First I would like to thank NetGalley and Tova Mirvis for the allowing me to read an advance copy of this novel .

For me this was closer to a 3.5 star read .  I was incredibly intrigued when reading the description of the book but it fell just a bit short for my likes.

While I did enjoy this author’s writing style very much ,the pacing wasn’t as fast or intense as I typically gravitate towards. However, the characters were all written so well . Each character had such a real sense to them that you could find something to relate to each one in some small way . The best part of this book for me was the dive in the psyche elements of the characters as they process all of their emotions, trauma, toxic family dynamics, motivations, and moral limitations. It was also nice to see a nod at the toxicity of media sensationalism and speculation in such cases . The ending felt a bit anticlimactic for me as I had already guessed it  but also a bit abrupt . Personally I was hoping for just a tiny bit more of a twist or elaboration. 

Overall it’s good and I look forward to looking into the case that inspired this .