A review by autumnz
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

BOOK CLUB 🍷  - I read this for the first book club I started (I now have two book clubs that I have started, I can't tell you why) but it was a solid book club read. I thought the book contained a lot of information and I praise the author for NEVER saying the defendant's name once, as I will not do in my review either. 

I will say, I had some problems with the ending. I felt that some chapters were out of place and a little confusing.
I felt that Ruth's final chapter felt weird at the end of the book and her chapters overall felt like they did not fit but I still liked that her story was told. Also at the end of the book the author criticized the use of social media in today's society and the Netflix documentary (which I also had issues with. But then in the author's note, she was like 'shoutout to everyone who used social media to promote and preorder my book. Felt weird, idk
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In reality, this book is a 3.5 and I recommend to anyone looking for a good book club book or a fan of true crime where the killer is not praised, like how they are in podcasts or docu-series.
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