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View all 18 comments. He then meets a mysterious red head and has a one night stand with her and their fates become forever entwined. But with danger, death, blackmail, blood, a couple game changing revelations, how will everything turn out? Will Johnnie extinguish his torch for Meggie and give Kendall a chance? And with old and new enemies arising, will these two be able to trust each other to stay alive? Read and you will find out! Everything just seemed to go off a lot though in the first part of the book and the ending so it was a bit dumbfounding is all.
Also, I thought that Kendall was supposed to be an attorney. So where did that concept go? It was brought up in the beginning and then it just perished. And well, the way that she acted throughout the story. I mean, Kendall went through all those years of schooling so it has to be her passion, right?
Where did it go? I get that she landed in bad water with that previous MC club that put it on the back burner but I would have liked to see it take flight again as Kendall rediscovered herself and grew stronger character wise. I hate insta-love and fast paced romances. So over all, a great addition to the Death Dwellers MC series!
View all 5 comments. Feb 21, Julz rated it it was ok. I'm sorry to say that this story just didn't do anything for me. I was looking forward to Johnnies story but I just didn't feel the connection between Kendall and him. It felt flat and that he just settled for her. He didn't love her. He still loved Meg and Kendall just appeared weak.
I know things were tough but she was so needy and her life couldn't possibly be right without Johnnie in it. Yeah, this story just left me flat. View all 8 comments.
I really liked it. Jul 22, Ashley Jae rated it it was amazing. And for whatever reason, Martin as an adult, has never moved from his hometown. It is full of everything you expect from a MC book, action, violence and tons of hot bad boy bikers. I grabbed Misled and read it first when I knew I was going to read this but there is another boo The second book in the Death Dwellers series by Kathryn Kelly. He is the butt of everyone's jokes, Let me start by saying that Karin Slaughter is possibly my favourite author, without a shadow of a doubt in my top 10, I love her Grant County series especially.
Apr 21, Alpha Possessive Heroes rated it it was ok Shelves: I didn't really feel the connection between Johnnie and Kendall. He was still pinning for Meg! I'm all into love triangle stories but this one didn't sit well on me. Johnnie and Kendall together? I didn't believe it. He spent the whole time in love with Megan then few pages he's not anymore? Kendall was unlikeable he Ugh.. Kendall was unlikeable heroine in my opinion. This woman has experienced so much shit but I didn't feel any pity or whatever. I liked reading under dog characters but she just felt flat to me throughout the story.
I didn't like her here. You'd think we had enough of her since ya' know she already had two books in the series but nooooo Set aside the romance thing going on in the book, I'm still giving this 2 ish stars because the story was just all over the place and poorly executed. I don't know if I'll continue this series. I love the first book and second book came out just okay I am still reeling over Misunderstood. Happily it didn't, from page one of Misunderstood I was hooked! How do I even review Misunderstood without spoilers? What I can say is that fans of the Death Dwellers series have been waiting for Johnnie's book and Ms.
Kelly did not disappoint. Misunderstood is an epic tale of betrayal, abuse, death, lost love, new love, fear, suicide, rape and brotherhood. In Misunderstood he is still sexy but we get a glimpse of the darkness he hides and find out why there is so much tension between him and his cousin Outlaw Christopher.
I do have to say Johnnie was a bit of a hardass and at times really harsh to Kendall, but the situation they were in gets him a little leeway from me, so I still LURRVV him! She needs help both for the situation she has found herself in and for issues that stem from her childhood. At times she drove me crazy, but i couldn't help but feel for her, in the end I just wanted her happy and to feel loved like she never has before. Misunderstood is truly a roller coaster ride full of twists and turns and OMG! This book is intense, it's full of emotions and there is NOT a lot of happy in this story, it is emotionally devastating, there are situations that will turn your stomach, make you laugh, make you cry and make you cringe.
There are some great funny and tender moments with the Death Dwellers giving each other hell and especially when they melt around Little Man. As hard as some of the situations were to read, I found myself not able to put it down, well a couple scenes I had to put the book down and BREATHE, only to jump right back into the story.
