The Death I Gave Him
Ratings7
Average rating3.4
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Ratings7
Average rating3.4
A lyrical, queer sci-fi retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet as a locked-room thriller
Hayden Lichfield’s life is ripped apart when he finds his father murdered in their lab, and the camera logs erased. The killer can only have been after one thing: the Sisyphus Formula the two of them developed together, which might one day reverse death itself. Hoping to lure the killer into the open, Hayden steals the research. In the process, he uncovers a recording his father made in the days before his death, and a dying wish: Avenge me…
With the lab on lockdown, Hayden is trapped with four other people—his uncle Charles, lab technician Gabriel Rasmussen, research intern Felicia Xia and their head of security, Felicia’s father Paul—one of whom must be the killer. His only sure ally is the lab’s resident artificial intelligence, Horatio, who has been his dear friend and companion since its creation. With his world collapsing, Hayden must navigate the building’s secrets, uncover his father’s lies, and push the boundaries of sanity in the pursuit of revenge.
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This book was nothing like anything that I have read before and I found myself wanting to hold off on reading it because I didn't want to finish it. Like At All.
I was a theatre kid so the minute I saw something about Shakespeare I knew that this was going to be a fun read.
I have a good feeling that this is going to become a big favourite once it's in everyone else's hands and I'm excited to see the reviews rolling in so I can scream my agreement with all the high star rated ones.
Thank you to NetGalley and Rebellion for providing me with this ARC. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
The first and last part of this book were really strong, beautiful writing, engaging with just a touch of the strange, absolutely stunning, I wanted to stay with them forever.
The middle section is where things didn't quite do it for me. The writing was still pretty solid though it didn't feel quite on the level with the start of the book. Liu really managed to give most characters a voice of their own but I struggled to stay invested in most of them.
I received a review copy of this book through Netgalley and this is my honest review.
This took me a little longer to read than I hoped. I was so enthralled with the concept and premise, but something was missing. I'm not sure exactly what though.
Do not get it twisted. I enjoyed this very much, but like I said something was missing and it felt wrong for it to be missing.
Overall, solid read and I think people are really going to enjoy this!
Thank you NetGalley, Em X Liu, and Rebellion Publishing for sending me an eARC for my honest review!
The Death I Gave Him by Em X Liu releases September 12, 2023!
