A review by khairun_atika
Shutter by Laurie Faria Stolarz

3.0

A teenage girl believes a boy she met, a juvenile runaway is innocent. He did not kill his father. The premise of Shutter is promising, albeit the questionable "harbouring a fugitive" scenario, and the protagonist' s unwavering trust towards a murder suspect. I was quite intrigued by the storyline, though the subplots of Day's life in school and with her friends were not very engaging, and I would have preferred more of it being weaved into her investigation. Day mainly worked on her own, with some help from murder suspect Julian Roman himself. Still, I like how relentless Day is in trying to rediscover the case, and to uphold justice for someone whom she believed was wronged. It is a good twist of a whodunnit, although it deviated a bit with some high school drama. The drama is mild, focusing more on Day's quest to save Julian, which is something I like very much about this story.