Book Review: The 22 Murders of Madison May by Max Barry

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Wow. 🤯

⏰ 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫: Madison May has this tiny little problem; she keeps getting murdered across different worlds by a man who claims to love her (pesky problem, right?). Except NY reporter Felicity has discovered the truth and is pulled into this world, errrrr WORLDS and decides she must do something to stop a murderer who is willing to go to every length to get his girl.

💡𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: I am not a big Sci-Fi reader but I’m starting to vastly appreciate this genre of Sci-Fi Mystery. 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯 is inventive, intelligent, and ingenious – a fast ride that had me gripping the book handlebars from first page to last. Truly a mind-bender, blower, exploder.

The nimble pace had me flipping until my fingers hurt (ok that’s a lie, I have a Kindle). This was one of those books that so completely engrossed me I could FEEL and SEE the movie before my eyes. My mind was open, my heart racing, my palms sweaty. My favorite part was Felicity – because as she chases a murderer, she’s also changing HER world, and it was interesting to discover how the character handled that. I’m confident I’d be in an asylum.

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆𝗠𝗮𝗴𝘀.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

📚𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Science Fiction Mystery

😍𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨: If you’re looking to shake up your mystery reading with a little Sci-fi twist.

🙅‍♀️ 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨: For more traditional mystery readers, the Sci-Fi aspect might not be appealing.

Thank you to the author, NetGalley and G.P. Putnam’s Sons for my advanced copy in exchange for my always-honest review and for making me wonder if I moved that table. Hmm…

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