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A review by lillieapplepie
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
A unique and empathetical way of retelling true crime events with focus on the victims, survivors, and the lives impacted.
I could only read a few chapters at a time because it'd get too intense for me. The intensity came from knowing these horrific events happened in real life. I also struggled getting into a rhythm with all the different characters and timelines, and the writing style had my head spinning at times. I kept wondering if my eyes had skipped a word or if the sentence construction was just too complicated for my understanding! Not the whole book was like this, but enough to make me work for it.
I could only read a few chapters at a time because it'd get too intense for me. The intensity came from knowing these horrific events happened in real life. I also struggled getting into a rhythm with all the different characters and timelines, and the writing style had my head spinning at times. I kept wondering if my eyes had skipped a word or if the sentence construction was just too complicated for my understanding! Not the whole book was like this, but enough to make me work for it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, and Murder