Reviews tagging 'Death'

My Murder by Katie Williams

40 reviews

scrubsandbooks's review against another edition

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: Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy

Postpartum depression

americattt's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

“You come up with your reasons after the fact, for why you did what you did, but it feels like you’re telling yourself a story. A story about yourself...Maybe it’s best for us just to say, I had my reasons. Even if I don’t know what they are, they must exist, because I did what I did.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

toniw315's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Rape

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Murder

caidyn's review

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

It was just okay. I've read a few different books that has done the twist/trope better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

aliciavalenski's review

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

katbrookhart's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

tigger89's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

I don't typically read domestic thrillers, in part because I have a distaste for some of the tropes common in recent years. I picked this one up because of the sci-fi twist, but I wasn't sure how well I'd like it. I'm happy to say that I really enjoyed it! The front half of the novel is a medium-pace set up, introducing the characters, the world — it's futuristic, but in an everyday sort of way — and the crime; the second half is a page-turner, accelerating through the mystery as the stakes get higher.

What I loved the most is how the story examines victimhood in our society, questioning the fairness of people — especially women — being expected to conform to a narrow range of acceptable recovery behaviors. I also appreciated the parts dealing with true crime voyeurism, explored both traditionally through an amateur detective society and experimentally through a virtual reality game allowing you to step into the shoes of the victim.

All in all, I think this is very readable for both people who don't typically read domestic thrillers — though it might not hit the same way if you're not familiar with common tropes — and for people who don't read speculative fiction.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Stalking

Minor: Pregnancy

scifi_rat's review

-the most obnoxious prose. ex: describing her baby's gums as a wet pink secret
-i spoiled myself and the ending is wack af
-characters are annoying
-the pace is really slow for something advertised as thriller

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Stalking, Violence, Alcohol, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual assault and Pregnancy

lindsayerin's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy