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While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams

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serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

While Justice Sleeps is a legal and political thriller, written by Stacey Abrams who is obviously very knowledgeable about the operations and machinations of both arenas. Avery Keene is a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Howard Wynn, who is frequently the swing vote on important high profile cases. When he falls into a coma Avery is stunned to learn that she, not his wife or son, has been named as his legal guardian and power of attorney. With no legal precedent for what to do in this situation and some important cases, including one relating to a merger between an American biotech business and an Indian genetics company, awaiting verdicts much handwringing and wrangling results. Avery uncovers information suggesting a chilling conspiracy as well as chess-like clues left by Wynn which put her in danger.

Avery is an intelligent and principled character trying to manage a uniquely stressful situation as well as dealing with her mother’s addiction issues. She’s certainly a character you can root for. But like all thrillers it’s the plot that keeps you reading and this is multi-layered and detailed with plenty of twists and turns. It is frightening how plausible so much of this book is. Not being a chess player nor having much chess knowledge (nor a deep knowledge of the American political and legal landscape come to that) undoubtedly meant I missed some of the finer points. But that mattered not a bit. Thing kept moving and the intrigue intensified so I had no time to dwell on my deficiencies. Besides there were enough ethical issues for me to mull over. Not to mention lots of morally reprehensible behaviour to rail against.

Possibly a bit too detailed and intricate for me as a reader, but it kept me engrossed from beginning to end and left me with plenty to think about.

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niklit's review against another edition

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dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This isn't my usual genre of books. I probably would have liked it more if I knew more about the legal system and the way our government is run, but since I don't, I had a hard time keeping up with some of the twists, turns, and legalese. Not a bad book at all, but just not for me.

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electrifyingpenguin's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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happyrock's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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lisafrancine's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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mangofandango's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I've never really read a political thriller before, but I have so much respect for Stacey Abrams and I like to sometimes try something outside of my typical reading choices, so I picked this one up at the library. I can't say I have a new favorite genre, but it was worth reading. It involves chess, which I don't know much about, probate court and guardianship (which I know more about than I used to thanks to the podcast Toxic, about Britney Spears' conservatorship and the issue of conservatorship and guardianship abuse, check it out), genetic bioengineering, which I could mostly follow, and a lot of other Stuff that makes it a fairly weighty read for a thriller. I didn't have as much fun as I usually do when reading something marketed as a thriller, but I did find this to be an interesting experience.

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jennifer_bush_73's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

The story was engaging, and the premise is very interesting. However, the writing seemed stilted. The language didn’t flow easily. She used some obscure words that threw me off kilter (or my vocabulary sucks).

I would definitely read more of Stacey Abrams’ thrillers.

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alaina's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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lorinew1's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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emily_koopmann's review against another edition

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3.0

I really did not vibe with the narrator so I think that kind of ruined it for me.

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