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literallyshook's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
I recommend this book to every person because it will make you think about prosecutors in an entirely new way. It was very well written and all the complicated legal terms were perfectly explained! Perfect for learning about how race and sexuality play out in the legal system and in the jury box. The only reason I took .5 stars off is because I felt like this boon could have been three books! Some parts felt rushed, there were so many things that could have been elaborated on more. We need a sequel!
staceface's review
challenging
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
I enjoyed some parts of this book, while other parts felt unnecessarily dragged out. It might not help that I was teaching a unit on mass incarceration to my students, reading Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy with them, while I was reading this on my own, because ultimately it felt sort of like a not-as-good Just Mercy. The book is important, the work is important, but the way it was written could have been more compelling, I think.
wordconnoisseur's review
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.5
I really liked how the author intertwined her life, the lives of Leigh Stubbs and Tami Vance and other wrongfully improved people, and policy solutions.
_sam_m's review
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Lesbophobia, Violence, Sexual assault, Drug use, and Racism
Minor: Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Ableism, and Transphobia
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