Talk:Pasta Noir: Dames, Slugs and the Hatchetman/@comment-9584883-20150115194248/@comment-4849011-20150116160917

Okay, time for the review!

Like I said with the drafts on the Writer's Workshop, you made the characters so human and realistic. I liked the little touches, the allusions, the breaking of the fourth wall, and the in-jokes.

I found the flashback to Chris's life after the deaths of Abby and Connor to be touching as it showed the camaraderie the officers have. The brief but disturbing look inside the killer's head was chilling for a number of reasons. Part of it could be read as an anti-bullying statement, but overall it could be read as an example of how warped people try to justify twisted actions. For instance, he excused himself killing those close to Chris (and inflicting horrible trauma on the families of those close to Chris) by saying he was obviously a bully, but we know that Chris is a good egg, someone who can still treat people with kindness and sympathy despite everything he's been through. I was not disappointed by the ending. In fact, this was the most satisfying villain death I've read in a while. Isn't it ironic that the killer who prided himself on being so clever died because he didn't think to do one simple thing? Then again, it was really his arrogance and overconfidence that did him in. Those last two lines were chilling, a fitting end for a chilling tale.