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A review by mikitastic
Penance by Eliza Clark
4.0
Thank you to the publisher and Goodreads for providing me with a copy of this book.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
☁️ When I first came across “Penance”, I was imediately thrilled by its premise of a fiction book that passes on as a true crime book.
☁️ It is a slow-burn. You won’t know what truly happened until the very last few pages, which can be very frustrating for some readers.
☁️ The narrator is not an agreeable character and lots of times the narrative would focus on certain people and background that were unnecessary and didn’t add up much to the main storyline, which made the reading dull and uninteresting every so often.
☁️ The author did an outstanding job developing the political scenario and the history, lifestyle and social conventions that are imposed on the residents of the small city where the story takes place.
☁️ Just when you think the book will end on an unexciting and predictable route, Eliza Clark surprises us with a clever turn of events that brings readers self-reflection upon how we consume true crime content.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
☁️ When I first came across “Penance”, I was imediately thrilled by its premise of a fiction book that passes on as a true crime book.
☁️ It is a slow-burn. You won’t know what truly happened until the very last few pages, which can be very frustrating for some readers.
☁️ The narrator is not an agreeable character and lots of times the narrative would focus on certain people and background that were unnecessary and didn’t add up much to the main storyline, which made the reading dull and uninteresting every so often.
☁️ The author did an outstanding job developing the political scenario and the history, lifestyle and social conventions that are imposed on the residents of the small city where the story takes place.
☁️ Just when you think the book will end on an unexciting and predictable route, Eliza Clark surprises us with a clever turn of events that brings readers self-reflection upon how we consume true crime content.