A review by horourke
Penance by Eliza Clark

3.5

an ambitious novel narrated by a true opportunistic scumbag, Penance is full of teen angst, girlfailures, and girlfascists. I enjoyed the (somewhat rudimentary) commentary on the nature of true crime, but found the narrator a cheap avenue in which to explore this theme. I also wish we heard more of Dolly’s perspective and the details of that night. kinda shitty for the narrator to have so much buildup to … nothing.