thebookishalibi 's review for:

I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell

2.0

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The premise of I NEED YOU TO READ THIS is simple but clever: when a renowned advice columnist is murdered, who better than her replacement to investigate her murder? Bonus points when her replacement is a young woman with imposter syndrome and a lot of skeletons in the closet, metaphorically speaking at least. The book ultimately felt too chaotic to really follow or keep my attention. Sometimes, a thriller is just trying to do too much - and I confess that I tend to subscribe to the rules of fair play from the golden era of detective fiction. (I’m an old school girl at heart.) I know that there are readers who an unanticipated twist and I think that in many ways, this is the perfect read for them. For me, it was just a little bit too much. That being said, the premise is brilliant and this is a good second novel by this author. Thank you to Atria and NetGalley for the advance copy. All opinions are entirely my own.