No Home for Killers
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- Author：E.A. Aymar
- ISBN：B09WV5TB5Y
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Reviews
Bethany Mock
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What it’s about: A murder happens of a prominent jazz musician Markus Pena。 His sisters， Melinda and Emily， who he hasn’t spoken to in quite some time aren’t surprised to learn of his death。 They have been estranged since their mothers funeral。 Now since Markus’s death Melinda and Emily have come back together to see if they can uncover the truth of who killed Markus。 They uncover that Markus really want a good man and in digging to find out the truth， they ultimately come back together。💭 I enjo What it’s about: A murder happens of a prominent jazz musician Markus Pena。 His sisters， Melinda and Emily， who he hasn’t spoken to in quite some time aren’t surprised to learn of his death。 They have been estranged since their mothers funeral。 Now since Markus’s death Melinda and Emily have come back together to see if they can uncover the truth of who killed Markus。 They uncover that Markus really want a good man and in digging to find out the truth， they ultimately come back together。💭 I enjoyed the fact that this book was fast paced and was completely intrigued by Emily and her vigilante ways。 😂 She was a hard core character for sure and was a total kick butt woman！ I didn’t like Markus whatsoever and to be quite honest was not sad for one second he was dead。 😝 I think this book was written in a very straightforward and in your face manner which may not work for all readers。 At times it felt a little brash and made it a little hard to connect with these characters。 This book touches on some difficult topics （violence against women being prominent） and did keep me intrigued to the end。 I didn’t anticipate the twist at the end！ Thank you again for sharing your story with me！ 。。。more
Gwen Florio
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E。A。 Aymar （THE UNREPENTANT） fully hits his stride in NO HOME FOR KILLERS， which sees siblings Markus， Emily and Melinda Peña sidestep family secrets until Markus’ murder forces the sisters to face them。 It’s a rare thriller that manages such a fast pace with a meaningful exploration of family dynamics， a balance Aymar deftly handles – just as the intensity of the violence feels essential。 Also essential: the snippets of humor that leaven the heartbreak。 And Emily Peña is a badass for the ages。
T Olsen
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It's not unusual to start a story out of chronological order as a teaser， and I thought this was the case here。 Unfortunately， the story keeps jumping around， and with some strange characters， this is a messy book。 Different is good， messy is not。 It's not unusual to start a story out of chronological order as a teaser， and I thought this was the case here。 Unfortunately， the story keeps jumping around， and with some strange characters， this is a messy book。 Different is good， messy is not。 。。。more
k r e e t i k a ~`
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It took me a while to read this and I regret it so much that I didn't give it a gonot gonna lie， it did keep me on edge the whole time。 Rating as moderate because the pace was very slow for me。 It took me a while to read this and I regret it so much that I didn't give it a gonot gonna lie， it did keep me on edge the whole time。 Rating as moderate because the pace was very slow for me。 。。。more
Jamie Adams
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This book was a great fast paced read。 The characters were definitely a mix of things， including psychopaths。 The plot was great and the characters were well-developed。 Overall it was a great thriller and I would highly recommend it。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced reader copy。
Tash （tash_turns_pages）
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This sounded good！ Love a family drama and it started off strong。 Melinda and Emily’s brother die and no one thinks it’s by accident。 Unfortunately， this story didn’t work for me。 I couldn’t connect to any of the characters。 By the end I was skimming just to see where it would go。 I didn’t guess the twist， but it didn’t blow me away。Thanks to Netgalley and Thomas and Mercer for my arc in exchange for my honest review。 Publish Date: Feb 1， 2023
Melissa
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𝗡𝗼 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 by E。A。 AymarPublishing: February 1， 2023Reviewed by: MelFormat: Paperback ARC⭐️Honestly？ I DNFed after page 200 - there was so much that bothered me about the plot and the writing that I wanted to move on to other books that I really want to read。The plot was all over the place， the characters and dialogue were incredibly forced and unbelievable， and I had zero motivation to keep reading。—————————Apologies in advance to anyone looking forward to this novel or those that have 𝗡𝗼 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 by E。A。 AymarPublishing: February 1， 2023Reviewed by: MelFormat: Paperback ARC⭐️Honestly？ I DNFed after page 200 - there was so much that bothered me about the plot and the writing that I wanted to move on to other books that I really want to read。The plot was all over the place， the characters and dialogue were incredibly forced and unbelievable， and I had zero motivation to keep reading。—————————Apologies in advance to anyone looking forward to this novel or those that have already read and enjoyed it — but the following review will be my open and honest review and reactions。 Thank you to the author， EA Aymar and his publisher， Sabrina Dax， for sending us both a paperback ARC。I really don’t enjoy his metaphors， most of the time they don’t make sense。 “She’d always given in to that constant desire to rehearse， used to feel lost if she skipped even a single day， like an alcoholic losing a year of sobriety to a single drink。”“There was a chip on her shoulder， more than a chip; really， an entire fucking forest。” …what？ Like a wood chip？ Is that even something people say？I also really don’t like his use of fragmented sentences。 “Flipped a switch， and the bathroom floor warmed under her bare feet。” It took me three times of reading it to understand the purpose of what he wrote， but the beginning of chapter eleven makes me crazy - “Melinda remembered once…” - I’m really not into this author’s writing style。The author doesn’t seem to have attention to detail， in the sense of following his own timeline or emphasizing in detail the things that actually matter。 Case in point - within a few paragraphs of each other there are two separate comments about the length of Rebecca and Markus’s relationship before she got pregnant。 In one paragraph it says a year and a a half。 A few paragraphs later， it says she found out she was pregnant after six months。 Disparate details like this make me lose trust in the storyteller and， frankly， just make me frustrated and want to DNF the book。Everyone in the book has anger issues， and I can’t quite keep characters straight because the development just isn’t there for me to remember who is who。 Once I got to page 200， it was much easier to keep the characters straight， especially because everything that came out of Emily’s mouth was the most annoying thing on earth to me。 The entire scene and conversation about Emily seeing Rick’s junk was utterly pointless and completely tasteless。As an avid reader and someone that studied both creative and journalistic writing in college and graduate school， I’m a firm believer in the camp that every word matters - it should either be developing a character， defining a relationship， moving along the plot， or setting a scene。 I think a major reason why this book frustrates me so much is that much of the text， especially a lot of the dialogue has zero purpose。I only made it to page 200。 。。。more
Mehva
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This book wasn't really for me， I didn't believe most of the characters and the story felt superficial while it was dealing with serious topics and excessively violent。 Others might like it more than i did。 It is also a very long book and a lot of it felt like it could have been tightened up。 2。5 rounded up to 3 This book wasn't really for me， I didn't believe most of the characters and the story felt superficial while it was dealing with serious topics and excessively violent。 Others might like it more than i did。 It is also a very long book and a lot of it felt like it could have been tightened up。 2。5 rounded up to 3 。。。more
Lauren Carlotto
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I received this book as an advanced readers copy。 The first 90 pages were hard to get into。 I found the initial pace slow， the three sibling story lines to be completely different。 I was worried how the author would merge them to make it feel cohesive OR if this was just going to be a book with three different plots。 By the 90th page， around when Rebecca came into play， I was invested。 I found myself moving through the middle of this book eager to know more。 I connected with Emily's character， s I received this book as an advanced readers copy。 The first 90 pages were hard to get into。 I found the initial pace slow， the three sibling story lines to be completely different。 I was worried how the author would merge them to make it feel cohesive OR if this was just going to be a book with three different plots。 By the 90th page， around when Rebecca came into play， I was invested。 I found myself moving through the middle of this book eager to know more。 I connected with Emily's character， she is obviously a bit out of her mind and eccentric but I found her endearing。 The Markus plot in the end seemed a little predictable if you are paying attention， but I liked that my prediction was right。 You're meant to not like Markus， and I didn't。 So ultimately I think the author achieved this really well。 Even when some positives of the character come to light， it didn't really move the needle for me on who he was。 Melinda I could take or leave。 I think of the three siblings she was probably written the least interesting to me。 You sort of understand the "locked away" room through one storyline of her social work， but for the most part this didn't feel developed。 The last 30 pages did what a lot of thrillers do， the "oh shit we need to wrap this up" so everything in the last 30 pages moved INCREDIBLY quickly and felt a little disjointed。 All in all I enjoyed this book， I looked forward to picking it up each night and I really think the middle of this book is a page turner。 I would definitely read more books from this author。 I also lived in the DC area for 12 years， the shoutouts to Rosslyn and the wonderland ballroom （ugh！ Take me back）。 The author being from the area does what a lot of other authors don't do well。。。 write about DC correctly。 。。。more
Lisa
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I enjoyed this story unfolding， learning more about Markus， Melinda， and Emily and their family dynamic， the vigilante justice。 However， I wish someone could have prepared me for that violent ending。 Oof。 Thanks to #NetGalley and the publisher for early access to this book in exchange for an honest review。
Lisa Grønsund
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I've received an advanced digital copy of this book， courtesy of the author and publisher， via Netgalley， for review consideration。 RTC I've received an advanced digital copy of this book， courtesy of the author and publisher， via Netgalley， for review consideration。 RTC 。。。more
Katie Devine