One thing I love about the Death Dwellers' series is that the characters carry over in each book and each book does not necessarily wrap up the main characters HEA. I LOVE series like this, it shows that a HEA does not come with everything perfect for the rest of their lives and full of talking ponies, unicorns and glitter. It shows that you have to work to keep your HEA and that love is worth fighting for. As dark and emotional as the story is, I found it riveting and I truly enjoyed Misunderstood, I will admit to cussing at Ms.
Kelly for the tears I shed. While reading Misunderstood I could really see the growth of Ms. Kelly as an author. Now I am chompin' at the bit for the next book in this epic MC Romance saga! Please do not go into this series expecting roses, chocolate and a sweet HEA, this is not that kind of series, this series will chew you up, spit you out all the while making you smile at the antics of the Death Dweller members and interactions between all of them, then sigh when they finally get their HEA. The road to each couple's HEA is filled with a whole lot of ugly, angst, trouble and turmoil, but once they reach it you will be glad you were along for the wild ride.
Review copy provided for an honest review. Jun 01, Vallsykes rated it did not like it Shelves: I really did know better, BUT it helps my reading challenge! This series will more than likely continue. I will not continue it, however. Apr 24, Jeannie Zelos rated it it was ok. Still, having read it I wondered if I was going to be alone in really not enjoying it Maybe hate is too strong, but certainly dislike.
So what went wrong for me? Well, Kendall — an attorney so supposedly an intelligent woman, and yet ends up in the situation she's in? No one from her work notices her biker boyfriend whacking her about? Taking her away when she's due in court? After all she thinks he's a hero, and she's in love with him? Does she find a way to escape and search for sister?
No, even though she's unrestrained and in the house alone, it seems it's far more important to wait for him to return and have more hot sex Jonny was still so fixated on Meg I didn't see where the connection between them could go, and how they'd ever have any kind of relationship. I can take the violence, murders, sexual elements, the bad language, though even for a biker book that was extreme and the fact that they all spoke in weird, cut off sentences Well for me I need more.
Sex that fits the story, plots that make sense, and are realistic seriously all those murders, bombings, beatings, fires where the police and fire-squad are attending, and it all gets passed over by a few backhanders? So that's it — a book some will love and some like me will simply feel Meh, unreal, didn't like it. ARC received via Netgalley Feb 17, Kaylyn rated it it was amazing Shelves: Sleep was lost over this book because I could not put it down. I was hooked from page one.
Like I have mentioned this book is not for the faint of heart but if you love biker books than this is a must read series!! It is full of everything you expect from a MC book, action, violence and tons of hot bad boy bikers. With every book in this series I fall more in love with the characters. I also develop more of a hatred for Big Joe a. I really hope he i OMG! I really hope he is burning in book hell because he is a motherfucking asshole…. Trust me that is me being nice. Not to mention what that douchebag Spoon put her through. He deserves to die a long and slow death. Seriously though I was just proud that she was still putting one foot in front of the other.
I liked how she kinda gave Megan some hell because ….. I kinda agree a bit. Especially if you know the man you care deeply about has a thing for her. Johnnie well I love him but sometimes I want to throttle him. I was so glad he found Kendall. I liked seeing his relationship with Val and Mortician. Something about the three of them made me giggle. I have to say I love Mortician. He is a funny guy who is going to lose that bet. Jul 22, Pam rated it really liked it Shelves: I am loving this series more and more.
I have got to be honest though. This book has a lot going for it with the story but I am already getting a bad feeling of disgust and dislike for Kendall. John Boy's new love interest we met in the last book trying to seduce Outlaw "Christopher". Without throwing out spoilers left and right I do realize that Kendall has been through a lot of horror and heartbreak but it seems that no matter what has happened her mind is She says she's not a wh I am loving this series more and more. She says she's not a whore but she has whored her way through school to get things and find love.
While she is suppose to be worried about what is happening to her sister that is being raped, beaten and used on a daily basis she seems to think about her only a "little".
She gets sloppy drunk worrying about looking fat because she's pregnant so Johnnie won't find her attractive not caring what drinking and binging and purging will do to the baby. Meanwhile back at the clubhouse Christopher and Megan are still off on their honeymoon. Johnnie is acting Prez. Logan has reappeared when everyone thought him dead and for some reason wants access to the baby "Little Man" saying he wants to makeup for all the bad he did to Christopher and unknown to Kendall her sister is already dead.
