I had a gift card for Barnes and Noble so after an hour or so of browsing a store while out of town I was intrigued by the title and cover of 14 Ways to Die.
Jess has clearly never gotten over the loss of her mother to a madman whom her father nicknamed The Magpie Man. Interesting serial killer name choice but it fit the scenario. Wanting to help capture the killer Jess signs up to have her life filmed on reality tv in an attempt to draw views to the case. It works and soon the whole town is following Jess and her escapades to capture the magpie man before it is too late and he kills again.
What I liked is Jess's passion at getting justice for her mother. I liked that the chapters were consistent and all were short with no outliers.
What I did not like was how Jess did not care for her safety or the safety of anyone else around her. This is a man who has killed numerous adult women and she is just daring him to come try to kill her.
The plot was okay, it had too much filler. Even though the chapter were short some felt unnecessary and I did end up skimming large parts of the story. This was a debut novel so I could see the author learning from this and growing. Cutting the story down, making it a better reading pace, and adding more action.