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Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Bright Young Women follows a previous victim, Ruth, and the only eye witness, Pamela, of "The Defendent."
Pamela is a go-getter, a law student at FSU, and president of her sorority. She is awoken one evening by a noise and, while investigating, sees an assailant escaping through the front door, thankfully unnoticed. Two girls are dead, and two girls are brutally maimed.
These events catapult a relationship between strangers, Tina and Pamela. Tina immediately travels to Tallahassee to seek out the eyewitness. She believes the killer was the same one her friend, Ruth, fell victim to.
Bouncing between two different character points of view and past and present tense, this story was deliberately slow paced. The overall themes of feminist empowerment, misogyny, and inner work are far more prevalent than the intensity of a classic thriller. I felt very little tension or mystery from the plot because we know very early on what happened and who the crime was committed by.
I was underwhelmed but liked this stories underlying lessons. Don't be so nice, people will take advantage.
Pamela is a go-getter, a law student at FSU, and president of her sorority. She is awoken one evening by a noise and, while investigating, sees an assailant escaping through the front door, thankfully unnoticed. Two girls are dead, and two girls are brutally maimed.
These events catapult a relationship between strangers, Tina and Pamela. Tina immediately travels to Tallahassee to seek out the eyewitness. She believes the killer was the same one her friend, Ruth, fell victim to.
Bouncing between two different character points of view and past and present tense, this story was deliberately slow paced. The overall themes of feminist empowerment, misogyny, and inner work are far more prevalent than the intensity of a classic thriller. I felt very little tension or mystery from the plot because we know very early on what happened and who the crime was committed by.
I was underwhelmed but liked this stories underlying lessons. Don't be so nice, people will take advantage.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape