Having loved Sweet Pea and In Bloom I couldn’t wait to read the third in the series. Best book I’ve read this year - without a doubt. Husband kept looking at me because I kept laughing as I was reading. I’ve got my fingers, toes and everything else crossed for a fourth one - please?

Oh how I have been anticipating this book, and I am thrilled that it is as salty as the first two in the series. This is the book that everyone needs to read after the ghastly excuse for a year 2020 was. Rhiannon's kill lists are just as good as ever; I did worryingly agree with most of her entries. She has the same dirty sense of humour and always manages to turn every day into an adventure. Imagine being lucky enough to befriend her on a cruise ship, or have her assist in burying the bodies, or simply make you a breakfast smoothie. Yes, these things all happen in this book and I admit it, I'm stanning her hard.
What's equally as satisfying is the knowledge (now I've read it) that there could be a fourth book in the series. *crosses fingers and toes*

Thank you to Net Galley and the publishers for making my Christmas come early and allowing me early access to the book in return for an honest review.

5 Stars from me

People who read books in a series out of order.
The Rona.
People who hurt children and animals.
Trumpety Trump.
My own sense of procrastination.

Confession first - I haven't read Sweetpea yet. Sorry. I do recommend you read the books in order - even though Dead Head worked perfectly well on its own, there is clearly a back story that it makes sense to know.

It's on my Christmas list. Honest.

I love Rhiannon, I think I might be a Stan!

Fabulous intro to this book, I was thrown straight into her thought processes, straight into the storyline and from the very beginning I was hooked.

Very much a book of three parts and I loved all of them. C J Skuse is gifted beyond measure with her ability to engage the reader and makes scenes so easy to imagine.

I love how Rhiannon speaks - I swear it's like the author has tapped into my inner monologue at times.

Loved the cruise, the old lady, her descriptions of the other holiday makers. Properly loved Tenoch, wish he was my uncle. Not so much a fan of his little band of evil henchmen though. Raf, obvs, his family, double obvs.

I found this darkly thrilling read to be a delightfully refreshing change from the run of the mill and I await with baited breath the day I get to read Sweetpea.

For some reason I haven't read this series before, I thought I'd give it a go anyway. Pleased that I did as I enjoyed it. Such a different character to the usual, made for a refreshing change. Off to read the others now!

I absolutely loved the first two books in this series, and Dead Head doesn't disappoint. Dark and hilarious in equal measure, C.J. Skuse has done it again.

4.25-4.5* I loved it, I felt the book just kept getting better as it progressed with twists and revelations.
Gore score 2/5
#3 in the series of Rhiannon Lewis the unrepentant serial killer. A continuation from in bloom,very much still in the same vein with the trendy light hearted chatty writing style which makes you laugh. I felt that the plot was morye involved in this book than in bloom. I found it medium paced with the tension building well at the end.
Having read the end of in bloom I was sure that I knew where the next book would take us, but I was wrong ! At the end of in bloom I thought Seren was in Australia but she is in Vermont.
More of Rhiannon’s antics trying to escape capture.
She is absolutely bat shit crazy! But I couldn’t help but be in her corner and like her. There are 2 other likeable characters too.
There were 2 scenarios at the end that stretched my believability, one more than the other.

I can’t get enough of this series! I did read that it’s being made into a tv series and I can’t wait.

The third of a series about serial killer Rhiannon! My word this lady is completely bonkers... if you’ve read the other two you’ll know what I mean. This book was shockingly funny, page turning and hopefully will lead to book four.

I can't quite believe my #rhiannon hotshots are now over 😔
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Book 3 did not disappoint...OK so it wasn't as funny and I did miss that but there was SO much going on that it definitely steered you away from being hung up over it.
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Yes Dead Head was absolutely action packed with some new characters you met along the way who I totally fell in love with - Caro and Tenoch, Awkkk I just LOVED them ❤
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Without giving anything away, it was quite surprisingly refreshing to see a different side to Rhiannon Lewis and although a different book to the first two, CJ Skuse has expertly pulled an absolute blinder once again whilst at the same time engineering the story in a slightly different direction which for some stories may not have worked. In my opinion anyway it absolutely did work! Pure skill.
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I soooo hope there is more to come but for now I'd like to say Thank you to @ceejayismeeejay for bringing the #sweetpeaseries into my life. It really has been the best series I've ever read. Thank you so much 💕
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DEAD HEAD is unleashed onto the #bookshelves in FEBRUARY 2021 please make sure you pick this up then, I promise to eat my own head if you're disappointed 😉😋
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Of course Thank You #netgalley #hqstories and #cjskuse for this early BRILLIANT read 👏 👍 👌

I've been pacing back and forth through my house since I finished In Bloom, waiting for this fella to come out. Thanks to Netgalley I didn't have to wait until February.

We pick up the story a little while after Rhiannon flees the UK, in New York where she meets up with the journalist who she sent her confession to. The majority of the story that follows gives us the missing section of how we got to New York.

While there's not quite the same murderyness in this book as the first two, we do delve a lot more into Rhiannon's character and see her develop a lot during the course of her story. I've seen reviews that suggest this book is not as good as the first two but I disagree entirely; this book holds up just as well as the first two. Rhiannon's tale of escape has many twists and turns, and with plenty of new characters to love and hate along the way. I'm sure anyone reading would love to see Caro again, and the way this book ends there's a lot of scope for at least a fourth book, which after finishing this one I can't wait for.

