So I’ve challenged myself to read as many books from the “disturbing books iceberg” as possible. Why? Because why not?

This is the next book I’ve been able to find. I hope this post is less of a debaucle than my first one.

Full disclosure, I’ve never watched the Dexter TV series. This was my first venture into the series/characters.

So what did I think of this book? I feel like more could have been done. They never really explained how the slasher’s victims were drained of blood, for instance. And the ending felt too abrupt for me.

Perhaps more gets elaborated upon in the sequel, which I honestly don’t have any intention of reading since I already have a long list to get through.

I thought Dexter was interesting as a character, though. I like his dry wit, though sometimes his lack of understanding of social cues was irritating. I get that’s the point, though. He’s a psychopath, he doesn’t think like the rest of us.

My favourite chapters were the ones where Dexter himself killed people. Those were a good reminder that Dexter isn’t just this quirky dude; he’s a monster.

It does seem a little too convenient that Dexter always manages to figure things out. I felt there was too much intuition going on, like when he manages to find the bodies of the headless murder victims, of when he decides to go for a drive at EXACTLY the right time to run into the slasher.

What were your thoughts on this book? Did you find it disturbing?