Reviews

The Intern by Michele Campbell

baileygay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

deanneuh's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

arivnnv's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

naomistrange's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

claudiaslibrarycard's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Intern is a smart legal thriller focusing on Madison Rivera who lucks into an internship for Judge Kathryn Conroy, whom she has idolized for years. Madison comes from a single parent home with a mother who struggles to get by and a younger brother that has a tendency to get into trouble. Madison makes a dangerous choice to hide something crucial on her employment paperwork, but it turns out Judge Conroy has secrets too. 

I loved the immediate tension and quick pace of this book, as well as how Campbell weaves in flashbacks to build her characters. I felt so invested in how this story would end, to the point that I read it faster than most thrillers that tend to be shorter. Don't let the length deter you on this one if you like a legal drama. 

While I wouldn't comp this to Defending Jacob by William Landay or The Boy's Club by Erica Katz, I do think that those books are good indicators of if you might enjoy this one. I'm so glad I read it and I think it deserves lots of readers. 

itmustbesam's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

this was an easy read and a very enjoyable one, i loved how everything came together at the end 

onejordo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

polpolpolulu's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

alexabookish's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

therealgenesisb's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

4.0