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This thriller didn't quite land for me， though I did finish it because I was curious to see how it would end， and there was a slight twist at the end that was mostly satisfying。Pros: Fast-paced， highlights big issues like poverty， misogyny and the extreme range of violence against women。Cons: Doesn't go far beneath the surface of these issues， with characters who aren't as nuanced as I would have liked， and some of the action in the novel feels very logistically unfeasible。 The overall conceit o This thriller didn't quite land for me， though I did finish it because I was curious to see how it would end， and there was a slight twist at the end that was mostly satisfying。Pros: Fast-paced， highlights big issues like poverty， misogyny and the extreme range of violence against women。Cons: Doesn't go far beneath the surface of these issues， with characters who aren't as nuanced as I would have liked， and some of the action in the novel feels very logistically unfeasible。 The overall conceit of justifiable （or not） violence to punish violence went too far for my taste。 。。。more
Tara
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Aymar's latest doesn't disappoint。 The book is fast-paced， but Aymar also takes time to create fully developed characters whose motivations， passions， and fears feel real。 I love how the song lyrics resonate with the themes and action in the story， and I really enjoyed the sisters' relationship。 There is violence in this book， but it never feels gratuitous。 Another hit out of the park from a talented， rising star。 Aymar's latest doesn't disappoint。 The book is fast-paced， but Aymar also takes time to create fully developed characters whose motivations， passions， and fears feel real。 I love how the song lyrics resonate with the themes and action in the story， and I really enjoyed the sisters' relationship。 There is violence in this book， but it never feels gratuitous。 Another hit out of the park from a talented， rising star。 。。。more
ciara
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I really enjoyed this story and would definitely read more from this author！ I've been wanting to read more thrillers and this book was the perfect one for me to start with， It was fast paced， had somewhat relatable themes （messed up family dynamics， grief & mental illness） and there was constantly something happening。 There truly were no dull moments！There's something I've always adored about morally grey characters， especially female morally grey characters and Emily was the perfect depiction I really enjoyed this story and would definitely read more from this author！ I've been wanting to read more thrillers and this book was the perfect one for me to start with， It was fast paced， had somewhat relatable themes （messed up family dynamics， grief & mental illness） and there was constantly something happening。 There truly were no dull moments！There's something I've always adored about morally grey characters， especially female morally grey characters and Emily was the perfect depiction of that。 She was hilarious and for the most part， believed what she was doing was the right thing to do。 I won't spoil anything but the ending broke my heart for her。 Melinda was also an amazing character who didn't seem to ever get a break。 I kind of wanted her to just pack up and run away so all of the crazy things going on couldn't impact her life！ Would definitely recommend if you are looking for a fast paced thriller to keep you occupied and thoroughly interested！ 。。。more
Josefin
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Well this book was a wild ride from start to finish！ It's very fast paced， which had me a bit confused in the beginning as things were moving along a bit too quickly， but once you get into the story it really hard to put the book down！ The story is violent and action packed， but there are also some really funny moments。 The scene where Emily and Rick meets for the first time is actually hilarious and definitely gave me a more nuanced view of Emily。 Well needed， because with all of the twists an Well this book was a wild ride from start to finish！ It's very fast paced， which had me a bit confused in the beginning as things were moving along a bit too quickly， but once you get into the story it really hard to put the book down！ The story is violent and action packed， but there are also some really funny moments。 The scene where Emily and Rick meets for the first time is actually hilarious and definitely gave me a more nuanced view of Emily。 Well needed， because with all of the twists and turns it's a bit hard to really get to know the characters。 。。。more
Jennifer
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E。A。 Aymar’s NO HOME FOR KILLERS is a breathtakingly paced thriller; a character-driven journey of rage and justice that will leave you pondering the subtleties between good and evil， and right and wrong。 Violent yet sensitive， Aymar’s command of the noir thriller is on full display here， in what is absolutely his best book yet。 — Jennifer Hillier， USA Today bestselling author of THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK and LITTLE SECRETS
Catherine Clapton
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A gripping read， full of action with some really mixed up characters！！ Psychopaths （ they are always worse in pairs！）， fantasist （ a very intelligent person with ADHD） an obsessive sadist （what a mixed up boy！！！）， a father in denial， a sister who had an emotional breakdown， because she was unable to save the world ， unrequited love all over the place！ and total dispear for those left。 I was totally exhausted by the end。 Would definitely recommend it 👌
Theresa Sivelle
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I just couldn't get into this one。 I just couldn't get into this one。 。。。more
Stephanie Bennett
