I loved the idea of Killer Potential. A brilliant young woman that hasn’t reached her full potential is on the run with a stranger across the United States. Yes, please! But don’t give me more than 150 pages of it. Introspection moves the story along at a glacial pace for the first half of the book. Then the book goes deep into melodrama. The writing and especially the dialog, both internal and external, was believable. The actions of the main character? Not so much.
If you like introspective literary fiction, Killer Potential might be the perfect book for you. However, the initially slow pacing, and some of the sudden and inexplicable actions of the main character, makes this a 3 star read for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for providing me with an advanced review copy.