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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
I enjoyed reading this great book by Anne Hagan. It combined the mysterious "what ifs" and the courtroom drama that keeps you on the edge of your seat. I look forward to additional books in this series to see how Ro progresses.
When I opened this book, I had no idea what I was going to read. I’d seen [a:Anne Hagan|9851500|Anne Hagan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1417034341p2/9851500.jpg]’s call for ARC readers and as I’d meant to read her books for a while, I answered the call.
The first two pages had me reading with a big grin on my face. First because the story begins on July 2nd, which is one of my favorite days, as it’s the day I first kissed the love of my life and the day we got married twenty years later. I took that as a sign this book was meant for me. Then I read on and one of the first characters we meet is Thelma Dickinson, who supposedly died in 1991 when the car she and her best friend were in fell into the Grand Canyon. It was like meeting with a long-lost friend again. I was twenty in 1991, Thelma & Louise was such an important movie in my life.
The grin didn’t stay on my lips much longer, not because this book is bad, quite the opposite. It’s a legal thriller, a really good one at that, and you can’t keep grinning when reading such stories. I love legal mysteries and thrillers (which is why I enjoy [a:Carsen Taite|2829153|Carsen Taite|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1379002810p2/2829153.jpg]’s books so much) when they are well thought and well written, such as this one. I also liked that it was quite a bit longer than most lesfic books I read these days, and it had good reasons to be.
I don’t want to spoil more than I already have so all I’ll say is this: if you’re looking for an intricate story, with no loose ends, interesting and detailed characters and plot twists that will make you feel your brain working, look no further. And enjoy. As for me, I’m going to watch Thelma & Louise again.
I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.
The first two pages had me reading with a big grin on my face. First because the story begins on July 2nd, which is one of my favorite days, as it’s the day I first kissed the love of my life and the day we got married twenty years later. I took that as a sign this book was meant for me. Then I read on and one of the first characters we meet is Thelma Dickinson, who supposedly died in 1991 when the car she and her best friend were in fell into the Grand Canyon. It was like meeting with a long-lost friend again. I was twenty in 1991, Thelma & Louise was such an important movie in my life.
The grin didn’t stay on my lips much longer, not because this book is bad, quite the opposite. It’s a legal thriller, a really good one at that, and you can’t keep grinning when reading such stories. I love legal mysteries and thrillers (which is why I enjoy [a:Carsen Taite|2829153|Carsen Taite|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1379002810p2/2829153.jpg]’s books so much) when they are well thought and well written, such as this one. I also liked that it was quite a bit longer than most lesfic books I read these days, and it had good reasons to be.
I don’t want to spoil more than I already have so all I’ll say is this: if you’re looking for an intricate story, with no loose ends, interesting and detailed characters and plot twists that will make you feel your brain working, look no further. And enjoy. As for me, I’m going to watch Thelma & Louise again.
I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.
This was a fun read… I haven't read as many legal thrillers lately as I used to… among other reasons, because I recognize far more now than in my younger years that the law is not a game, no matter how much some lawmakers, jurists, and lawyers treat it as one. (And I find that fictionalized members of those categories are even more prone to law-as-game than their real-life counterparts.)
But this one was good… not laser-focused on the courtroom, but all the consequences of the cases, the lives, deaths, and family members whose lives can be profoundly affected.
Over and above all that, it was an exciting read, with characters that felt real and who I cared about, with mysteries I was interested in trying to unravel for myself and (as always, when I am the reader) failing to do so before the author revealed the answers.
It was also interesting to read after the end of the book some about the origins of the book and how she worked towards it. I have one of this author's books from another series in my TBR backlog, and (though I know it will be different) my enjoyment of this book makes me excited about finally getting to read it - soon, I hope!
But this one was good… not laser-focused on the courtroom, but all the consequences of the cases, the lives, deaths, and family members whose lives can be profoundly affected.
Over and above all that, it was an exciting read, with characters that felt real and who I cared about, with mysteries I was interested in trying to unravel for myself and (as always, when I am the reader) failing to do so before the author revealed the answers.
It was also interesting to read after the end of the book some about the origins of the book and how she worked towards it. I have one of this author's books from another series in my TBR backlog, and (though I know it will be different) my enjoyment of this book makes me excited about finally getting to read it - soon, I hope!