Dying for Revenge book review
- Kyla Denanyoh
- 3 days ago
- 2 min read
If revenge is best served cold, but you're not the one serving the plate… does it matter?
That’s the question that really stuck with me while reading this one.
Dying for Revenge by Eric Jerome Dickey is a fiction suspense thriller and the third book in the Gideon series. Even though it’s book number three, it still pulls you right in with Gideon moving all over the place—Antigua, London—and you’re just thinking, what is happening now?
One of the biggest plot twists in this book is that Gideon cannot get revenge twice. He doesn’t get to serve it himself. He gets help dealing with his two biggest rivals, and it really makes you pause.
Does it matter if it’s done… if you didn’t do it?
Can you actually feel at peace knowing you weren’t the one who handled it?
It’s almost like—if someone else steps in and says what needed to be said, does that satisfy you? Or did you need to be the one to do it?
Does it matter if it’s done if I didn’t do it?
That question carries through the entire story.
Gideon is still out here doing his thing as a contract killer, but what makes it interesting is his moral compass.
He’s not just taking random jobs. He goes after people who hurt the vulnerable—especially people who hurt kids. And because of that, you find yourself rooting for him.
It’s one of those situations where you’re like… he’s a vigilante.
And then you pause and think, is that a good thing?
But you're still cheering for him.
Revenge isn’t just Gideon’s storyline. It shows up in multiple relationships and situations throughout the book.
There’s one especially powerful thread about a killer who grew up in foster care and is trying to escape that past.
It feels like a different kind of revenge. Not revenge on a person, but revenge on a former version of yourself.
“They’re getting revenge on their old self.”
Trying to prove: I’m not who I used to be.
And that hits differently.
One thing Eric Jerome Dickey does really well is humanize his characters. Even with all the intensity, you get moments where they just feel like regular people. There’s even a couple in the book obsessed with Sex and the City, talking about it all the time, wanting to go to the premiere.
And it’s funny because it reminds you—these aren’t just characters in extreme situations.
They’re people. Watching TV. Talking about movies. Living life in between everything else.
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Dying for Revenge is the perfect title because every single person in this book wants revenge on something.
Whether it’s another person… or their past.
Would I reread this book?
Yes.
I absolutely love Gideon as a character. If you enjoy series where you can follow a character over time and watch them evolve, this is a great one to pick up.
And the best part—you can jump into this book without reading the others and still keep up. But if you like seeing the full character arc, starting from the beginning makes it even better.
Until the next book review,
Kyla
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