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Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite
4.5
*I received an audio review copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*
I loved Olivia Waite's Feminine Pursuits historical sapphic romances, so I was very intrigued when I saw that she was releasing a sci-fi murder mystery novella. Clocking in at just over 100 pages, I was amazed at the amount of depth that Waite is able to build.
This story is set on a interstellar passenger liner where humans are able to store their memories in a library and essentially become "reborn" making death non-existent. Our main character is an old lady who wakes up in a body that isn't hers and stumbles upon a case that shows someone on board has found a way to make death permanent. It sounds convoluted, but Waite is able to craft compelling characters and drop enough tidbits of worldbuilding that make this such an interesting world. I love Dorothy so much! She's an auntie who came on this journey because her nephew Ruthie is a genius working on the project and he's her only remaining family, but she's tired and honestly same. I love the bits of history we get about her and about Ruthie and about Ruthie's boyfriend. The casual queerness here was so heartwarming and cozy.
This has been comped to A Memory Called Empire and Miss Marple and while I generally disagree with marketing comps, this feels really accurate. I'm very intrigued to see where Waite takes this series. The audiobook is narrated by Blair Baker and I thought the production was well done.
I loved Olivia Waite's Feminine Pursuits historical sapphic romances, so I was very intrigued when I saw that she was releasing a sci-fi murder mystery novella. Clocking in at just over 100 pages, I was amazed at the amount of depth that Waite is able to build.
This story is set on a interstellar passenger liner where humans are able to store their memories in a library and essentially become "reborn" making death non-existent. Our main character is an old lady who wakes up in a body that isn't hers and stumbles upon a case that shows someone on board has found a way to make death permanent. It sounds convoluted, but Waite is able to craft compelling characters and drop enough tidbits of worldbuilding that make this such an interesting world. I love Dorothy so much! She's an auntie who came on this journey because her nephew Ruthie is a genius working on the project and he's her only remaining family, but she's tired and honestly same. I love the bits of history we get about her and about Ruthie and about Ruthie's boyfriend. The casual queerness here was so heartwarming and cozy.
This has been comped to A Memory Called Empire and Miss Marple and while I generally disagree with marketing comps, this feels really accurate. I'm very intrigued to see where Waite takes this series. The audiobook is narrated by Blair Baker and I thought the production was well done.
The Truth According to Ember by Danica Nava
3.0
Struggled with suspending disbelief on this one ðŸ˜