Review by alaina_reads_and_wanders - This Book Will Bury Me

alaina_reads_and_wanders 's review for:

This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead

3.25

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

All-in-all, I really enjoyed this book. There wasn't any big twist -- I could see the ending coming, but I still enjoyed the story. There were some beautiful phrases about grief throughout the book, and I appreciated that plot line as much as the primary one. The character development was poignant and logical -- there was just the right amount of self-reflection and denial that made sense to the reader. I flew through the book. It read like a true crime podcast sounds, which I loved. (The footnotes in particular were a fun touch!) There were a few small errors throughout the book that I wish the editor had caught -- incorrect quotation marks and spacing issues -- nothing that impacted my opinion of the actual story, but obvious enough for me to notice.

If you're looking for a quick thriller that also has just a little bit of emotional depth, this is a good pick. (Note trigger warnings, though!)

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