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Thank you Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book。 I was hoping that this book would be a good family psychological thriller。 Bud sadly for me there was little nuancing around the characters and I had difficulty keeping up。 I found it too in your face - and could not finish it。 It’s not a hard read probable pitched at a younger American audience。
Julie
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Thank you NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the copy of No Home For Killers。 This was a hard read for me。 I liked how we learned about Melinda’s past job and how it affected her。 I liked and understood why Emily was doing what she was doing。 How it all came together was a little confusing to me because of how the book was written because it jumped around so much。 The story was interesting， but the execution of it didn’t grab me。
Anessa | Uncorked Thriller
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I really wanted to like this book but I found it hard to follow along， and kind of confusing。 It felt like it was all over the place， which made it hard for me to want to keep reading。 It also didn't grab my attention and keep me invested。 I need books to pull me in and not let go。 I really wanted to like this book as the description was so promising。 However， I unfortunately just couldn't。 1/5 Stars I really wanted to like this book but I found it hard to follow along， and kind of confusing。 It felt like it was all over the place， which made it hard for me to want to keep reading。 It also didn't grab my attention and keep me invested。 I need books to pull me in and not let go。 I really wanted to like this book as the description was so promising。 However， I unfortunately just couldn't。 1/5 Stars 。。。more
Kathleen
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Utterly gripping！ Melinda and Emily are both great characters — strong sisters with their own demons and their own way of handling life's challenges。 （One of them has a method of doing so that is a bit more， ahem， illegal。） A little violent， a little funny， and a lot engrossing。 Utterly gripping！ Melinda and Emily are both great characters — strong sisters with their own demons and their own way of handling life's challenges。 （One of them has a method of doing so that is a bit more， ahem， illegal。） A little violent， a little funny， and a lot engrossing。 。。。more
Charley
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The pace of this book was everything。 Short， fast paced chapters that worked well to convey the point。 Although at times it seemed as though the depth of certain characters wasn't being fully explored， I think that added to the whole point of the book。Emily is a wonderful character。 The pace of this book was everything。 Short， fast paced chapters that worked well to convey the point。 Although at times it seemed as though the depth of certain characters wasn't being fully explored， I think that added to the whole point of the book。Emily is a wonderful character。 。。。more
Jackie McMillan
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"People could rarely hide being born into wealth or poverty。 Upbringing clung like a stubborn accent。" Well that's a hopeful opinion for those of us that would like to change our lot in life or distance ourselves from those who raised us。 No Home for Killers is my first novel by E。 A。 Aymar。 It centres upon the story of a trio of siblings， Markus， Melinda and Emily Peña， who have a troubled relationship。 The novel starts with musician Markus dead， Melinda cheating on her partner with her boss， a "People could rarely hide being born into wealth or poverty。 Upbringing clung like a stubborn accent。" Well that's a hopeful opinion for those of us that would like to change our lot in life or distance ourselves from those who raised us。 No Home for Killers is my first novel by E。 A。 Aymar。 It centres upon the story of a trio of siblings， Markus， Melinda and Emily Peña， who have a troubled relationship。 The novel starts with musician Markus dead， Melinda cheating on her partner with her boss， and Emily passing her evenings as a "DC-based vigilante" beating up men who are violent with their wives and don't get convicted for their actions。 Guessing the siblings' upbringing might not have been ideal either。。。"That was Markus， but with emotions。 Bathed in emotions， like a weary warrior bathed in blood。 And they informed his music， broke his voice into glinting shards others longed to gather。"As the sisters renew contact with each other at the death of their brother， they are drawn into the backstory of his less than savoury life and troubled relationship with women， including his former lover， Rebecca。 "Rebecca reminded Melinda of those women。 Those women who had tried and failed to understand why violence was done to them。" Melinda isn't particularly likeable or deep， with primitive insights into herself and her own actions， and a bit of a saviour complex with the sex workers she used to work with in a social work capacity: "Melinda had seen this before in her work with broken women。 So much in their lives was emotionally compartmentalised that their thoughts were broken into fragments， as if different people assumed different roles。"I found both the thinking， and the writing a bit pedestrian， the character development was lacking and unbelievable， particularly for the female characters， and it made reading the whole book a bit of a chore。 I couldn't imagine this story ever happening。 With thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for sending me a copy to read。 。。。more
Heather
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This ARC was provided to me via Kindle， from Thomas & Mercer and #NetGalley。 Thank you for the opportunity to preview and review。 Opinions expressed are completely my own。I enjoyed this book from beginning to end。
Trisha
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