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The Vendetta Defense by Lisa Scottoline
3.0
What really is the definition of murder?
Summary:
Judy, from the all-women law firm Rosato & Associates, takes on a case to defend 80-year old Pigeon Tony from a murder sentence. The only problem is Pigeon Tony really killed the guy and wants to tell the judge about it. The victim's family also isn't taking this lightly. There's also a "hunky grandson" involved.
My thoughts:
I like Pigeon Tony. He's a sweet old man! The best part of this book for me are the flashbacks in Pigeon Tony's life that caused the pain that made him kill to fulfill a vendetta.
I also like the thought of an all-women law firm, which at first made me think about reading the whole series, but after reading this one... I probably won't read the others.
There's something about the writing style that just doesn't agree with me. What I can pinpoint is the last sentence of every chapter. They're mostly fragments and they're trying to emit a "dun-dun-dun!!!!" cliffhanger type feel. They're also usually on their own paragraph. I'm not sure if anyone will get what I mean if I just put some examples here or if it needs context. But anyway, here are some examples:
And the first punch was thrown.
And so he kissed her.
But would Pigeon Tony?
Because she was already hatching another plan.
Favorite character:
Pigeon Tony! He's small but feisty.
Summary:
Judy, from the all-women law firm Rosato & Associates, takes on a case to defend 80-year old Pigeon Tony from a murder sentence. The only problem is Pigeon Tony really killed the guy and wants to tell the judge about it. The victim's family also isn't taking this lightly. There's also a "hunky grandson" involved.
My thoughts:
I like Pigeon Tony. He's a sweet old man! The best part of this book for me are the flashbacks in Pigeon Tony's life that caused the pain that made him kill to fulfill a vendetta.
I also like the thought of an all-women law firm, which at first made me think about reading the whole series, but after reading this one... I probably won't read the others.
There's something about the writing style that just doesn't agree with me. What I can pinpoint is the last sentence of every chapter. They're mostly fragments and they're trying to emit a "dun-dun-dun!!!!" cliffhanger type feel. They're also usually on their own paragraph. I'm not sure if anyone will get what I mean if I just put some examples here or if it needs context. But anyway, here are some examples:
And the first punch was thrown.
And so he kissed her.
But would Pigeon Tony?
Because she was already hatching another plan.
Favorite character:
Pigeon Tony! He's small but feisty.