They Never Learn
From the author of the “raw, ingenious, and utterly fearless” (Wendy Walker, USA TODAY bestselling author) Temper comes a dynamic psychological thriller about two women who give bad men exactly what they deserve—perfect for fans of Killing Eve and Chelsea Cain.
Scarlett Clark is an exceptional English professor. But she’s even better at getting away with murder.
Every year, Dr. Clark searches for the worst man at Gorman University—professor, student, or otherwise—and plots his well-deserved demise. Thanks to her meticulous planning, she’s avoided drawing attention to herself…but as she’s preparing for her biggest kill yet, the school starts probing into the growing body count on campus. Determined to keep her enemies close, Dr. Clark insinuates herself into the investigation and charms the woman in charge. Everything’s going according to her master plan…until she loses control with her latest victim, putting her secret life at risk of exposure.
Meanwhile, Gorman student Carly Schiller is just trying to survive her freshman year. Finally free of her emotionally abusive father, all Carly wants is to focus on her studies and fade into the background. Her new roommate has other ideas. Allison Hadley is cool and confident—everything Carly wishes she could be—and the two girls quickly form an intense friendship. So when Allison is sexually assaulted at a party, Carly becomes obsessed with making the attacker pay...and turning her fantasies about revenge into a reality.
“A gorgeously written ragestorm of a thriller” (Wendy Heard, author of The Kill Club), They Never Learn is a razor-sharp feminist serial killer story that you won’t be able to put down.
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Readers say *They Never Learn* is a dark psychological thriller featuring Prof. Scarlett Clarke, a vigilante who targets campus “trash” to protect wom...
This was close to being a 5 star read. I loved the story, the revealing of the twists throughout, and the feminine rage. I had to knock it down to 4 stars because of the ‘convenient writing.’ It’s not realistic or believable to have every male character be a creep who deserves punishment. If there were a couple of redeemable male characters (besides the gay couple) I would have been happier. But overall I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
There are vigilantes and then there is Prof. Scarlett Clarke, who LOVES taking out the trash at Gorman University, thus making the campus a better and safer place for the female student body. Not so much for the members of the male student body that think that rules and laws and just plain decency and humanity don’t apply to them and that they are entitled to reign terror on any woman they want. The book summary pretty much lays out the premise for the two different storylines in this book.
However, what the book summary doesn’t reveal is the twist and turn at about the halfway point. WOW!!! I did not see that one coming! The story took on a whole new interest at that point. The ending was explosive with some tense and nail-biting scenes. If I could it 4.5stars, I would. However, one of the last few scenes of one of the storylines was kind of a little too much and just seemed unnecessary. I don't know why either because it was pretty much in line with the rest of the story. I just didn't like it. I will still definitely be checking out Fargo’s other work.
However, what the book summary doesn’t reveal is the twist and turn at about the halfway point. WOW!!! I did not see that one coming! The story took on a whole new interest at that point. The ending was explosive with some tense and nail-biting scenes. If I could it 4.5stars, I would. However, one of the last few scenes of one of the storylines was kind of a little too much and just seemed unnecessary. I don't know why either because it was pretty much in line with the rest of the story. I just didn't like it. I will still definitely be checking out Fargo’s other work.
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