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A review by priyanka4aa77
Little Threats by Emily Schultz
3.0
Little Threats is a gripping whodunit but leaves an impression for it's fleshed out characters, especially the protagonist Kennedy Wynn.
The book opens with Kennedy stumbling upon her best friend's dead body and is subsequently charged for it. Just a teenager when convicted, she's released from prison as a 30-something who finds it difficult to live her life as a free woman. She has spent her teenage years in prison for a crime she doesn't remember committing.
A few days in and she quickly realizes that the baggage she carries from Haley's death will continue to hinder her reentry into society. Even Carter, the person Kennedy hopes would believe her, isn’t convinced her twin is innocent.
Emily Schultz offers glimpses into the harrowing existence of a newly-released prisoner in this era, being rich does offer Kennedy a shield from a lot of the indignities but it's a sickening image.
As characters try to make sense of this haunting crime, the most engrossing part of the novel is Kennedy’s account from prison, made a part of the narrative through her creative writing entries. Her detached voice, as she goes through every little detail, considers every little threat that may have lurked under their lives that could have turned into something so fatal, makes the revelation subtle yet brutally chilling- appearances can be deceptive and that nothing is ever as it seems. I wasn't extremely happy with the end, but would still recommend this book for it's haunting reminder- the repercussions of a night of violence overshadowed every joyful memory of Haley's short life and left two families struggling to cope with it's aftermath. A single night of violence altered the course of their lives and continues to shape it 15 years on.
Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for this eArc.
The book opens with Kennedy stumbling upon her best friend's dead body and is subsequently charged for it. Just a teenager when convicted, she's released from prison as a 30-something who finds it difficult to live her life as a free woman. She has spent her teenage years in prison for a crime she doesn't remember committing.
A few days in and she quickly realizes that the baggage she carries from Haley's death will continue to hinder her reentry into society. Even Carter, the person Kennedy hopes would believe her, isn’t convinced her twin is innocent.
Emily Schultz offers glimpses into the harrowing existence of a newly-released prisoner in this era, being rich does offer Kennedy a shield from a lot of the indignities but it's a sickening image.
As characters try to make sense of this haunting crime, the most engrossing part of the novel is Kennedy’s account from prison, made a part of the narrative through her creative writing entries. Her detached voice, as she goes through every little detail, considers every little threat that may have lurked under their lives that could have turned into something so fatal, makes the revelation subtle yet brutally chilling- appearances can be deceptive and that nothing is ever as it seems. I wasn't extremely happy with the end, but would still recommend this book for it's haunting reminder- the repercussions of a night of violence overshadowed every joyful memory of Haley's short life and left two families struggling to cope with it's aftermath. A single night of violence altered the course of their lives and continues to shape it 15 years on.
Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for this eArc.