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A review by yangelareads
I Did It For You by Amy Engel
slow-paced
2.0
I Did It for You is a riveting mystery and a deep exploration of guilt, loss, and the ways in which a violent murder transforms both the family of the victim and the family of the killer.
It has been fourteen years since Greer Dunning’s older sister, Eliza, was murdered, and Greer’s family has never been the same. And now there has been a similar killing in Greer’s small Kansas hometown, Ludlow, after the execution of the convicted killer. A copycat, according to the authorities, but Greer is convinced there is more to the story. That Eliza’s murderer had help all those years ago.
So Greer returns to Ludlow after more than a decade away, desperate to find answers to the questions that have haunted her for years. Her drive to uncover the truth pushes her to form a bond with the unlikeliest of allies.
I was honestly so excited about this. The premise and about cold stories? I love all of that, but I struggled to engage and finish this one. It was just so slow and boring for a book that is under 300 pages. It also lacked all the elements for a mystery. There was no suspense in the book at all. It really just lacked the usual twists and turns and the overall storyline just fell flat Despite, not engaging with the mystery, but I liked the characters. I really liked the three friends and their friendship. I really wanted to like this one, but unfortunately nothing in this book really worked for me. It was a decent read, but it could have been better with more drama in it.
It has been fourteen years since Greer Dunning’s older sister, Eliza, was murdered, and Greer’s family has never been the same. And now there has been a similar killing in Greer’s small Kansas hometown, Ludlow, after the execution of the convicted killer. A copycat, according to the authorities, but Greer is convinced there is more to the story. That Eliza’s murderer had help all those years ago.
So Greer returns to Ludlow after more than a decade away, desperate to find answers to the questions that have haunted her for years. Her drive to uncover the truth pushes her to form a bond with the unlikeliest of allies.
I was honestly so excited about this. The premise and about cold stories? I love all of that, but I struggled to engage and finish this one. It was just so slow and boring for a book that is under 300 pages. It also lacked all the elements for a mystery. There was no suspense in the book at all. It really just lacked the usual twists and turns and the overall storyline just fell flat Despite, not engaging with the mystery, but I liked the characters. I really liked the three friends and their friendship. I really wanted to like this one, but unfortunately nothing in this book really worked for me. It was a decent read, but it could have been better with more drama in it.