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p0tat0's review against another edition
4.0
I must have been the last person on the planet who knew very little about the Jodi Arias trial when I picked this up. I was skeptical that the story would be engagingly told, as it was written by the prosecutor, but I was really pleasantly surprised! This is a fantastic dissection of the murder of Travis Alexander and Jodi Arias's trial. Martinez does a great job of mostly getting out of the way when describing events, but his role as prosecuting attorney does provide interesting insights throughout this book - both in specific choices he made with this case and also fascinating tidbits about the way cases are tried in general.
freeflyt's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 Stars. The prosecutor's perspective was very insightful and distinctive. Specifically in that this book is advantageous over others because it reveals thought patterns, fact gathering & trial strategy, as well as what considerations were and were not taken; the most inside information one can get. I was interested to see how much the feelings of the victim's family were considered, or not considered at different stages.
fanchera's review against another edition
5.0
I followed the media coverage of the Jodi Arias trial in the murder of Travis Alexander. Juan Martinez impressed me time and time again with how he handles Arias’ manipulation of everyone she encountered. His discovery of the truths was absolutely fascinating to me. Above all, it’s so incredibly sad that this happened to Travis Alexander and his family. This book gave me a great deal of insight into the trial through the eyes of Juan Martinez. It just makes me want to write him a letter with heartfelt appreciation for his work as a prosecutor.
libscigrl's review against another edition
4.0
First let me start by saying- I have a prosecutor-crush on Juan Martinez. Because this murder happened in a Phoenix suburb, I was mesmerized by the whole thing- I remember when they found Travis's body- I remember when Jodi was on Inside Edition. So when they streamed the trial, I was in heaven.
It consumed me. I got others hooked on it too so I could talk to people about it. I was fascinated how this woman could have committed this crime. And even more so that she thought she could excuse it away.
Juan shares his involvement, from the night that Travis's body was found until he gave his closing arguments. He stays fairly factual, a little bias pops in here and there, but nothing that he couldn't be biased about anyway, since his goal was to send her to the chemical permanent sleepy-time. He did repeat himself several times, but it seemed like it was because he had written each chapter independently, and then added them together to make a book- perhaps based off of journal entries he created- and didn't go back to see he'd said something similar a few pages prior. It didn't really take away from the story however.
Even though I thought I knew all the inside important parts to this trial and story, I learned more in this book. Juan shares how he withheld the info about the gas cans until the trial to spring it on Jodi so she couldn't fabricate a story around them. How he spent many a late night working this case to find justice for Travis and his family. He's still a hero to me.
Pretty quick read with photos of crime scene and others related to the case.
It consumed me. I got others hooked on it too so I could talk to people about it. I was fascinated how this woman could have committed this crime. And even more so that she thought she could excuse it away.
Juan shares his involvement, from the night that Travis's body was found until he gave his closing arguments. He stays fairly factual, a little bias pops in here and there, but nothing that he couldn't be biased about anyway, since his goal was to send her to the chemical permanent sleepy-time. He did repeat himself several times, but it seemed like it was because he had written each chapter independently, and then added them together to make a book- perhaps based off of journal entries he created- and didn't go back to see he'd said something similar a few pages prior. It didn't really take away from the story however.
Even though I thought I knew all the inside important parts to this trial and story, I learned more in this book. Juan shares how he withheld the info about the gas cans until the trial to spring it on Jodi so she couldn't fabricate a story around them. How he spent many a late night working this case to find justice for Travis and his family. He's still a hero to me.
Pretty quick read with photos of crime scene and others related to the case.
mreadsbooksnfics's review against another edition
4.0
I fucking hate Jodi Arias and hope she rots in jail. That is all. P.S. she should have received the death penalty.
pplydm's review against another edition
3.0
This novel I wanted to read because I wanted to learn how Mr Juan Martinez dealt with the type of personality of Ms Jodi Arias. In the chapters 20 and onwards were the part I was truly waiting for. There were vulgar terms and graphic descriptions in this novel.
“I continued, knowing I had to expose what appeared to be a word game to her.
“I think so, yes.”
“Well, you ‘think so’ means you don’t know, right?”
“I don’t know,” she confirmed.
“This just happened. How is it that you are not remembering what you said?” I asked, implying that it was not a memory problem.”
- this part right here, shows the suspect being caught in her own trap
“Trials are life-changing experiences”
Excerpts From
Conviction: The Untold Story of Putting Jodi Arias Behind Bars
Juan Martinez
“I continued, knowing I had to expose what appeared to be a word game to her.
“I think so, yes.”
“Well, you ‘think so’ means you don’t know, right?”
“I don’t know,” she confirmed.
“This just happened. How is it that you are not remembering what you said?” I asked, implying that it was not a memory problem.”
- this part right here, shows the suspect being caught in her own trap
“Trials are life-changing experiences”
Excerpts From
Conviction: The Untold Story of Putting Jodi Arias Behind Bars
Juan Martinez
cpbooklover's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the first 200 pages because it was interesting to read about how he put everything together. I felt that the last part of the book was just a recap of the trial and I didn't learn anything new.
reviewsbylola's review against another edition
4.0
My only qualm is that Martinez glossed over the second and third part of the trial. The ending of the book was so abrupt and rushed.