A review by nerdyrev
A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson

4.0

Well, I was not expecting this one to be as good as it was. This is the story of a murder investigation and it is told through three sets of eyes- the father, who is a pastor who is known for not lying, but has a warped idealized version of his daughter. The daughter, who is accused of the crime, but has a deep dark side which began after she tested her sexuality and it went horribly wrong. The mother, who has seemed to be absent for most of the story, but brings her own spin to everything.

Rather than jumping back and forth, the author took the Rashomon narrative and we stay with each character up until a certain point and then the perspective switches without returning to the previous perspective. This was a nice take as after a bit, you become tired of the voice or the story the person is weaving and then it is over and begins a new voice.

Good story, but was a bit long as you will figure out what probably happened mid daughter’s story, so mom’s seems tedious. I liked it though.