Val who had been shot just recently is beaten nearly to death just a week or so later. Things are building to a big climax this book.
You shouldn't miss it. If you don't mind playing slip and slide through Kendall's bodily fluids. May 09, Pamela AllHoney rated it liked it Shelves: The second book in the Death Dwellers series by Kathryn Kelly. Kendall Miller's sister was kidnapped and Kendall is forced to comply with her ex-boyfriend's demands. Kendall was sent to seduce Outlaw at a party and failed.
She ended up in his cousin, Johnnie's bed instead. Johnnie is acting Prez of the Death Dwellers while Outlaw is on his honeymoon but there are forces that want to destroy them all. I grabbed Misled and read it first when I knew I was going to read this but there is another boo The second book in the Death Dwellers series by Kathryn Kelly. I grabbed Misled and read it first when I knew I was going to read this but there is another book, Misappropriate , that really needs to be read too.
I felt I was missing a lot by not reading it. I liked Johnnie but I really didn't care for Kendall at all. She was a lawyer but I didn't feel it. So much chaos could have been prevented if she would have told the truth. But I understand that was the way the author wrote her. There were elements that were not of my personal taste but the story itself rolled along nicely.
But I do wonder - Where was the police? So much death and destruction and the police are clueless? Just didn't seem very feasible to me. On another note, the ending does end on a cliffhanger. I must admit I would be hesitate to recommend this to most people but those out there who want something dark and gritty may want to check this out. I received this book through Netgalley for an honest review. Feb 05, Tammy Santiago rated it really liked it. I never knew you were so complicated.
I received an arc of this book and even though I loved the first two, this book to me was even better. The story was riveting and I found myself ignoring everyone and everything around me until I finished. I would laugh then scream then be like really I mean just really. I loved the chance to see how the whole gang was doing and even though we lose a couple in this one I feel it didnt alter the story at all.
So please don't let one part of a chapter ruin what will be an awesome read for you. Kathryn Kelly you have once again made my day for allowing me to read the continuation of this series. I will gladly continue to support you and your books anytime babe. Mar 19, Shannon rated it it was amazing.
Another excellent addition to this fabulous series! Not for the faint of heart, this book is full of sex,death and rowdy bikers! This book was full of twist and turns and had we on the edge of my seat. Johnnie is left in charge of the club while Christopher Outlaw is away on his honeymoon and all hell breaks loose, old enemies return and nothing was as it seems! Kendall's sister is taken and in order to get her back she is suppose to get close to Christopher but gets on Johnnie's radar!
What h Another excellent addition to this fabulous series! What happens when he finds out? Will she trust Johnnie to help her? Will secrets of the past surface and destroy everyone! I loved this book and can't wait to see what happens next! Apr 05, Tracy Beaton rated it it was amazing. I'm loving these boys and can not wait for the next chapter in the Death Dwellers' I received a copy of this book late last night and once I opened it, I could not put it down. Such an amazing read, well done Kathryn Kelly you have done it again, don't know why you were sweating over this one So any MC lovers out there you need to get this book.
Dec 06, Gi's Spot Reviews marked it as can-never-read Shelves: And door number two Feb 20, Rachel T rated it it was amazing Shelves: Combined review with books 1. Harder book review to write, simply because this is one of the grittiest motorcycle club MC series I have ever read. I do have to write a small disclaimer here as this is certainly the farthest from PG reading one can get. If you are open to reading about harsh violence, rape, language, law breaking, controversial everything, hot biker dudes that are serious bad ass, tight brotherhood and a storyline that just keeps you page flipping or screen swiping, then you may want to check this out.
I am a boundary pushing reader and appreciate an author who will lay it all out and not apologize for it. My shock buttons were most assuredly pushed and while I am not by any means "in the know" of how MC clubs are truely ran, I would dare say this may be a little more accurate than some of the "rainbow glitter" versions out there which BTW are quite a great read as well and ones I enjoy more than often. Now I hope I haven't scared you off, but there is a need to be honest. This series really rocked my world and the "WOW, the author went there!
The Death Dweller series by Kathryn Kelly is about the Death Dweller motorcycle club consisting of men and woman that live their lives according to a brotherhood and a code. Their lives are drenched in violence, they march to the beat of their own drum, live by their own laws, are in constant conflict, engage in drugs and alcohol and in the midst of it all, are hooking up with their future "old lady".
