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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
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Stalking, and Murder
traciereads's review against another edition
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Murder
Moderate: Death
Minor: Cursing, Grief, and Stalking
vj_thompson's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A story about murder but becomes something else entirely.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content, Grief, and Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent
knit_the_resistance's review against another edition
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?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
gardenofeedz's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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
3.75
A refreshing take on the murder mystery, with enough worldbuilding that the twists and turns don't feel out of place.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder
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
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Murder
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Stalking and Pregnancy
breanneporter's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is fun and extremely engrossing; I read as often as I could until I finished, and I thought about it in between reading sessions. It follows a woman and young wife/mother, Louise, in a technologically-advanced future where she has recently been murdered and brought back to life by a corporation that clones you and reuploads your consciousness and memories into the new version of your body. It’s mysterious; about half way through, she learns something new about the circumstances of her murder and starts a search for understanding. It’s riveting and thought-provoking, dealing head on with various conceptions of the self.
I’m knocking off just half a point because of how I’m left feeling after the ending. It answers the most pressing questions in a fairly surprising reveal but I’m still left wanting at the end, mostly due to the tone/what felt like an over-the-top desire to force a happy ending. There’s a lot of build up to not a lot of action, and I just think our narrator’s perspective, which had felt complex and relatable throughout thr novel, got suddenly clear and confident and optimistic in a way that belayed very little residual trauma from finding out you were a clone of a person who faked their own murder and still exists on the world. The last few chapters just felt like a voiceover at the end of a romcom where, after previously having many complicated feelings, the main character lays out a simplified version of her happily ever after. I mean I really need to know more about Silas. How in the world is he seemingly unencumbered by the fact that the woman he’s with now is the clone of the woman who faked her own murder in order to leave him and their baby, like?? Overall as a character Silas was a bit half-baked (really nice guy and good dad is basically all we got?) and the reveal really highlights that for me. I wish we had gotten more of his and Odd’s perspectives because what an utterly insane situation that they were both in. Anyway I think I just wanted more!
Overall, highly recommend for a very fun and interesting reading journey!
I’m knocking off just half a point because of how I’m left feeling after the ending.
Overall, highly recommend for a very fun and interesting reading journey!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Abandonment
knikchevich's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Abandonment
prairieraven's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail