Status Updates From A Deadly Fortune

“I need you to move me to Ward Seven,” Amelia murmured to Andrew that evening as he made his way down the row of patients. “There’s something I need to do.” ….How convenient that Andrew can shift Amelia around seven different wards with seven different patient categories + seven different levels of supervision over the course of only a few weeks, yet nobody bothers to question why. 🙄

I like Amelia’s brother Jonas better than Amelia herself, & Andrew is such an uber-beta hero. 🤢 But at least the pace smoothed out enough to make it readable.

‘Andrew stared at the necklace until his eyes swam out of focus. He tipped his head down & closed his eyes, began to count his breaths. He recited every chemical formula he could remember. He listed all the bones in the human skeleton, all the elements of the periodic table. Gradually, he calmed.’ ….For me it’s baseball team rosters or alphabetizing authors & titles. But yeah. That I understand.

Woah, where’s the fire?? Less than 30 pgs & already we’ve got an introduction of 2 MCs, several minor cast, the backstory, the current situation, Amelia’s gift, Amelia’s injury, Amelia’s coma, Amelia’s newly-augmented gift post-recovery, & incarceration in the asylum. SLOW DOWN, already! How am I supposed to care if there’s no established depth?

I’m not usually into mystery series, but this is getting some press as a more feminine/slightly supernatural version of The Alienist…so why not? 👽