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13 Reasons for Murder #2
Meathead
Florida's deadliest serial killer has hit a dry spell, and almost unbelievably, her love life is to blame.
Despite the obvious danger to her, Britney Cage has somehow collected a boy toy who also happens to be a cop. And she can't make a move without him constantly on her tail.
That means no hunting for her next victim, no planning hernext exotic murder...nothing but fending off all this unwanted attention as her appetites threaten to consume her.
Deep down, Britney knows that sleeping around with the enemy has got to end--and fast. She's a hunter for god's sake, and the time since her last kill has now stretched into months.
She's already picked her next victim, but can she plan a murder while disposing of her full-time pest of a lover?
Something in Britney's world has got to give--before her hunger to kill again destroys the carefully constructed public image of a successful entrepreneur she's worked years to build.
In her second installment of the popular 13 Reasons for Murder series, author Amanda Byrd again opens the deadly trap door intothe mind of a serial killer who's just itching for a reason to kill you next.
If you enjoy the tension of a psychological thriller mixed with theintensity of the kill, John Grisham, Lee Child, ML Rose, or Willow Rose, you'lllove the Britney Cage novel series.
Despite the obvious danger to her, Britney Cage has somehow collected a boy toy who also happens to be a cop. And she can't make a move without him constantly on her tail.
That means no hunting for her next victim, no planning hernext exotic murder...nothing but fending off all this unwanted attention as her appetites threaten to consume her.
Deep down, Britney knows that sleeping around with the enemy has got to end--and fast. She's a hunter for god's sake, and the time since her last kill has now stretched into months.
She's already picked her next victim, but can she plan a murder while disposing of her full-time pest of a lover?
Something in Britney's world has got to give--before her hunger to kill again destroys the carefully constructed public image of a successful entrepreneur she's worked years to build.
In her second installment of the popular 13 Reasons for Murder series, author Amanda Byrd again opens the deadly trap door intothe mind of a serial killer who's just itching for a reason to kill you next.
If you enjoy the tension of a psychological thriller mixed with theintensity of the kill, John Grisham, Lee Child, ML Rose, or Willow Rose, you'lllove the Britney Cage novel series.
162 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 1, 2020
14 people want to read
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Amanda Byrd
18 books42 followersAmanda Byrd is obsessed with fictional serial killers. From Patrick Bateman to Dr. Hannibal Lecter to Dexter Morgan and every butcher in between, Amanda loves figuring out what drives fiction’s deadliest monsters. When she’s not busy writing, Amanda can be found reading, playing video games, or watching shows and movies like Mindhunter, Hannibal, and Dexter. She lives in Florida with her bloodthirsty, flesh-eating cat.
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January 30, 2020
Fantastic sequel novel that brought new and innovative ways to kill and dispose of someone. I loved reading Britney’s new Reason for Murder and I can’t wait for the next one.
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February 3, 2020
Basking in the afterglow of her latest kill, and the ease of her casual relationship with Detective Sweet, Britney Cage has begun to size up her next kill. Where her last victim, Alex was unnaturally polite, her newest target, Brock is an inconsiderate, unhygienic, meathead. Brock is the gym that never re-racks his weights at the gym nor wipes down the equipment. To make matters worse, Brock is also a registered nurse. Brock and his inconsiderate gym bros are next on the chopping block for our local serial killer. Uncontrollable rage is starting to grind down on the edges of Britney’s patience and she does not understand why. Her anger is affecting her ability to function at peak efficiency and is becoming more noticeable with sleepless nights and nightmares.
13 Reasons for Murder: Meathead picks up right where Politeness Kills left off. Britney has had enough of an inconsiderate group of gym bros that do not put weights away or wipe down their equipment. For the un-indoctrinated to gym etiquette, these are two major complaints at public gyms. It is a rule to wipe your sweat off equipment with sanitizing wipes for the next gym goer for hygiene and politeness reasons. Whenever you use weights, kettlebells, etc., you are supposed to put them away so people do not have to go on a scavenger hunt when they want to work out. Both of these things aggravate me as well as someone without the benefit of a full home gym. If you only have an hour to work out, you cannot spend 20 minutes of it trying to find the weight you need to train.
Britney is fraying at the edges. She is seeing a therapist, getting angry with her friend with benefits who keeps pushing her personal boundaries, having nightmares and having a hard time staying on her game with sleepless nights. It makes me wonder if she is detaching from reality or if her ability to compartmentalize is starting to strain. Perhaps, she is not as much of a sociopath as she thinks and killing these people is actually bothering her.
As this novel is in the first person, I would take everything Britney says with a grain of salt since she is expressing her opinion and thoughts. Certain things are excluded from the narrative if Britney thinks they are insignificant. The ending was interesting and unexpected, so I am curious to see what happens next.
