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A review by cayceosborne
West Heart Kill by Dann McDorman
5.0
This book was super interesting.
(I don't mean "interesting" as a euphemism for I hated it but don't know how to say so. I mean genuinely interesting, like I've never read anything like it.)
This novel was, strangely, both craft book on writing whodunnits and an actual whodunnit. It goes meta. It switches formats. It changes POV—multiple times. It kept me on my toes and I couldn't wait to see what the author was going to do next. I never got so sucked into the story and characters that I forgot I was reading a book, but I think that was intentional. And I actually....learned stuff?! I would say this is not for every mystery reader, but if you are looking for something that pushes the boundaries of the genre, this is it.
(I received an advanced copy of this book via NetGalley.)
(I don't mean "interesting" as a euphemism for I hated it but don't know how to say so. I mean genuinely interesting, like I've never read anything like it.)
This novel was, strangely, both craft book on writing whodunnits and an actual whodunnit. It goes meta. It switches formats. It changes POV—multiple times. It kept me on my toes and I couldn't wait to see what the author was going to do next. I never got so sucked into the story and characters that I forgot I was reading a book, but I think that was intentional. And I actually....learned stuff?! I would say this is not for every mystery reader, but if you are looking for something that pushes the boundaries of the genre, this is it.
(I received an advanced copy of this book via NetGalley.)