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namitakhanna's review
3.0
Guilty is a tense psychological thriller by Laura Elliott focusing on how media can build or destroy a person’s reputation by a few words.
Constance Lawson , a 13 year old disappears one night and the suspicion falls on her uncle Karl .
Innocent gestures are cast in a disturbing light and Karl's life, career, family and finally freedom was destroyed in the process . Leading the media frenzy is local journalist Amanda trying to further her career with this story.
The book is divided in four parts. The first deals with Constance’s disappearance, the next two with how this story effects Amanda and her life . The final part deals with Karl’s fight for justice and revenge
The first part was a quick read, the 2nd and 3rd dragged for me and the 4th felt a little rushed. Overall an interesting concept which proves the age old saying “Pen is mightier than a sword.”
Many thanks to the publisher Bookouture & NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest and fair review.
This and more reviews at https://chloesbooksblog.wordpress.com/
Constance Lawson , a 13 year old disappears one night and the suspicion falls on her uncle Karl .
Innocent gestures are cast in a disturbing light and Karl's life, career, family and finally freedom was destroyed in the process . Leading the media frenzy is local journalist Amanda trying to further her career with this story.
The book is divided in four parts. The first deals with Constance’s disappearance, the next two with how this story effects Amanda and her life . The final part deals with Karl’s fight for justice and revenge
The first part was a quick read, the 2nd and 3rd dragged for me and the 4th felt a little rushed. Overall an interesting concept which proves the age old saying “Pen is mightier than a sword.”
Many thanks to the publisher Bookouture & NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest and fair review.
This and more reviews at https://chloesbooksblog.wordpress.com/
cleverbibliophile's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
lemopolis's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rmarcin's review
3.0
This is a story of one journalist's thirst for a story, how her aggressive and unflagging investigation into an innocent man ruins his life, and how his vengeance ruins hers. Constance, a young girl, goes missing one night. She has a very close relationship with her uncle Karl, but Karl doesn't know what happened. Amanda, a reporter, digs into Constance's relationship with her uncle, and puts a sinister tone to it. Based on her insinuations in her reporting, Amanda turns public opinion against Karl. Amanda is unscrupulous, and stops at nothing to get what she wants. Her reckless behavior causes her to ruin Karl's life. But, later, Karl exacts his revenge.
The story was good, but it went on for too long. I think it could have been better if the story was about 100 pages shorter. It would have heightened the intensity of the novel.
This story certainly did make one thing clear to me - and that is, do not automatically assume something about someone, and check and recheck what you read!
#Guilty #LauraElliot
The story was good, but it went on for too long. I think it could have been better if the story was about 100 pages shorter. It would have heightened the intensity of the novel.
This story certainly did make one thing clear to me - and that is, do not automatically assume something about someone, and check and recheck what you read!
#Guilty #LauraElliot
mmc6661's review
3.0
When 13 year old Constance goes missing one reporter jumps on the bandwagon determined for a story. When a finger points to the Constance's uncle Karl, journalist Amanda Bowe creates a media frenzy against him that will cause repercussions tying them together for life.
A fast paced suspense that reminds us how much our actions can affect someone's life forever.
A fast paced suspense that reminds us how much our actions can affect someone's life forever.
panicatthebookstore's review
5.0
My feelings about this book changed continuously as I read it. The beginning of the story was great; a missing teen, a family member falsely accused, said family member losing everything and falling as low as they could possibly go. It showed just how quickly your life can change when someone in the media chooses to believe you are guilty. The second part of the book was pretty slow. I found myself getting bored and wondering if I should continue. But by the end, I was glad I did. It was an ending I did not see coming at all, and it made the story come full circle with a tale of very satisfying revenge.
maria_grace00's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
in a story of similar fashion to Gone Girl, Guilty holds your attention well as the story develops.
hcmiller11's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
The parts make following the book slightly difficult. Theres a lot of time that passes in between parts and a lot of characters names to remember, but it was a good mystery.
nannyf's review against another edition
4.0
I have read a few of this author's previous books and enjoyed them. As a fan of psychological thrillers I was looking forward to reading this, and it didn't disappoint. However I'm not totally sure about the thriller part of it as it came across as something else to me.
The initial part of the story involves a missing girl, Constance, and the hunt to find her. During the investigation journalist Amanda Bowe becomes increasingly involved in finding out what happened to the young girl. She starts to form her own opinions as to what happened and, in doing so, helps to destroy a mans life. The way the press stories are written shows just how intrusive they can be, and that is so true even now in real life. I have watched news programmes a lot in recent weeks, and it pains me when journalists on live television are pushing witnesses to some horrific scenes far more than they should, all to get a good story. This book is so relevant right now due to what has occurred recently.
The main thing I got from this book is just how far journalists will go in order to do their jobs, and the consequences those caught up in the news stories have to suffer as a result. I actually enjoyed the latter part of the story a lot more as, if I'm being honest, I actually felt far more empathy toward the main male character rather than the journalist.
This is written well, it kept me gripped throughout, and is a good story for fans of psychological stuff. Thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for providing a copy.
The initial part of the story involves a missing girl, Constance, and the hunt to find her. During the investigation journalist Amanda Bowe becomes increasingly involved in finding out what happened to the young girl. She starts to form her own opinions as to what happened and, in doing so, helps to destroy a mans life. The way the press stories are written shows just how intrusive they can be, and that is so true even now in real life. I have watched news programmes a lot in recent weeks, and it pains me when journalists on live television are pushing witnesses to some horrific scenes far more than they should, all to get a good story. This book is so relevant right now due to what has occurred recently.
The main thing I got from this book is just how far journalists will go in order to do their jobs, and the consequences those caught up in the news stories have to suffer as a result. I actually enjoyed the latter part of the story a lot more as, if I'm being honest, I actually felt far more empathy toward the main male character rather than the journalist.
This is written well, it kept me gripped throughout, and is a good story for fans of psychological stuff. Thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for providing a copy.