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Couple Found Slain: After a Family Murder by Mikita Brottman

2 reviews

jennanicolereid's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

This book was truly eye opening. The author points out most books revolving around true crime do not focus on the aftermath of said crime. This was an entirely new viewpoint than I usually read and I am so glad I did. 

Couple Slain forces you to think about mental health and the impact not only on the crime victims but the “perp” himself. Mikita’s telling of this story was insightful, descriptive, and moving. Within the pages of this book I found myself questioning how institutions are given so much power over illnesses that have no definitive test. This book deserves to be widely read and has the power to evoke real change in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide attempt

kamin8882's review

dark informative slow-paced

3.0

This was a very interesting take on a true crime. I thought I was very interesting how they focused on what happens to a killer who suffers from a mental illness after the crime. However, the book was a lot of policy and how hospitals work. It wasn’t my favorite but definitely an interesting read.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for ARC, in exchange for an honest review 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Murder