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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The story made me uncomfortable, as it was designed to do. It was not a new concept, by any means, but I didn't mind the execution. My biggest complaint is how much the 2016 election is talked about. I know law and politics are unfortunately very entwined, but that is not a period of time that I want to relive, even in a book that is supposed to be dark. It's definitely not something I see myself reading again, but I'm not mad that I read it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
dark
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Talented student Jessie has won a place on a prestigious Masters Law Degree in Philadelphia. She has also got one of the few places on the Law and Literature course, taught by charismatic Professor Crane. However, Jessie has a secret, her sister had an affair with Crane whilst in Dublin and the end of it destroyed her. Now Jessie is out for revenge but in order to do so she has to be focused on the endgame.
I loved the first half of this book. The idea is great, just enough 'me too' without patronising and bringing up the idea of consent as well as power imbalance. However I felt that the story started to lose impetus and became more forced as I read on. It's good but just lacks something to stop it being great.
I loved the first half of this book. The idea is great, just enough 'me too' without patronising and bringing up the idea of consent as well as power imbalance. However I felt that the story started to lose impetus and became more forced as I read on. It's good but just lacks something to stop it being great.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Justified feminine rage and some depressing facts about our legal system.
This was a subdued revenge thriller, thus, why I’m calling it more of a suspense/lit fic novel. If you go in expecting something violent or shocking like They Never Learn by Layne Fargo, this is not it haha. It wasn’t as edgy as I expected it to be.
It felt like the first 60% focused heavily on the Law+Literature discussions (I would have loved a class like that in college!) and set the tone for what justice meant to the different characters. So, if you want to read a story about justice in the vein of the #MeToo movement, this one is for you.
I wish it went out with a bigger bang, but it ended in a very realistic, anticlimactic way. Overall, it was a great concept for a novel, but the execution wasn’t quite there.
Thank you to the publisher for the ARC!
It felt like the first 60% focused heavily on the Law+Literature discussions (I would have loved a class like that in college!) and set the tone for what justice meant to the different characters. So, if you want to read a story about justice in the vein of the #MeToo movement, this one is for you.
I wish it went out with a bigger bang, but it ended in a very realistic, anticlimactic way. Overall, it was a great concept for a novel, but the execution wasn’t quite there.
Thank you to the publisher for the ARC!
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I thought this was going to be a dark academia thriller but overall it was just boring. The classroom discussions were fairly heavy-handed, although I liked that some elements were ambiguous.
Read it because:
Aardvark book club pick for November 2023
Read it because:
Aardvark book club pick for November 2023
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
This starts out as a very dark campus novel heavily focused on classroom discussions and revenge plotting by one student. It feels like this is all leading up to a big exposure or maybe even murder, but this takes a turn in tone and plot towards the end where everything unravels and gets grounded in reality once again. Themes of rape culture, power dynamics, and guys who think they're the good ones (they're not).