True Crime fans will enjoy the Hannibal, Dexter, and Mind Hunters references, though, if you have never heard nor watched these properties, the selective omission of the names might lose you. I do find it interesting that Mind Hunters gets the name drop for the series but Hannibal, Dexter, and another book / show adaptation she mentioned were not. It reads to me like a clue to Britney’s psychosis that I have not interpreted; perhaps, it is a key to her past.
Hannibal Lector killed people who he felt were rude and ate them. Dexter targeted criminals out of a sense of vigilantism. Many of the serial killers interviewed in Mind Hunters were sexually motivated killers acting out fantasies. So is Britney just adopting a hybrid of these personas as her desire to kill?
While this took me a while to read due to work, this book reads well as a second novel in a series in that there is not too much time devoted to re-describing the events of the first book. The kill chapters have an appropriate level of gore and are short. Britney’s process leading up to the kill is what I find fascinating about this series. I look forward to the next installment.
A big thank you to Amanda for sharing an Advanced Reader copy of this book with me for a review!
Also posted to my website: Studiohnh.com
13 Reasons for Murder: Meathead picks up right where Politeness Kills left off. Britney has had enough of an inconsiderate group of gym bros that do not put weights away or wipe down their equipment. For the un-indoctrinated to gym etiquette, these are two major complaints at public gyms. It is a rule to wipe your sweat off equipment with sanitizing wipes for the next gym goer for hygiene and politeness reasons. Whenever you use weights, kettlebells, etc., you are supposed to put them away so people do not have to go on a scavenger hunt when they want to work out. Both of these things aggravate me as well as someone without the benefit of a full home gym. If you only have an hour to work out, you cannot spend 20 minutes of it trying to find the weight you need to train.
Britney is fraying at the edges. She is seeing a therapist, getting angry with her friend with benefits who keeps pushing her personal boundaries, having nightmares and having a hard time staying on her game with sleepless nights. It makes me wonder if she is detaching from reality or if her ability to compartmentalize is starting to strain. Perhaps, she is not as much of a sociopath as she thinks and killing these people is actually bothering her.
As this novel is in the first person, I would take everything Britney says with a grain of salt since she is expressing her opinion and thoughts. Certain things are excluded from the narrative if Britney thinks they are insignificant. The ending was interesting and unexpected, so I am curious to see what happens next.
True Crime fans will enjoy the Hannibal, Dexter, and Mind Hunters references, though, if you have never heard nor watched these properties, the selective omission of the names might lose you. I do find it interesting that Mind Hunters gets the name drop for the series but Hannibal, Dexter, and another book / show adaptation she mentioned were not. It reads to me like a clue to Britney’s psychosis that I have not interpreted; perhaps, it is a key to her past.
Hannibal Lector killed people who he felt were rude and ate them. Dexter targeted criminals out of a sense of vigilantism. Many of the serial killers interviewed in Mind Hunters were sexually motivated killers acting out fantasies. So is Britney just adopting a hybrid of these personas as her desire to kill?
While this took me a while to read due to work, this book reads well as a second novel in a series in that there is not too much time devoted to re-describing the events of the first book. The kill chapters have an appropriate level of gore and are short. Britney’s process leading up to the kill is what I find fascinating about this series. I look forward to the next installment.
A big thank you to Amanda for sharing an Advanced Reader copy of this book with me for a review!
Also posted to my website: Studiohnh.com
February 3, 2020
Britney Cage is back and brings with her a deeper understanding into her world and why she does what she does. Her friendship with Julie is continuing to be an important part of Britney’s life and it brings an empathetic and emotional view of her to flipside the cold and calculating outlook she portrays to the rest of the world.
Britney acknowledges the risks and hard work it takes to be an effective serial killer. She doesn’t want to get caught, and if anybody comes close to finding out her secret, like Officer John Sweet, she shows she is capable of finding new and creative ways to take care of unexpected problems.
I enjoyed seeing Britney grow as a character and am curious and excited to see what new and inventive ways she finds for the kill as she searches for just the right person to be her next victim.
Britney acknowledges the risks and hard work it takes to be an effective serial killer. She doesn’t want to get caught, and if anybody comes close to finding out her secret, like Officer John Sweet, she shows she is capable of finding new and creative ways to take care of unexpected problems.
I enjoyed seeing Britney grow as a character and am curious and excited to see what new and inventive ways she finds for the kill as she searches for just the right person to be her next victim.
October 16, 2020
I have found this series highly entertaining! Britney Cage is like a train wreck you can't look away from, and you want to know what's going to happen next. She walks a fine line between brilliance and insanity, (Like, she starts dating a cop, who may or may not still suspect her of murder), and despite her proclivity for killing people you really can't help but like her. These books are funny in a campy misanthropic sort of way. You'll probably either really like them or really hate them--the latter if you don't see the humor in all of it. I happen to really like them. Last book, Britney killed a man for being annoyingly polite. This book, she kills a man for being unforgivably rude. LOL she's all over the board, and I can't help but wonder what she'll go for next?
March 24, 2020
Amazing impossible to put down book. This is a thriller with well developed character and a compelling story.
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