Megan Foy runs from her abusive stepfather, hoping for her daddy's intervention to save her and get her terrified mother away before it's too late. Only problem is, she soon discovers her beloved daddy is dead and the man who killed him is the man she's falling in love with. While she has lived away from the club, she has been a victim of abuse by her stepfather. Finally pushed to leave her home, Megan goes to find her father for help. When she runs into the new president Christopher "Outlaw" Caldwell, she is stunned to discover that her father is dead. While there is chemistry between Megan and Outlaw, there are too many factors that prevent Outlaw from claiming Megan as his "old lady".
The biggest factor is that Outlaw is responsible for her father's death. This doesn't mean he isn't claiming Megan every other way and keeping her close to his side. This is a tumultuous time for the club with war on the horizon and betrayal so large that one needs to concentrate on surviving before one can start living. With her new child and the affection of the brothers of the Death Dwellers' MC, her life is settling down. However, a new threat rides into town and targets Christopher "Outlaw" Caldwell, forcing him to re-evaluate his life once more and endangering everyone.
Most of all, it threatens Meggie's newfound peace. Megan is realizing how much her life has changed when she faces the challenges of being the The Death Dwellers presidents "old lady", mother to the treasured "little man", and trying to plan her wedding and get all her hard ass MC biker boys in tuxedos. On top of all this, her mother is acting like an idiot stick and Outlaws dad is back in town and trying to get rid of her. With the odds stacked against her, Megan rises up and shows her new family just what she is made of With six days left till Outlaw's return and smooth sailing so far, trouble suddenly bubbles up.
As the clock ticks, he's determined to bring everything under control. Kendall Miller, an attorney and the ex-girlfriend of another MC president, is in deep problems. When her little sister is taken by her ex, she needs to supply information to a man who is frantic for information on the highest ranking members of Johnnie's club. When she suddenly shows up at the clubhouse and arouses the suspicions of a very handsome blond biker, she finds herself being taken as his prisoner. Evil is all around them. To save herself and her sister, Kendall has to rely on the man she betrayed.
To save his club, Johnnie has to trust Kendall's story. Before it's too late. Because lives will be lost and hearts will be broken. Yup he is the yummy biker. We met him in book 1 as he is Outlaws cousin, a member of the Death Dwellers, but he was raised educated, a more "proper" than his biker brothers.
Although considered refined, he is still all bad biker. Now the VP, he is acting P when Megan and Outlaw are on their honeymoon and the quiet couple of weeks he was hoping for are nothing but a wish.
You know what is about to hit the fan, and it all surrounds the mysterious woman that had offered to become the clubs lawyer. Kendall is the ex-girlfriend of an opposing club, and soon finds herself having to do things she wouldn't dream of doing in order to save her sister. This means infiltrating the Death Dwellers and engaging the VP. Well while the flames are fanned between John and Kendall, a whole bunch of violence and trouble comes between them, leaving them with the doubt that things could ever work between them.
I really had trouble putting this series down. There are some serious LOL moments and the things that come out of these bikers mouths are at times nothing short of hilarious. I've never read a Karin Slaughter book before I know, where have I been? As she stated, "People didn't seem to have a problem with the rape and murder of women, but to have a female cop drop the F-bomb? That got a response. I'm certainly going to read her other books.
I'm a happy camper for picking up Martin Misunderstood - the writing was unique, unexpected, and absolutely demented with its humor. I mean, I can't believe I laughed at some of the things that happened. So this little bit of odd brought to us by the queen of crime was I swear Ms Slaughter decided to just have a bit of fun with this one, I must admit that it made me kind of giggle a few times. She kind of disses Patricia Cornwell at some point which I thought was a bit "ok then".
But nice and short. My newly lazy reading ways have started to appreciate nice and short. So at least there's that. I was lucky enough to get to see this author at a local signing in Georgia. So as I prepped for my flight, I spotted this audio and decided to give it a try. As many others have said, this is a huge departure from this author's other books. Main character Martin is a pretty sad character. He lives a pretty miserable life - many of his high school tormentors are now his adult world co-workers and they are still making his life awful.
