Reading this was such an odd experience like I enjoyed it but then it got a bit weird. The novel follows Poe a boy bullied during his childhood only to grow up and become a well known serial killer in Miami. They called him the Periwinkle Killer. Poe wasn’t just an ordinary man who delivered pizzas and went home at night to his loving family. Poe was a sociopath on the verge of destruction. He sought pleasure in killing those who targeted the innocent, weak, and vulnerable which were mainly women and children. One thing I can say Poe didn’t kill without a reason although it wasn’t his place to intervene someone had to do law enforcements job . . . . at least that’s what he thought. 

I can get down with the true crime/ serial killer vibes but the writing style and writing itself was very different. Since the book made references to Edgar Allen Poe which he was notorious for his work and odd writing style I’m going to assume some of the authors inspiration came from him. 

The synopsis posed the question of whether a serial killer is designed or destined. In Poe’s case I’d say he was designed to be a serial killer. The father that raised him was a serial killer himself and Poe loved his father so I think he was just following in his footsteps. There were a few things that probably pushed Poe over the edge mentally like losing his father, being bullied, his best-friend committing suicide, and getting his side piece pregnant which caused him to lose the girlfriend he was so called in love with. So, I don’t think he was destined to be a killer just a lot of factors came into play that contributed to his irrational behavior.

Overall, the book was crazy it’s hard to explain. If you’re into true crime serial killer type books this might be for you. It does get a little confusing because it flips between a 1st and 3rd person point of view. But character development was great and the ending was so unexpected definitely made me say WTF‼️ Special thanks to the author & @akashicbooks for my gifted copy.