I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The story introduces Chloe Sevre, one of seven psychopath students who received a full scholarship at John Adams University. These seven students formed part of a special program created especially for psychopaths. The program aims to determine if psychopathy can be managed like all other mental illnesses. If so, then patients could live a normal life and control their psychopathic with the proper support.
Before Chloe can fully immerse herself into her studies, she needs to carry out a plan. A plan that’s been in the making for six years. It involved killing the guy who assaulted at the age of twelve. While Chloe is formulating her plan, someone murdered two the students on the program. Besides putting her plan into action, she now has to find and stop the murderer before she herself becomes a victim.
📚Never Saw Me Coming took me on a suspenseful ride. It took a while to figure out the identity of the killer. However, as the clues came together, the killer’s identity became clear, which was a shocker.
As strange as it sounds, I enjoyed getting to know these unreliable characters, especially Chloe. The story provided a fascinating look into how these students who lack conscience and empathy function and embrace college life. Chloe, in her bid to find the murderer, teams up with two other students from the program, one of whom is there under false pretenses. The interesting thing about this collaboration lay in their diverse natures, the manipulator, the charmer and the faker. None trusted the other, but circumstances forced them to rely on each other to avoid becoming victims.
The story began on a strong note and kept that pace until the middle, where the pacing suffered. It eventually got back on track and it had me on the edge of my seat, making me eager to see how it would end. Unfortunately, unlike the start, the story ended on a weak note. I thought it strange that the characters, given how they were portrayed as smart and intelligent, didn’t figure out the identity of the villain. Secondly, the ease with which they fell into the trap set by the villain belied their intelligence.
Despite the issues mentioned, 📚Never Saw Me Coming proved to be a unique and fascinating story. Fans of psychological thrillers featuring unreliable characters will enjoy this unique tale.This review was originally posted on Totally Addicted to Reading