Summary
Do you like a shocking thriller? Do you like a twist you never see coming?
The Killing of Faith, winner of three national awards, tells the incredible story of Faith, a beautiful woman who has everything….but everything still isn’t enough. Her endless desire for more and more plunges her into a living nightmare beyond anything you can imagine. The reader quickly knows Faith is in big trouble, but doesn’t know where she is or why she’s there. This mystery will draw you in, as you are given clues to solving the puzzle of Faith’s whereabouts, the events leading up to her current nightmare, and how a woman’s simple lies plunge her into a living nightmare beyond anything you can imagine. The book concludes with a shocking twist that will make you question everything you thought you knew.
You’ll be shocked when you realize what happened to Faith can happen to you!
Review
“The Killing of Faith” by William Holms was marketed as a thriller, but honestly, it was anything but. It is one of the first books that I just could not get myself to finish despite its promise to have a twist ending. The style of writing was challenging to embrace from the start, with the author’s clumsy attempt at embodying a teenage girl’s diary coming across as derogatory, uncomfortable, and even inappropriate. Not even the most narcissistic woman, and Faith is definitely on top of that list, would describe herself as “I’m fifteen, I have a cute and innocent face, soft curves, and straight, skinny legs.” It feels much more like a man describing a woman he desires, which takes us down a slippery slope knowing that this is a grown man describing a teenage girl. The author also describes things that feel like mansplaining a lot and in my opinion, could be interpreted as undermining the reader’s intelligence. Not something I want to feel like when enjoying a fiction book. Ideally, a fiction book should engage and challenge the reader, not make them feel undervalued. The sex scenes are clumsy and childishly written. I don’t read a lot of spice, but this was a lukewarm milk spice level at best. The lead character, Faith, is so self-centered that it’s difficult to root for her or be invested in her journey, even with a potential twist and I just could not justify spending more time reading to find out if she gets what she deserves.
This is just my person opinion, so if you are intrigued by the summary, go ahead and check it out and let me know in the comments what you think. Not everyone’s taste is the same. For example, I HATED 50 Shades of Grey and couldn’t get into it at all. To me, it was like a 10-year-old wrote the book and sex scenes were in my opinion even worse to me than in Killing of Faith. But guess what, it was an international bestseller and turned into movies, so other people loved it. We don’t all have to agree on everything and I think that’s a good thing.
0/5🌟 I received a complimentary copy of the book from the author via Voracious Readers Only.