Thank you very much to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advance copy of this book.
Dead Head is the third, eagerly awaited book in the Sweet Pea series, which do need to be read in order (Sweet Pea, In Bloom, Dead Head).
Rhiannon Lewis has made arrangements to flee the country and is making her escape on board a cruise ship. She is on her way to meet up with someone who can arrange a new identity for her, and it seems as though she is going to give up her old murdering ways and start a new life.
I absolutely loved Dead Head, I admit it may not be for everyone as it contains lots of swearing, the subject matter is intense and the descriptions pretty graphic. If, however, you are like me and you like your heroines dark, a bit twisted and you are not a fan of sex attackers, you will love it!
I would give this book 5⭐️, more if I could! I loved it and I’m eagerly awaiting the next book in the series.

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

This one was just meh. It was literally bland and middling. A real shame because I love this character in the first book was probably one of my favorites

Rhiannon Lewis is back!

Her story picks up sometime after her escape. She is now in New York where she bumps into an old friend who is desperate to know how she escaped. Rhiannon shares her story starting with the cruise ship.

Whilst I miss the Rhiannon of the first book, I like that you get to see a different side to her. I loved Caro and the relationship that they built during the cruise. I also loved Tenoch and how he seemed to know and understand Rhiannon. I think this book showed how desperate Rhiannon is to be loved and showed us a softer side.

I really enjoyed it and hope the qween will be back for a fourth installment.

Thanks to the HQ and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Excellent third instalment of the series of Rhiannon Lewis. I was surprised to still be as entertained by her tales and I continue to laugh and empathise with her quirky and morbid personality. This account was very fast paced and I’m already eager to find out what happens next after being left on a very intense cliffhanger!

I waited for this book after reading the first 2 books, I couldn't wait to read this one and see where Rhiannon ends up and what happens to her.
The characters were amazing as usual, you really get sucked into the plot lines and they keep you wanting more, the need to know where it is going without the boring slow parts like some books do. We get to know some information from the past with some of the characters that just makes you either love them more or really want them to be killed off. I love how the author added reference to their other book 'The Alibi Girl' in the book.

C J Skuse has done it again!

Readable, funny, shocking - this is everything you expect from the Sweetpea series. If you loved the previous two you will love this one.
So enjoyable.

As a huge fan of the previous books in the Sweetpea series, I was so excited to see that Dead Head was available for request, and as soon as my request for access was granted, I bumped it straight to the top of my reading pile!

There's always a bit of dread with a sequel for me - and even more so when it's the third instalment. Is there enough of a story? Do we really want/need more of this character? And more importantly, can the author keep the story original and engaging rather than repeating the same plot in a different way?

THANK GOD, the answer in this case to each of those questions is a resounding yes. CK Skuse has created such a unique and brilliantly drawn character in Rhiannon Lewis, and I don't think I'll ever get bored of her incisive humour, dark observations, and absolute inability to suffer fools. Dead Head picks up where In Bloom, the second book, left off, with Rhiannon on the run following her murder spree, thinly disguised on a cruise ship she boarded at Southampton, and waiting for her new life to start. I don't want to say too much as the plot unravels gradually, but I loved the story in this one - Rhiannon has definitely changed over the course of the books, but I love that although she adapts and starts to feel differently about certain things, her essential character isn't diluted. It was great to see her establish real functioning relationships in this book, and I loved the continuation of the story so much. The ending (no spoilers!) was great but clearly left an opening for more Rhiannon - and I for one cannot WAIT.

Unique and sparky character, witty dialogue, and dark dark DARK - loved it.

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher who granted me a free ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

Having loved Sweet Pea and In Bloom I was incredibly excited to get an advance copy of this book. It lived up to all expectations and is every bit as good as the first two (which are incredible)
Absolutely loved this book

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When she was good, she was very, very good but when she was bad she was horrid!

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I ADORE Rhiannon! I love her split personality, especially the ‘maniac’ side of her and was so thrilled that CJ Skuse brought her back.

I admit, it’s been awhile since I read SWEETPEA and IN BLOOM. So it took me a little while to piece together her victims names with their wrongdoings and ultimate deaths. But if you’ve just finished them, you’re in luck because this one picks up exactly where book 2 ended- boarding a cruise ship from Southampton.

In the same way that Rhiannon struggles with her split personas the story felt split also.

‘When she was good she was very, very good’... When Rhiannon isn’t fighting an urge to hunt down, maim and destroy. She’s a sweet, homely, girly-girl who loves Sylvanians, flowers, kids and ultimately just wants to be in love and adored. DEAD HEAD sees her cruising around the med, sightseeing, eating glorious food and helping old ladies. I felt this took up a lot of valuable real estate and was just too vanilla for me.

‘When she was bad she was horrid’... Now this is what people pick up the books to read! The lists are back! The whole other half of the story is this bubbling chess pit of hate that ends in what can only be described in a pure Tarantino technicolour. Rhiannon, for me is at her most funniest, interesting and daring when this side of her gets air time. Unlike the previous novels, this side of her was on the back burner for a long time and I was ‘dying’ for her to unleash the beast!

A hilarious novel, full of witty insights and dark humour - CJ Skuse is an excellent writer and I’ve never read anything quite like her. This book is such an entertaining read but I wonder if anymore from this series is stretching a good thing too thin? This book hints towards a 4th and I know I will be first in the cue to read it. But SWEETPEA is still the ultimate Rhiannon. So much so, this book has made me want to go back and read it’s predecessors again!

Thanks to NetGalley for advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

Absolutely outstanding!! Loved it loved it loved it! Did I mention that I loved it? A perfect follow on from book two. Really love this series of books and hope there are more