The 22 Murders of Madison May
Ratings15
Average rating4
15
Ratings15
Average rating4
From the critically acclaimed author of Jennifer Government and Lexicon comes mind-bending speculative psychological suspense about a serial killer pursuing his victim across time and space, and the woman who is determined to stop him, even if it upends her own reality. "I love you. In every world." Young real estate agent Madison May is shocked when a client at an open house says these words to her. The man, a stranger, seems to know far too much about her, and professes his love--shortly before he murders her. Felicity Staples hates reporting on murders. As a journalist for a midsize New York City paper, she knows she must take on the assignment to research Madison May's shocking murder, but the crime seems random and the suspect is in the wind. That is, until Felicity spots the killer on the subway, right before he vanishes. Soon, Felicity senses her entire universe has shifted. No one remembers Madison May, or Felicity's encounter with the mysterious man. And her cat is missing. Felicity realizes that in her pursuit of Madison's killer, she followed him into a different dimension--one where everything about her existence is slightly altered. At first, she is determined to return to the reality she knows, but when Madison May--in this world, a struggling actress--is murdered again, Felicity decides she must find the killer--and learns that she is not the only one hunting him. Traveling through different realities, Felicity uncovers the opportunity--and danger--of living more than one life.
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DNF at 65%, this one was recommended as being in the same vein as Dark Matter by Blake Crouch and I can see why but it lacks the great pacing and intensity that made Dark Matter so good. After talks of muesli, hating someone's beard, and swiping on Tinder, I just can't be bothered to continue.
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i actually am surprised how much i enjoyed this read! a really fun light sci-fi take on the metaverse, that read like a non-stop thriller action film, with some super fun characters and really well paced and plotted story beats. happily surprised by this read, i would highly rec this to people who either are new to sci-fi or just don't actually like heavy sci-fi.
i think my only drawback is that the sci-fi element was very light, and that's obviously a super personal preference. i would have loved a little more focus on the actual science and fleshed out world-building around the group introduced. the story teased it but never really followed through on that front and i think it would have been an all time favorite read for me if it had. still really glad i picked this up.
Fast paced and interesting. Nothing exceptional but definitely highly entertaining. I also loved the ending a lot.