When there is suddenly a murder in his office, it's easy to see I was lucky enough to get to see this author at a local signing in Georgia. When there is suddenly a murder in his office, it's easy to see how Martin is quickly the suspect. From there, this one spirals. I loved the twists and even appreciated many of the coincidences that cornered Martin and got him into the mess he was in. It was quirky and I appreciated it for the silly story the author intended it to be. I quickly passed on it - not particularly caring for audio books OR murder mysteries - until I heard that Wayne Knight was narrating it.
You know Wayne Knight, guys I mean, I'm no fan of the show yes, it's been said that only people with no sense of humor dis like Seinfeld, I'm a freak, I've come to terms with it It's gotta be kinda funny, right? It's gonna at least have my attention, right?
So I went against my gut - which was saying "it doesn't matter who narrates it Lori, you don't like murder mysteries" - and threw it into my swag bag. That's not a whole lot of time to commit myself to. That's two trips back and forth to work. I can handle it. Even if it's bad. Where's the harm in taking it for a spin?
I can't decide if my issues with the audio book lie with the writing - which is your typical, cookie cutter who-dun-it - or with Wayne Knight's interpretation of the writing. For starters, though he has a reasonably good natural reading voice, his character voices cracked my shit up! And not in the "oh, that Wayne Knight, what a comedian More like in a "Oooh my Gawd! Is he really going to make Martin and his mother sound like that?
For the entire book? I gotta give him some credit though, there were a lot of characters in this book, and he managed to create unique if not ear-grating voices for each one. The most painful part of the audio book - for me, and I have to imagine, for Wayne as well - were the sex scenes. I will never look at Wayne Knight the same ever, ever, again. The grunting and the spasms and the shooting of the loads Like "worse than walking in on your parents getting it on" awful.
My poor, poor ears. I mean, I found myself god forgive me for saying this wondering if that is really how Wayne Knight sounds when he is getting his freak on. I can't get those sounds out of my head. Thankfully, those scenes did not last long, mainly due to the inexperience of our pathetic protagonist, Martin. And since I'm mentioning Martin, I may as well give you some back story on him, yes?
Ok, so Martin is this middle aged corporate loser who still lives at home with his overbearing and annoying mother. He currently works with all the cool kids who endlessly picked on him in school, and things are no different now that they are adults. Teased day in and day out, friendless and lonely, Martin loses himself inside hundreds of murder mystery and thriller novels. Until the day he finds himself the prime suspect of one when a co-worker turns up dead. Not the best story in the world, and most definitely an embarrassing and awkward narration.
But I really have nothing to judge it by.
Have any of you listened to it? Have you read other Karin Slaughter novels? Is this typical of it's genre? Is the narration typical of audio books? Though I am extremely skeptical, I won an audio copy of Among the Mad at the Picador Blogger Cocktail, and though it is a heck of a lot longer a total of 8 hours, I believe , I think I am going to give it a shot. Just so I have something to judge Martin Misunderstood against.
Just to give it audio books another fighting chance. Though I doubt I will ever be able to shake the "uuhhh View all 4 comments. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. To say I'm disappointed with this book would be a huge understatement. I'm a big fan of this author the Grant County books are fantastic , but this story just didn't grab me. You have a man who has been bullied his entire life, who finds that his role in life is to confess to murders - just so he can keep seeing the nice lady detective of the story.
The nice lady detective lives in a world of her own one where she invents lesbian lovers - one of whom dies of breast cancer , just so her fellow co To say I'm disappointed with this book would be a huge understatement. The nice lady detective lives in a world of her own one where she invents lesbian lovers - one of whom dies of breast cancer , just so her fellow colleagues will stop calling her frigid.
The most baffling thing to me though, is that Martin ends up on death row, for two murders that his mother committed a mother who does the circuits of the talk shows and is writing a book about her deranged son. He even gets her to confess during a prison visit and does nothing with that information because he's happy where he is. The only good thing about this book is that it only took a few hours to read. Apr 30, Kate rated it it was amazing. I absolutely loved this book. I like to think that if Thurber wrote a Slaughter book it would have come off like Martin Misunderstood.
Slaughter has a good sense of humor and it comes out in her other books which makes her style deeply satisfying. Where other crime writers have a smarmy sense of humor that usually comes out in characters that are psychopaths, her books have natural sounding dialogue I absolutely loved this book.
