Triflers Need Not Apply: Be frightened of her. Secretly root for her. And watch history’s original female serial killer find her next victim.

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I would like to thank both Netgalley and Penguin Michael Joseph for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. The premise could have been done with far, far more skill to consciousness or any type of psychological insight but the enabling one which it used. She was in denial of rumors about strange happenings on the farm, felt legal investigations into Bella's crimes and insurance frauds were invalid, understood her bouts of anger, rationalized her suspicious behavior, and at the same time was living in fear for herself and future victims. There is a brief introduction to social issues in Norway and then jumps into one of the most intriguing time periods of Chicago.

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I’ve figured out what went wrong before so that I can recognize the bad and value the good when it shows up.

As the now wealthy owner of a large farm, her first victims were killed for their money and property, but later the killings were motivated by blood-lust. Early in life Belle Sorensen discovers the world is made only for men, but she understands what few others do: where women are concerned, men are weak.

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Bruce gets descriptive with Belle's crimes with some gore that gives you that feeling of wanting to look away but can't because you have to know what happens next. What I enjoyed about this book was that it was based on the true story of possibly America’s first female serial killer and possibly still one of the most prolific. I thought the elements added that were fictitious worked very well for the most part, although her sister Nellie’s POV didn’t really contribute much in my opinion. I think after finishing this book, I will eventually suffer from nightmares at least for one month: it was mad, gruesome, dark, violent, extremely terrifying, disturbing, blood freezing , classic horrific combination of hair splitter- nerve bender- nail biter read!

Most monsters don’t feel that they’re monsters, but on some level, our protagonist does recognize something broken within her. Triflers Need Not Apply” will stay on my favourite shelf for ever and I will revisit the enigmatic Belle again for sure. So Belle sets out to prove to the world that a woman can be just as ruthless, black-hearted and single-minded as any man. But before she became a notorious killer, she was Brynhild Paulsdatter Storset, a young girl born into a family of poor farmhands in Selbu, Norway. This novel moved slow, which at times was frustrating even as the reader in me admired the skill with which camilla Bruce set the story.

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I read the first couple chapters of this book, put it down and had absolutely no interest in continuing. Apart from Belle’s story, I found Nellie’s equally interesting and her developing emotions as she begins to discover her sister is not quite the woman she thought she was.I think anyone fascinated with the past, with killers, anyone wanting a good thriller and a heart pounding read, is absolutely going to love this. I knew as soon as I started reading this book it would be a five star read for me, I just love true crime that’s written as fiction. Cary Stayner (The Yosemite killer); Clark Rockefeller (aka Christian Gerhartsreiter aka Chris Crowe aka Chris Chichester.

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From the very first chapter it seemed to put a spell on me and sucked me right into the very demented very disturbing mind of someone truly broken and I loved every single minute of it. It leaves you feeling surprised – not to mention relieved – that more people don’t go on killing rampages. From then on, she changes her name to Bella and becomes a very different person to the one who grew up in the land of her birth. I felt the author did a good job moving it along as quick as she could while staying true to the purpose of the book. This book is a blend of fact and fiction and is the story of serial killer Bella (Belle) Gunness who was born Brynhilder Paulsdotter Størset in Norway and was active in Illinois and Indiana.

Nellie, her sister, finally cottoned on and gave her an ultimatum to stop killing or she would see Bella hanged. If you're interested in true crime, Victorian era or female historical characters then I absolutely recommend this book for you. I’ll leave you to be the judge of that but her insatiable greed which led to all of it made her, for me, a deeply unsympathetic character. Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. But before her departure, Brynhild makes sure to get revenge by fatally poisoning her ex-lover, thus beginning her journey and lifelong obsession with spite.