It's my turn on the Blogtour First Degree Murder by M. J. Weatherall.
About the Author
M. J. Weatherall is one of those people who loves writing but always struggles to write about herself. She always feel like she’s bragging (which in and of itself sounds like a brag according to her).
She is a young author from Sheffield who moved to the Lake District to get her BSc (Hons) degree in Outdoor Adventure and Environment. More recently she has qualified as a primary school teacher and is now fulfilling her calling as an educator.
M. J. loves climbing, kayaking and spending all her spare time in nature. A lifelong bookworm, she takes pride in growing her book knowledge (an asset to any pub quiz team to be sure!). She likes to think that she’s a fun person to be around…at the very least, her cat seems to think so. Follow @mj_weatherall on Twitter or @mj.weatherall/ Instagram
About the book
From the author of Silent Is The Crown!
Matty Darcy is a Criminology and Psychology student in the quaint university village of Ambleside. She has survived the normal dramas of student life such as shared living, assignments, heartbreak and friendships. But this year takes the drama to a whole new level when her fellow students start mysteriously dying.
Matty takes it upon herself to catch the killer with the help of local Police Officer, and heartthrob, P.C Nicholas Wilde and her ex-boyfriend Dean. It is a race against the clock to work out who’s killing students, and why.
Matty soon finds out more than she has bargained for… enough to make her the next target!
Review
The future is ambitious and bright, even if life as a student can be both frustrating and fun all at the same time. What Matty doesn't expect is for her slightly chaotic life, which is also pulsing with opportunity and potential, to be turned upside down when students start dropping like flies.
It's a novella length read. It felt a little like a YA meets non-slaughter and more sleuthing Scream scenario. The main character evolves as the story progresses - in both deduction skills and her ability to deduce human actions and traits.
Come on Matty, yes it's a release and it certainly helps to move the story along, but my goodness leaving handwritten accounts for just anyone to find - that's a bit of a liability isn't it? Just saying. If this is going to be a regular occurrence then perhaps work on keeping things in the mind databank.
It's a story that has the potential to be a series, with a a focus on the young adult market or with a set of characters that grows with the mysteries.
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