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A review by saltyair_reads
My Murder by Katie Williams
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