Title: I Hunt Killers
(Jasper Dent #1)
Author: Barry Lyga
Genre: YA, Thriller, Horror
First published: April 3rd 2012
Finished reading: July 6th 2015
Pages: 359
“You won’t even know you’ve crossed the line until it’s way back in your rearview mirror.”
I was in the mood for a good thriller/mystery read the other week and decided to pick up my copy of I Hunt Killers. I ended up getting exactly what I wished for and more! This read is creepy, disturbing… But SO good! The main character Jasper ‘Jazz’ Dent is the son of a serial killer that has over one hundred victims on his name. His father has been caught four years ago, but Jasper is afraid he might end up following in his father’s footsteps since he didn’t exactly have a normal childhood. Jazz is such an interesting character and I really like his best friend Howie and his girlfriend Connie as well. This first book of the Jasper Dent series shows the internal struggle Jazz has to face and his determination to not turn into a murderer like his father wants and most others expect. Barry Lyga was able to mix horror elements with humor and great prose. The only downside is that I Hunt Killers ends with a mayor cliffhanger… Which leaves me no other choice than reading the sequel ASAP. Recommended!
Jasper ‘Jazz’ Dent looks like a normal and very charming teenager, but he has an infamous past. His father is one of the biggest serial killers around and until Jazz was thirteen and Dear Old Billy got caught, his father trained him to follow in his footsteps. It’s been four years since his dad was sent to prison, and Jazz is desperately to try and live a normal life. It’s hard to ignore his urges and his father’s lessons, but he really doesn’t want to be a killer… But the truth is, he DOES know a lot about serial killers and their ammo. So when another body turns up dead in his small town, Jazz is sure there is another serial killer on the loose. The police first don’t want to believe him, but soon find out they will need Jazz’ help…
This thriller/horror read is both terrifying and funny at the same time. The prose and fast pace make it easy to read and it didn’t take me long to finish I Hunt Killers. The final chapters were so exciting that I was sitting on the edge of my seat and couldn’t stop reading! A delightfully messed up and disturbing read and definitely recommended to those who love to read a good thriller/horror story.
I recently downloaded a copy of this book! I’m looking forward to reading it, it seems amazing. 🙂 Great review! ❤
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I hope enjoy it as much as I did! ❤
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I love this book and your review pretty much has the same opinions that I do. You think the cliffhanger for I Hunt Killers was bad? It’s even worse in the sequel. Which you have to read asap.
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Ouch, I will definitely have to make time to read both Game and Blood Of My Blood ASAP! It’s been a while since I’ve read a thriller/horror story this good. 😀
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This book is everything! ❤
Great post! 🙂
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I totally agree! ❤
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I downloaded the e-book sample for the sequel and I know I’m just going to break down and just buy it lol. The first page was instantly pulling me in for this sequel! And I’m thinking this is just what I need with this current reading slump I’m in and the fact that I’m not really enjoying Paper Towns right now.
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Mmm, Paper Towns is not the best book to be reading when you are in a reading slump… It’s actually quite boring. Game has all the signs of an exciting read! 😀
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I ended up buying Game, haha! Reading it now and it’s definitely better than Paper Towns and I’m only 17 pages in. 🙂
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Haha I’m glad you did! I really need to read Game ASAP as well… Maybe next week!
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Great! It’s on my TBR… will probably try and read something a bit more “cheerful” first 🙂
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Haha it will definitely leave you wanting for a feel-good read afterwards… But it’s a perfect thriller/horror read. 😀
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This looks good! I will be adding it to my lengthy TBR list!
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It’s definitely a great read!
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