Reviews with content warning for Sexual violence - Bright Young Women

Ted Bundy’s crimes through the eyes of a victim and survivor. The author points out early in the book, via Pamela, that too much attention has been paid to the defendant (as he’s referred to in the book) rather than the victims of his crimes. I appreciated the attempt to shed some (fictional) light on them.
The uncertainty of whether or not he would see justice, the betrayal of confidants of the survivors, the heartache and love shown by those left behind. This was a great book that dug into a lot of emotion and nuance of the minutia of people’s lives, before and after they were irrevocably altered.

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emily_mae08's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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mothie_girlie's review

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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delaneydunster's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

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tatooinesunrise's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A testament to why these horrible little men shouldn’t be remembered, and instead we should look to the lives and futures of these women who were better than him and should never be forgotten.

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