The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes

It was hard to put down, but that was just because I can’t stop any serial killer story until the serial killer is stopped (ideally by thoroughly confirmed death). It was decently creative, although the absence of explanations regarding the House made it seem as though the author had a couple good ideas and flew with them instead of spending years working out the details. But that seems to be usual in this genre. While I’m not sure if it was some property of the book, or simply the timing of my reading, it did lead me to some rather serious analysis of my fascination/fear with/of serial killers. Thinking back now to the results of my analyses, they do seem connected to that specific book. So while the characters weren’t particularly attractive and the plot only seemed to contain one predictable SERIAL KILLER thread, it was actually quite thought-provoking.