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jdieterle13's review against another edition
4.0
Y’all I am IN LOVE with murder podcasts. I listen to @crimejunkiepodcast and @swordandscale every chance I get. So when I saw that Truth Be Told was based on a podcast looking into a wrongful conviction over ten years later I was all in. The book is told from Josie’s perspective. After her father was murdered and the neighbor was charged, Josie moved away, left her mother and sister behind, and started a new life. The podcast changes all of that and drags her home and back to the memories of her fathers death and family’s unraveling. Who really did murder her father? Better yet, why?
katieneedsabiggerbookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
Josie has spent over ten years using a different name, and hiding out from her family. After her father’s murder, and then her mom leaving them, Josie just wanted to move on and have nothing to do with her mess of a twin sister. She is now living in New York with Caleb. However, when an investigator decides to start a podcast on Josie’s fathers murder, Josie is forced home as he mother kills herself. Since Caleb knows nothing of her family except that she has none, Josie tells him an aunt died and she goes off to visit home and the family that awaits her without him.
I love a good murder podcast, so I was immediately drawn to this book. It did make me think about the other side of the ideas of podcasts though. I am all for trying to find the truth, and definitely about exonerating those that were falsely convicted, but at the same time, nobody really thinks about the trauma it brings up for the family that thought they had closure. I really liked that this book showed the other side of the coin, and made you look at how it affected the family.
I love a good murder podcast, so I was immediately drawn to this book. It did make me think about the other side of the ideas of podcasts though. I am all for trying to find the truth, and definitely about exonerating those that were falsely convicted, but at the same time, nobody really thinks about the trauma it brings up for the family that thought they had closure. I really liked that this book showed the other side of the coin, and made you look at how it affected the family.
danakaufman's review
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
kaylaramoutar's review against another edition
4.0
I figured out pretty early on what the ending would be, but I was so involved with the story that I didn't mind! 4 stars for a compelling, well-written thriller.
katieladyreads's review
3.0
If the Serial podcast had a book baby this would be it. Some parts felt cliche, but overall I enjoyed it. Thanks again to Gallery for the free copy. I look forward to reading Barber's latest Follow Me sometime soon!
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