3.5 stars
Engaging family courtroom drama, although it's lengthy I read it pretty quickly because I really wanted to know what was going to happen and how things would resolve.
The book jumps right into the drama of the daughter Stella arrested for murdering her older boyfriend. The story is told from three perspectives: starting with Adam, Stella's pastor father, then Stella, then Urika, her lawyer mother. I loved getting all of their points of view and it made the story come alive that much more. The intriguing part was how each viewed the other two and the lengths they went to manipulate the situation to preserve themselves and the way they were viewed by others.
I was pretty surprised by the ultimate conclusion and wasn't really sure I liked it, but it definitely works for the book and is not the expected outcome.
The book is translated from Swedish, and there were some awkward parts, as well as a bit of confusion for me about the way the Swedish law enforcement and court systems work. It's not a major sticking point, but it was noticeable.
Engaging family courtroom drama, although it's lengthy I read it pretty quickly because I really wanted to know what was going to happen and how things would resolve.
The book jumps right into the drama of the daughter Stella arrested for murdering her older boyfriend. The story is told from three perspectives: starting with Adam, Stella's pastor father, then Stella, then Urika, her lawyer mother. I loved getting all of their points of view and it made the story come alive that much more. The intriguing part was how each viewed the other two and the lengths they went to manipulate the situation to preserve themselves and the way they were viewed by others.
I was pretty surprised by the ultimate conclusion and wasn't really sure I liked it, but it definitely works for the book and is not the expected outcome.
The book is translated from Swedish, and there were some awkward parts, as well as a bit of confusion for me about the way the Swedish law enforcement and court systems work. It's not a major sticking point, but it was noticeable.