Michelle R. (mreneerouser) -
Helpful Score: 5
Cadence Jones is a FBI agent with multiple personality disorder. Her three very distinct personalities include Candence, Adrienne, and Shiro. The problem is you never know which personality you were reading about. Davidson thought it would be a smart idea to change personality not every chapter, not every paragraph but sometimes, mid-sentence. It was annoying, confusing and I did not want to waste anymore time trying to figure out what was going on. Therefore, I didn't!
Helpful Score: 3
This book kept me on my toes. The main character is a FBI agent who has MPD, Multiple Personality Disorder, and each personality was so distinct that I came to like each one. I had to pay attention as I read cuz you never knew which personality was active throughout the book. What was great was that I got to "know" the personalities and that I could tell which personality was "on" after reading just a couple of sentences. There's a BFF and a romantic interest, however there was not enough of them in this book and I hope to see them again. The story revolves around the FBI office trying to catch a serial killer. I believe I read that this is a trilogy and I'm looking forward to reading the next two books.
Helpful Score: 2
This book was a DNF for me. I got about halfway through (100 page rule), and then gave up.
The constant switching between the multiple personalities inside of Cadence, sometimes in mid sentence, just grew too confusing and irritating to follow. I also did not really care for any of these personalities at all, so I found that I didn't really care what happened to any of them either!
The book was also supposed to be about Cadence and her "sisters" solving a series of crimes committed by deranged serial killer. I'd gotten halfway through the book and really hadn't gotten but just the merest glimpse of the mystery, in between all of the ranting of Cadence's many personalities. There were also many rants by her strange and rather unlikable co-workers in the very odd branch of the FBI she works for called BOFFO, which hires people with mental disorders to help them solve crimes, but not very much about the actual solving of the crime.
I felt the whole book was in very poor taste. It poked fun at both people with mental disorders and at serial killers. While MJD tends to poke fun at everything, I just found this one offensive and irritating.
I'd originally gotten this book because I'd liked some of MaryJanice Davidson's other work and thought I'd try this out. All I can say after I read half of this book is what has happened to MJD? If she's going to continue to write like this, then I'm going to be skipping her books from now on.
The constant switching between the multiple personalities inside of Cadence, sometimes in mid sentence, just grew too confusing and irritating to follow. I also did not really care for any of these personalities at all, so I found that I didn't really care what happened to any of them either!
The book was also supposed to be about Cadence and her "sisters" solving a series of crimes committed by deranged serial killer. I'd gotten halfway through the book and really hadn't gotten but just the merest glimpse of the mystery, in between all of the ranting of Cadence's many personalities. There were also many rants by her strange and rather unlikable co-workers in the very odd branch of the FBI she works for called BOFFO, which hires people with mental disorders to help them solve crimes, but not very much about the actual solving of the crime.
I felt the whole book was in very poor taste. It poked fun at both people with mental disorders and at serial killers. While MJD tends to poke fun at everything, I just found this one offensive and irritating.
I'd originally gotten this book because I'd liked some of MaryJanice Davidson's other work and thought I'd try this out. All I can say after I read half of this book is what has happened to MJD? If she's going to continue to write like this, then I'm going to be skipping her books from now on.
Helpful Score: 1
This book was very annoying. Didn't like the way it was written and almost gave up on it a million times. Finally finished it and tossed it aside. Total waste of time. Didn't like the main character(s?) and thought the entire story was just absurd and outrageous.
Helpful Score: 1
This book has me seriously wondering about mjd's mental stability. Twisted. And who the heck does that to a mirror for a jerk on a date? Shaking my head. Morbid curiosity is the only reason I finished this book.
Helpful Score: 1
Funny concept, an agent with multiple personalities. It's nice to see MJD write stories about actual intelligent characters -- or at least not blazingly stupid ones, like Betsy from the Undead books.
Her writing seems to be better in these side stories, too. I enjoy them more, now, than the Undead series, which I used to enjoy but now ...
Her writing seems to be better in these side stories, too. I enjoy them more, now, than the Undead series, which I used to enjoy but now ...
Cadence Jones is a valuable asset to the FBI. So is her sisters, Shiro and Adrienne. Did I mention they all live in the same body?
Cadence Jones works for the FBI, and she is very good at her job. Cadence has a gift that is very valuable on a crime scene. Cadence has multiple personality disorder, and when Cadence can't put the puzzles together, sometimes it takes one of her "sisters" to help her out.
Shiro, one of Cadence's alternate personalities, is the tough one. When someone needs to be brought to their knees, Shiro is the one who comes through. She's direct, bold, and has no qualms about getting what she wants. Adrienne is the other personality, but Adrienne doesn't come out to play often. Adrienne tends to leave very big messes to clean up. She's very violent and physical.
When Cadence and her partner George are called to a crime scene, they realize it is the work of the Threefer Killer, thus named because he kills in threes. But Cadence finds something off about the scene, almost like the killer is trying to leave her a personal message. Her other sisters scope out the scene as well, but all they find is newspaper clippings and Shakespeare sonnets, but no hard evidence.
