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The Choice
by S.J. Ford
The Choice (400 pages) is the debut novel by author, SJ Ford. I was drawn in to selecting this book by the interesting premise described as a gripping and addictive crime thriller with a moral and thought-provoking twist. The book tells the story of a horrific crime and asks the question; is murder ever justified? The book is told across multiple points of view so we get to see the impact of the crime on various individuals who have. The first half of the book deals with the immediate aftermath of the incident, while the second half shows the court case and trial.
While I liked the idea of this novel, I found that the slow-pace and limited action to be a bit of a let down. While I wasn’t expecting an action-packed novel, it felt like very little happened overall in this book. This story instead is one of human nature, of how trauma impacts relationships, communities and individuals.
I struggled at times with the pacing and found myself having to push though some areas but I was invested and wanted to know the outcome if only to see if it would be in line with what I wanted to see happen. I found the large cast of characters difficult to keep track of initially and found some characters not very interesting or adding much to the overall story. I think it would have been better to have focused instead on a few well developed and in-depth character arcs.
Despite this it was easy to read, the concept interesting and did make me question and think about the characters and feel invested in the outcome for the main character. Overall, it was an interesting, unique-style of crime story with some noteworthy characters and it had a satisfying ending.
Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for an early copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
While I liked the idea of this novel, I found that the slow-pace and limited action to be a bit of a let down. While I wasn’t expecting an action-packed novel, it felt like very little happened overall in this book. This story instead is one of human nature, of how trauma impacts relationships, communities and individuals.
I struggled at times with the pacing and found myself having to push though some areas but I was invested and wanted to know the outcome if only to see if it would be in line with what I wanted to see happen. I found the large cast of characters difficult to keep track of initially and found some characters not very interesting or adding much to the overall story. I think it would have been better to have focused instead on a few well developed and in-depth character arcs.
Despite this it was easy to read, the concept interesting and did make me question and think about the characters and feel invested in the outcome for the main character. Overall, it was an interesting, unique-style of crime story with some noteworthy characters and it had a satisfying ending.
Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for an early copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.