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My Murder by Katie Williams

29 reviews

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Stalking and Pregnancy

erkoning's review

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a very thought provoking book, and I would highly recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

elderwoodreads's review

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

This book is beautifully written! Williams had me hooked from the very beginning and did an excellent job of unwinding the story with beautiful, flowy language. I can't wait to reread this knowing the ending to see what hints I can pick up on that I missed the first time. 

If you were let down by Grady Hendrix's The Final Girls Support Grpup but loved the premise, this book will absolutely redeem it for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death of parent

leonorekoki's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Original, startling, beautifully written speculative crime fiction. I found myself recommending it to a friend who reads in neither genre, though, based purely on the writing. It's literary in its use of language and emotional exploration, but still a propulsive read with plenty of plot that kept me turning pages all night. 

Only 280 pages, and I read it in one day, two sittings. I'm impressed by Williams's ability to spin a tale so complete, compelling, and creative in a book of this length. I already had Tell the Machine Goodnight on my radar but hadn't yet gotten around to it because speculative fiction isn't my go-to genre, but after reading My Murder, I'm excited to give it a try. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Stalking

post-partum depression

mgnn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? N/A

3.0

Disappointing ending. Because the characters were either boring or underdeveloped (maybe both?) the motivations did not stack up to the actions.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Suicide, Murder, and Pregnancy

cyberhavok's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

icebrrr's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Pregnancy

scrubsandbooks's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Despite the fact that this book reminded me of why I stopped watching Criminal Minds once I, a single woman, moved out on my own, it was a quick read. A mix of light sci-fi and speculative fiction, with a sprinkle of darkly humorous moments. The plot twists kept me wrapped in the story until the very end. I know this isn't the story for it, that the focus is on something else but other futuristic aspects of this world were also pretty interesting, I would loved to see it shelled out more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy

Postpartum depression

aliciavalenski's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail