Sweetpea

Name: Sweetpea
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: C.J. Skuse
ISBN: 9780008639907

Author: C.J. Skuse

Series: Sweetpea series #1

Narrator: Georgia Maguire

Unabridged: 12 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HQ

Published: 10/31/2023

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Psychological, Humorous Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Small Town & Rural

Synopsis

TV series starring Ella Purnell now on Sky Atlantic! The last person who called me ‘Sweetpea’ ended up dead… ’I haven’t killed anyone for three years and I thought that when it happened again I’d feel bad. Like an alcoholic taking a sip of whisky. But no. Nothing. I had a blissful night’s sleep. Didn’t wake up at all. And for once, no bad dream either. This morning I feel balanced. Almost sane, for once.’ Rhiannon is your average girl next door, settled with her boyfriend and little dog…but she’s got a killer secret. Although her childhood was haunted by a famous crime, Rhinannon’s life is normal now that her celebrity has dwindled. By day her job as an editorial assistant is demeaning and unsatisfying. By evening she dutifully listens to her friend’s plans for marriage and babies whilst secretly making a list. A kill list. From the man on the Lidl checkout who always mishandles her apples, to the driver who cuts her off on her way to work, to the people who have got it coming, Rhiannon’s ready to get her revenge. Because the girl everyone overlooks might be able to get away with murder…

Reviews

Goodreads review by j e w e l s on September 14, 2018

TWO STARS I live for passages like this: I haven’t killed anyone for three years and I thought that when it happened again I’d feel bad. Like an alcoholic taking a sip of whisky. But no. Nothing. I had a blissful night’s sleep. Didn’t wake up at all. And for once, no bad dream either. This morning......more

Goodreads review by Baba on July 22, 2023

As a child Rhiannon was the sole survivor of a mass-murder incident that amongst other things gave her and her family a celebrity status. Years later she's living with her cheating boyfriend and working for a local newspaper at a lowly level; and we wonder has her past impacted on her behaviour toda......more

Goodreads review by Melissa (Alaska Bound) on September 27, 2023

3.5-ish stars Started this book on audio, which really saved it for me. The narrator is awesome and spot on with her inflections for Rhiannon. I got a real sense of her motivations, which are quite complicated. Switched to the print copy because it was taking too long--the book is, shall I say, quite......more

Goodreads review by Blair on April 19, 2017

Sweetpea is an absolute fucking scream. Profanity very much necessary; if you don't think I needed to use 'fucking' in that sentence, you definitely shouldn't read this book. If there are awards for 'x meets x' descriptions in book blurbs, some HQ copywriter deserves the equivalent of an Oscar for hi......more

Goodreads review by Tracy on February 12, 2017

OMFG – This book is OUTRAGEOUS – it’s dirty, disgusting, crude, rude, inappropriate, tasteless and I f*cking LOVED IT. The main character Rhiannon has to be the funniest psychopath I’ve ever read about, I was practically salivating from the first page until the last and was shaking my head in disbel......more

Quotes

Praise for C.J. Skuse ‘This darkly comic novel…has the potential to become a cult classic.’ ‘Filthy and funny… a compulsive read’ ‘This isn’t a book for the squeamish or the faint-hearted … think Bridget Jones meets ’ ‘Dark, depraved and devilishly delicious. A full throttle savage and satirical thriller’ ‘Hilarious, refreshing, dark and memorable. It doesn’t disappoint, I loved it’ ‘You MUST read this book especially if you like your (anti) heroes dirty-mouthed, deadly and dark, dark dark. ADORED IT' ‘Pitch dark, laugh-out-loud hilarious – the Sweetpea series is pure genius escapism’ ‘Fascinating, intriguing and twist after twist in the tale’ ‘Dark and wickedly funny, and as dry and acerbic as , it’s hard not to love Rhiannon Lewis’ ‘Sweetpea hits all the right buttons. A dark, twisted read about a female serial killer with dollops of humour, sarcasm and a lightweight approach…keeping you gripped and on the hook, both smiling and squirming.’ ‘Witty, vulgar, sweary, darkly funny, but enthralling – a must-read for thriller fans’ ‘This book is OUTRAGEOUS’ ‘This anti-hero is psychotic without doubt, sexually voracious and incredibly funny’