Where other crime writers have a smarmy sense of humor that usually comes out in characters that are psychopaths, her books have natural sounding dialogue between all the characters. When interviewed, Slaughter mentioned this book as not finding the acclaim that her other books have enjoyed. But that is probably because her audience wanted another Will Trent or Grant County story. The story is a little dark and very funny you should read it. I liked reading 'Martin Misunderstood'. It was surprisingly funny. The story itself was very compelling and the writing, as usual, was great. Karin Slaughter can truly weave some twisted magic in such a short amount of pages.
Martin was definitely an interesting character. I would either feel bad for him or curse him for being so stupid. My only complaint is that the ending was abrupt, it needed to be stronger. This was definitely a good read. Dit 2de kortverhaal dat ik van haar lees is terug compleet anders dan wat we van Karin Slaughter uit bv. Geen slecht boek, maar ook niet helemaal mijn ding, ik krijg er kippenvel van of beter, zoals in het Engels, "it makes my skin crawl".
Normaal lezen de boeken van Karin Slaughter heel vlot, deze vond ik langdradig. Niet echt leuk om te lezen. Ben ik niet gewoon. Oct 01, Lucy rated it really liked it. I thought it was funny! I could picture Martin all too clearly and it was not an attractive image! Best-selling crime writer Karin Slaughter brings us a strange but enjoyable novella. Martin Misunderstood reads like the stories of our youth - lots of exposition, not enough action. Or maybe it's a stylistic thing, so we shouldn't judge it too harshly. Though set in Georgia, it very much sounds English in tone, and not just because of the word twat - though that certainly helps ;- Only available in audio format in the US, those of us in the UK and Australia also get this novella in print.
The ch Best-selling crime writer Karin Slaughter brings us a strange but enjoyable novella. The characters are vivid: Martin Reed's been tormented all his life, still lives with his mother, works in a shoddy toilet supply business Detective Anther Albada was stuck in an abusive marriage until her husband died, and afterward she made up a lesbian lover Jill, who later died from cancer This is not your standard tale of romance, yet these tragic characters do make a realistic couple. Screwed-up relationships are the norm in real life, if not in fiction. Martin's up on murder charges, crimes he didn't commit, yet he won't share his alibi.
An knows he's innocent, but he keeps confessing to more and more murders Read in one sitting, I didn't stop to think about the plot and guess whodunit. But I did enjoy my time with this novella. Now I'm eagerly waiting to get my filthy mitts on Fractured and the forthcoming Genesis Karin Slaughter came to Melbourne in I think. If you're on Facebook, you can see our photo taken together here. Yes, I look dopey - it was a long day Oh wait, I'm always dopey ; Dit boek was een geschenk uit de hemel. Zomaar gevonden op een dressoir in de gang van een prachtig kasteelhotel Chateau de Creissels in Frankrijk vlak bij de reusachtige brug van Millau.
Ongewoon en onverwacht om een klein boekje in het Nederlands zo plompverloren aan te treffen diep in het zuiden van Frankrijk. Te oordelen naar de kreukvrije staat van de rug en de bladen was het blijkbaar zelfs nog niet gelezen. Een kleffe misdaadthriller over een kantoorsul die met zich laat sollen en onder Dit boek was een geschenk uit de hemel. Een kleffe misdaadthriller over een kantoorsul die met zich laat sollen en onder de slof van zijn moeder ligt. Martin wordt al snel hoofdverdachte van een paar gruwelijke moorden maar wint toch de sympathie zo al niet de genegenheid van de vrouwelijke politieinspecteur.
Karin Slaughter weet te boeien over 95 klein formaat pagina's. Dit doet naar meer uitkijken! Een literaire thriller die je makkelijk op een weekendje kraakt. Aangeboden door uw boekverkoper tijdens de maand van het spannende boek in De laatste paar zinnen zijn er maar bijgelapt om een "Super Review" te krijgen That was being pretty generous. This book is not badly written, however the story itself leaves a lot to be desired. There were some funny parts I would recommend if you listen to this at work that you rethink that, listen to it in your car, or at home I found myself slumped in my office chair, cringing with the volume as low as possible, hoping to God no one can hear what I'm hearing because it is so embarrassing.
That was with earphones.