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My Murder by Katie Williams

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saltyair_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3.5 rounded up

My murder is an entertaining combo of mystery, sci-fi, and thriller. Set in a (not so) futuristic, VR heavy world, our main character is murdered by a serial killer, his last victim. She and his other victims are cloned and brought back to life. But was she actually killed by the same man? Things aren't lining up and she digs for answers to find out the truth of what happened to her other self.

I enjoyed this book, it was a quick read that I didn't want to put down, but it certainly didn't wow me. I found it repetitive at times and then the end kind of had me rolling my eyes a bit. It all wrapped up a bit too happily ever after for me and that's where the rating took a dip. I think parts of this book were very original, and those leaned into the futuristic sci-fi elements a bit more. For example: Lou's job as a professional holder, where people pay to go into a VR room and just have their hand held, or be hugged. I thought that was really beautiful actually. The killer's punishment for killing 5 women was not death, but 40 years placed into a coma like state to be taught empathy through various stages of exposure to different stimuli. Intriguing...

If you want an entertaining psychological thriller read with a slight twist, that's on the murdery side, without being scary or tense at all, where everyone gets their happy ending, this is your book

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ekgraham's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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baileybeloved's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Made me sick to my stomach but I’m not sure if that was from the dread or the relief. Reading this during the week of Gisele Pelicot’s story getting media attention (& everything else that has happened to women this week - Rebecca Cheptegei, Dr. Moumita Debnath, etc etc) made it especially challenging.

This is a thriller written by a woman, for women. Katie Williams captures the fear & hyper-vigilance around motherhood, femicide, & misogyny, & the parasocial & invasive nature of true crime coverage & delivers descriptions & one-liners that make me feel seen & scared in the same breath.

I’m left with questions - not about the book but about myself & the world around me - at the end of My Murder.

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traciereads's review against another edition

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mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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racheltheripper's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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bessadams's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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knit_the_resistance's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Well I definitely did NOT see the ending coming. This book was outside my comfort zone (speculative fiction is not my jam), but I really enjoyed it. I thought it was a really clever exploration of PPMD and the idea of postpartum psychosis. What if a psychotic break could be manifest?

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