A review by baileybeloved
My Murder by Katie Williams

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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