When Cadence meets her best friend's brother, she is awed by how handsome he is, but speechless when she finds out her knows about her gift and he still wants to date her. He likes the unexpected and has no problem taking any of the "sisters" out. Cadence wants to run far far away, but her heart keeps tugging her back.
Cadence has to see a psychiatrist regularly but lately he has been wanting to integrate the sisters and the idea of it terrifies them. Cadence watched her mother murder her father when she was young, and since that time, the sisters began to develop. To live her life without them is senseless and wrong and she refuses to do it.
ME, MYSELF, AND WHY? is the first in a new series by acclaimed best selling author MaryJanice Davidson. At first, I was very confused as the sisters switched in and out, but Ms. Davidson does such a terrific job of character development, that I knew who was who quickly. Laugh out loud funny with a twist of suspense brings this story to life. Cadance, Shiro, and Adrienne are compelling, yet entertaining characters that I look forward to knowing better in future works. Absolutely delightful!
Cadence Jones works for the FBI, and she is very good at her job. Cadence has a gift that is very valuable on a crime scene. Cadence has multiple personality disorder, and when Cadence can't put the puzzles together, sometimes it takes one of her "sisters" to help her out.
Shiro, one of Cadence's alternate personalities, is the tough one. When someone needs to be brought to their knees, Shiro is the one who comes through. She's direct, bold, and has no qualms about getting what she wants. Adrienne is the other personality, but Adrienne doesn't come out to play often. Adrienne tends to leave very big messes to clean up. She's very violent and physical.
When Cadence and her partner George are called to a crime scene, they realize it is the work of the Threefer Killer, thus named because he kills in threes. But Cadence finds something off about the scene, almost like the killer is trying to leave her a personal message. Her other sisters scope out the scene as well, but all they find is newspaper clippings and Shakespeare sonnets, but no hard evidence.
When Cadence meets her best friend's brother, she is awed by how handsome he is, but speechless when she finds out her knows about her gift and he still wants to date her. He likes the unexpected and has no problem taking any of the "sisters" out. Cadence wants to run far far away, but her heart keeps tugging her back.
Cadence has to see a psychiatrist regularly but lately he has been wanting to integrate the sisters and the idea of it terrifies them. Cadence watched her mother murder her father when she was young, and since that time, the sisters began to develop. To live her life without them is senseless and wrong and she refuses to do it.
ME, MYSELF, AND WHY? is the first in a new series by acclaimed best selling author MaryJanice Davidson. At first, I was very confused as the sisters switched in and out, but Ms. Davidson does such a terrific job of character development, that I knew who was who quickly. Laugh out loud funny with a twist of suspense brings this story to life. Cadance, Shiro, and Adrienne are compelling, yet entertaining characters that I look forward to knowing better in future works. Absolutely delightful!
This book is NOT a romance book. Just because she has a couple dates during the course of the book, does not constitute a romance.
If this had been marketed to me as a work of fiction dealing with multiple personality disorder and murder, I might not have even requested it.
I was expecting a humorous romance. ITS NOT.
I will NOT be reading any more of the BOFFO stories. Not my style. If murder mysteries are your style, you'll like it.
Shame to see yet another romance writer make her money on romance then leave to go on to murder/mayhem/suspense...
If this had been marketed to me as a work of fiction dealing with multiple personality disorder and murder, I might not have even requested it.
I was expecting a humorous romance. ITS NOT.
I will NOT be reading any more of the BOFFO stories. Not my style. If murder mysteries are your style, you'll like it.
Shame to see yet another romance writer make her money on romance then leave to go on to murder/mayhem/suspense...
I love Mary Janice Davidson books. However, I really didn't care for this book. I understand she is trying out something new, however I think she was trying to introduce new characters and their quirks while tying in a serial murder case and too many things seemed half way done. She is a wonderful author. Try her other books before this one.
I got to 170 and decided not to continue. It wasn't confusing but it just wasn't interesting. There were some funny parts but not enough to keep going. I did like the possible relationship with Patrick but Davidson didn't really do much with that.
I appreciate Davidson trying something outrageous and new but this one didn't do it for me. Her werewolf, mermaid, and vampire series are a hundred times better.
I appreciate Davidson trying something outrageous and new but this one didn't do it for me. Her werewolf, mermaid, and vampire series are a hundred times better.
I listened to this book as an audio book and I absolutely LOVED it! It cracked me up. The characters were wonderful. I really hope there will be a second book.
FBI agent with multiple personalities. Rather odd premise, but MJD seems to make it work. 3 stars
Very interesting theme. I loved it and it kept me interested.
As for ME, I liked it. Speaking for MYSELF, I didn't like it. Ask me WHY, I don't know. Me Myself and Why is a strange and wacky book with characters who are definitely strange and wacky Reading it was quite an experience and I finished it in one day. I'm so-o-o-o puzzled by certain aspects of this book that I feel compelled to read Book 2 in this series.
This is the strangest review I've ever written, but the explanation for that is in the reading (of this MaryJanice Davidson book).
This is the strangest review I've ever written, but the explanation for that is in the reading (of this MaryJanice Davidson book).
