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A review by sophirv19
Prima Facie by Suzie Miller
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
This is simply one of the most incredible books I think I have ever read.
Having not been lucky enough to see the Jodie Comer version on stage but hearing all the rave reviews about it, I was eager to dive into this book. I knew it wouldn't be an easy read, books like this rarely are, but it was important and poignant and just plain incredible.
The look into the justice system and how lawyers, barristers, solicitors etc, try and defend what most of us will probably see as indefensible was so important in the build up of this novel. Tessa is everything that we see in the before and after of things like this happening to them. She was fearless, driven, striving for the best. Then it happens. She's withdrawn, afraid, feels unsafe.
What I absolutely adored about this is that the things that happened to her doesn't change her at the core. She fights, just like she's been trained to do. She was fearless and wanted justice and that's how she remained.
Massive thank you to NetGalley and Pan Macmillan for an eARC of this book. I'd let my heart break all over again to read something as incredible as this for the first time.
Having not been lucky enough to see the Jodie Comer version on stage but hearing all the rave reviews about it, I was eager to dive into this book. I knew it wouldn't be an easy read, books like this rarely are, but it was important and poignant and just plain incredible.
The look into the justice system and how lawyers, barristers, solicitors etc, try and defend what most of us will probably see as indefensible was so important in the build up of this novel. Tessa is everything that we see in the before and after of things like this happening to them. She was fearless, driven, striving for the best. Then it happens. She's withdrawn, afraid, feels unsafe.
What I absolutely adored about this is that the things that happened to her doesn't change her at the core. She fights, just like she's been trained to do. She was fearless and wanted justice and that's how she remained.
Massive thank you to NetGalley and Pan Macmillan for an eARC of this book. I'd let my heart break all over again to read something as incredible as this for the first time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Alcohol