Just finished reading "Killing Me Softly" by Nicci French. For those of you who know me well, it's the same authors of "Secret Smile". So... it was a good book.

The storyline
I thought the story was good. When its first mentioned that Adam is a climber, I thought "OMG, this is gonna be boring" but really, it wasn't because it became relevant later in the book, which was good. It was a great idea that really displayed the concept of "obsession": obsession between Adam and Alice when they first started out, obsession with Alice leaving everything behind for herself, obsession when Adam abused her and she still couldn't get enough of him, and obsession of Alice trying to find out what happened to Adele and what happened on Chungawat. I did think it was kinda dramatic (and yet sweet) how Alice still loved him in the end. I kinda wonder what's gonna happen to the girl for the rest of her life. I wonder if she'll ever love again. I guess that's what fanfiction is for. (No, I'm not gonna write KMS fanfics).

The characters
Alice, the main character was a big idiot! She leaves her nice, sweet, lovely boyfriend for a rough, scarred, abusing, mountain climber who never smiles. I guess we all have our ways Not to mention when she's telling the police about what the murders, all she probably had to say in the beginning to grab their attention was "Adam physically abused me", he'd probably get some time in jail just for that! Sometimes, she was smart- like the fact she actually went to the police! Good girl! I'm not sure whether or not I feel sorry for her at the end.
Adam, the creepo I never liked from the beginning. Hell, even book!Brendan from Secret Smile was more appealing to me in the begining (and for anyone who's actually read SS and not KMS would know how gross book!Brendan is). I don't know whther or not I'd say Adam got what he deserved or not. I don't support ppl hanging themselves so that was a big NO-NO I wish didn't happen. Bad man! But I do wish that he got put on trial or something. I don't think he would have killed Alice on purpose though. Maybe he'd accedentally beat her to death, but I don't think he'd really do it. Oh well, we'll never know, he'd dead now. You know, if he didn't have the whole killing-pplz-or-beating-them problem, he'd be a pretty good guy to have a relationship with. Thinking back, one would think that his death scene might move me in some way, but for some reason... I really don't know what to feel.
Poor Jake.
I think the only character in the book who didn't bother me at all during the course of the story was Alice's friend Clive. All Clive did was try to get a date. Good man!
Greg was kinda cool too... loved it when he was drunk and beating the crap outa Adam.
Sherpa the cat, Awwe!

My favorite part
Fav part? In chapter 37, when Alice is trying to escape from the flat and Adam is looking for her. I was on the edge of my couch Oooh! That really was suspensful- loved it!

All in all?
It was a great book! A bit of mystery, romance, and thiller all mixed together. Recommend? Only if you're into those kinds of stories. I did like "Secret Smile" more, but I really want to read more by Nicci French, just to get some perspective. But, it was a thrilling tale about love, abuse, and honesty.

That's my review on "Killing Me Softly." If you've read it, please comment on what you thought of it.

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