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Title: Compelling, fearless writing
Review: This is my first Karen Slaughter novel. To say I liked it would be false, to say I was compelled to read it and finish it, would be more in line with my thinking. There are no light moments in this book. It's gritty and violent but Slaughter's writing, her research well done and her storytelling and the way she keeps the reader guessing, amazing.When I started the book I was confused, I thought I was following the hero--and didn't like what I was reading at all. Turns out I was following the antagonist, which as I read made sense. Love that she takes chances with craft and character arcs. Gutsy, fearless writing.Some of the characterization rang false, everyone was "so" tortured, but again I was compelled. And if an author convinces a reader to pick up a book to see what happens, and the reader picks it up every chance she gets -- heck, it's 482 pages long --that warrants a five star rating. A compelling, thought-provoking read.
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