Reviews - Prima facie: Roman. »Für alle, die nicht länger nach den Gesetzen des Patriarchats leben wollen.« Mareike Fallwickl

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Prima facie: Roman. »Für alle, die nicht länger nach den Gesetzen des Patriarchats leben wollen.« Mareike Fallwickl

Suzie Miller

4.38 AVERAGE

viola579's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

vixknitsandreads's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I listened to the audiobook and it’s narrated by Jodi Comer so I knew from the get go it was going to be amazing!

I hadn’t read the premise of the story so went in blind. The reader is immediately plunged into the hustle and bustle of the legal world in particular criminal barristers.

Our protagonist Tess is a high flying criminal defence barrister, a scholar from an underprivileged background, Tessa has worked her socks off to become a well respected barrister. She’s a likeable and down to earth character and she knows her profession inside out, I have a lot of respect for Tessa.

I don’t wish to give away any spoilers as I didn’t see the plot twist coming but comes it does and it throws everything Tessa has worked for and believed in into disarray.

You can tell this book is written by someone who has worked deep within the legal profession and having been part of the legal world myself for the past 25 years I enjoyed the familiarity.

This is a real exploration of the judicial system and outdated practices, I leave the book feeling that Judicial Review for sexual assault is long long overdue.

An outstanding piece of literature and I can only hope I get tickets for the theatre show next year 🤞🏻

Content Warnings

bayleys's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was a really difficult read, but such an important topic. Fascinating to see how the law looks at sexual assault, and how black-and-white it makes it; it’s a little disheartening at times.

rae03's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional 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: Complicated

el1se_'s review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

ljm57's review against another edition

4.0

Raw and brutal portrayal of a successful young criminal defence barrister who experiences life on the other side of the legal divide when she appears as the only witness for the prosecution in her own sexual assault case. Tessa has come from a background of disadvantage. With a violent drunk for a father, she’s been raised by a single mother, along with her brother who’s had his own brushes with the law. But through sheer hard work and determination, defying the naysayers and enduring the prejudice of the the legal establishment, she’s escaped the world in which she grew up and is now a respected member of London’s hip, young legal fraternity. And she loves her life. That is, until a hot date with another barrister turns sinister and she is raped. Showing enormous courage, she reports the crime and against all the statistical odds of success, she continues to trial, determined to see it through to the end. The book lays bare how utterly vulnerable rape victims are throughout the whole process of seeking justice.