diary of a murderous psychopath. And being horrified about how many thoughts are relatable (or I've thought the exact same thing worryingly) and how funny the mean/psycho thoughts and comments are. With crackers such as "work was a turd on a turtle's back and went twice as slow" and "her vagina must look like a lasagne dropped from a department store roof." I would absolutely avoid it, if you are at all sensitive about ... well anything, warning about (violence, swearing, gore, necrophilia, murder, sex, affairs, etc). For me, this was a cross between Bridget Jones Diary and Dexter with a Rhiannon reminding me of Alice Morgan's character of the Luther Tv Show. Absolutely what I needed to break a reading slump.