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Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
3.0
emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

General Description: After Pamela's sorority house is broken into one night, leaving 2 sisters dead and 2 severely injured, Pamela is unsure what to do and how to handle the attention the situation is getting. Enter Tina Cannon, who is convinced the same man that attached Pamela's house is the same man that killed her friend. Can Pamela and Tina work together to bring the killer to justice?

The goods:
- I love the victim focused perspective on the 'true crime' and never naming the serial killer. I feel like that is the right way to talk about true crime.
- The blend of real and fiction was very nice, I was completely engrossed.
- Getting the two perspectives added to the story in a way I could neve have come up with. It was unique and made me feel like I got a well rounded story.

The loss of 2 stars:
- the audiobook narrators did not do this book any justice. It was a lot of monotone and hard to follow, which made the book less enjoyable.
- Because the book was hard to follow, it made it seem very slow paced. I also believe it is more character driven, which is not always my personal style.

Overall, if you want a new take on 'true crime', this is an interesting book to pick up, but I would definitely recommend the physical book over the audiobook.