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iamother's review
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
What made this true crime story work was how interconnected the author’s life was within it. The fact that he was going through his own hardships that had ties to the murder and coming to grips with his own mistakes, helped to illustrate his own growth as a person throughout. His changing dynamic with the accused as well as a detailed accounting of the timeline helped to push the story forward for someone like me with no prior knowledge of the case. I also liked how it illustrated the ambiguity of the stories we tell each other and ourselves. How it ultimately comes down to trust between two parties, but also how self serving when can be if the choice is put to us.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Murder
veronicalovesjeff's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Body horror
cates_reading_nook's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Definitely a wild ride! I thought the author did a terrific job pacing the two stories side by side, and not spoon feeding information — it felt like I was "discovering" it myself. Also, I appreciated that it seemed like the murders weren't exploited just to be graphic, but instead, were grappling with the nuance of being a person who (naively) might believe what they want to.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Grief, Death, and Child death
greyt_things's review
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Child death
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