How I’ll Kill You

DeStefano’s adult debut (following YA novel The Cursed Sea) follows triplets Sissy, Moody, and Iris, who have always lived to survive. They take this idea to the extreme by murdering their boyfriends. Sissy is the one to clean up the crime scenes, but now it’s her turn to prove her loyalty to her siblings by finding her first target. Edison, a widower, seems like the perfect first victim, but as Sissy spends more time with him, it seems that he might be too perfect to kill. Now Sissy needs to make a tough decision: stick with the sisters who have protected her throughout her life or make a fresh start and a new life with Edison. Narrator Karissa Vacker skillfully gives voice to each sister in a slightly different way. She excels in bringing Sissy’s inner monologue to life, portraying her sympathetically in spite of her disturbing past.