Blog Tour: Review of Future Perfect by Felicia Yap

 Wow! I was not expecting such a unique read when I agreed to be on the blog tour for Future Perfect by Felicia Yap. (Thanks to Rachel's Random Resources, Netgalley and Wildfire Books for inviting me to participate) 

Future Perfect, as the title suggests is set in the future and it blows your mind. Before I continue with my review, here's the blurb ...

Future Perfect

What if today was your last day...

A bomb has exploded during a fashion show, killing a beautiful model on the catwalk.
The murderer is still at large... and he may strike again. Yet this is the least of Police Commissioner Christian Verger's worries. His fiancée Viola has left him. He has to keep his tumultuous past a secret. To make things worse, his voice assistant Alexa is 99.74% sure he will die tomorrow.

Moving from snowy 1980s Montana to chic 1990s Manhattan to a drone-filled 2030s Britain, FUTURE PERFECT is an electrifying race to solve a murder before it's too late. Yet it is also a love story, a riveting portrait of a couple torn apart by secrets, grief and guilt. A twisted tale of how the past can haunt a person's future and be used to predict if he will die... or kill.

Purchase Link

 https://uk.bookshop.org/books/future-perfect-9781472242303/9781472242303

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Today-Felicia-Yap-ebook/dp/B076H5SK1N/

https://www.amazon.com/Today-Felicia-Yap-ebook/dp/B076H5SK1N/

My Thoughts

This is a police procedural with a difference. Told through three narrative voices, each of whom are inextricably linked to the others through a web of secrets that lies at the heart of the story, is a touching, mesmerizing read. It is all the more intriguing because it is set firmly in the world of fashion, high end clothes designers, wealth and conflict  and also in a futuristic 2030s world where ipredict apps, Alexa and more have taken it upon themselves to decide what's best for humans. 

The narrative takes us back in time and is beautifully executed to give us glimpses of clues that we have to slot together to make sens of the whole picture - which will culminate in the massive cat walk show in London where one of our narrators has been threatened with death. 

I loved the glimpses into a possible cold and harsh future where we are less and less in control of our lives, but I also loved the glimpses into the past where the story begins. This is a really well plotted to derive the maximum tension and yet keep you hooked right to the unexpected ending. 

About the Author

Author Bio – Felicia Yap grew up in Kuala Lumpur. She read biochemistry at Imperial College London, followed by a doctorate in history (and a half-blue in competitive ballroom dancing) at Cambridge University. She has been a radioactive-cell biologist, a war historian, a university lecturer, a technology journalist, a theatre critic, a flea-market trader and a catwalk model. Felicia's debut thriller Yesterday has been translated into multiple languages around the world. 

Social Media Links – https://twitter.com/feliciamyap?lang=en

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