that_was_then_this_is_now 's review for:

The Killing Jar by Nicola Monaghan
4.0

I couldn't put the book down. The detail from bugs to crime were full on, creating a metaphor that holds true throughout. Harsh imagery softened by lens of a girl of intelligence and a sense of humanity. I cannot, yet, release the book back to a free shelf in a pub because of the closing scene. I want to read it again. After my heart heals a bit more.