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5/5stars HOLY CRAP???? EXCUSE ME???? WHAT???? This book was so much more than what I thought it would be, but like in the best way possible. It is so fast-paced, so much is happening and I am obviously hooked from the first few pages. They never learn is a dark psychological thriller about a woman who is a college professor by the day and a murderer by the night. But she only murders men who have abused women in the past. This is a very intense, dark, and twisted story that leaves us wondering if giving such men what they deserve and do not get because of the system, is actually okay. Because I have started to feel that it is. And as much as I loved seeing a cold-blooded sociopath murdering disgusting men, my fav part in this book was all the gay panic and tension building all the way from page 1. The bisexual tension between Scarlett and Mina was just *chef's kiss*. Okay, let us actually get to discussing the plot now. As much as i'd like to be a cocky bitch and say I saw the big twist coming from a mile ago. No, I didn't. I absolutely did not see that coming and holy shit. Holy shit. Now that I think about it in hindsight, I should have. I was so deeply invested and engrossed in the two timelines separately that I did not see the bigger picture up until it was right in my face. Oh, and can we take a moment to talk about how royally fucked up the whole thing with the sexual assault report incident was. Women being complicit in rape and assault is a big problem resulting from their a. lack of power or b. internalized misogyny. And we need to talk about that more outside of fictional characters as well. Anyway, moving on. I sympathize with the victim of rape here, but to think that is what was the final straw was our main character was jarring, to say the least. But then again, this whole book is a series of horrifying jarring events and reality checks what men are like. And call me a misandrist or a sociopath, I very well think they only got what they deserved. And I am more than happy with the ending. Killing a man is so much more satisfying than fucking a man could ever be. In a nutshell- GO READ THIS BOOK. RIGHT NOW. AND THANK ME LATER! Although this book has some very graphic stuff. so I would highly suggest looking through the trigger warnings first. This book involves descriptions of- sexual assault, rape, abuse, suicide, and murder (graphic)