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Read Because I Killed Him if you like dystopian chaos, elite class systems, and a slow burn romance that will emotionally ruin you.
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📖 What’s Inside:
- Single POV
- 💙 Color-based class system
- On-page intimacy 🟢
- 👀 Surveillance state
- Academy setting
- Found family 🫂
- Explicit language
- Fencing 🤺
Book Boyfriend Meter: ❤️🔥
Endgame. No notes.
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✨ Vibes:
- Red Rising — color-based class system + hierarchy
- The Hunger Games — media spectacle + public executions
- Watch Me — surveillance state + constant monitoring
Basically: dystopian oppression meets high society etiquette… with a side of “one wrong move and you die.”
💭 My Thoughts:
I went into this wanting one thing:
Top-tier dystopian.
Because lately? The genre has been hit or miss.
And this?
Delivered.
This is full sci-fi dystopian.
We’re talking:
Robots. Drones. Microchipped citizens.
Manufactured humans.
Different colored blood tied to class.
And while “high class vs low class” isn’t new…
The execution here?
So fun.
It’s giving:
Roaring 20s elegance meets brutal surveillance state.
Where etiquette isn’t just manners—
It’s law.
Trip over a plant? Lose credits.
Lose enough credits? Execution.
Completely original.
The mix of:
✔️ Old-world formal etiquette
✔️ Futuristic tech
✔️ Public spectacle justice system
✔️ Fencing as literal dueling law
…it all comes together in a way that feels fresh.
The romance:
Okay but listen—
This is an 800-page slow burn.
It’s long.
And yes—there’s some repetition that could’ve been trimmed.
But honestly?
Even with cuts, this would still be a long book.
And for a story this complex?
That works.
But back to the romance.
Like half the book I was like:
“Okay but where is the MMC??”
He’s technically there…
Just not on page enough.
I wanted more of him.
We hear about him being fun, mischievous, carefree with his friends…
But we don’t really see it.
So when he shows up on page?
He’s softer. More romantic. More devoted.
Which I loved—but it created a tiny disconnect between who we’re told he is vs who we actually experience.
This man???
Top tier.
- Loyal
- Kind
- Generous
- Down BAD
He’s a full green flag.
Like objectively perfect.
(Do I personally prefer a little more chaos? Yes. But that’s a me problem.)
The plot:
One thing to note—
A major twist is revealed in the summary.
And it doesn’t happen until like… 68% in.
So as the reader, you’re just sitting there like:
“I know something you don’t 👀”
Which did take away some of the impact.
The last last 30%?
I was unwell.
Like actually.
The tension. The heartbreak. The love—between the MCs and the found family??
Too much.
I was updating my Goodreads like it was a live distress signal.
I need therapy.
This book is:
✔️ Complex
✔️ Emotional
✔️ Unique
✔️ Addictive
And despite a few small issues?
It’s still a 5⭐ read for me.
No question.
📚Read Alikes:
If you want more dystopian chaos with emotional damage:
- Red Rising — brutal class systems + rebellion
- The Hunger Games — spectacle, control, and survival
- Watch Me — surveillance + high-stakes society (read my review)
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Yes. Immediately. You need this book in your life.
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