While there aren't any big disappointments to point out in this novel, nor are there any exciting, outstanding ones. I found this book to be very mediocre. I was expecting more excitement from a story that takes place in a courtroom for the majority of the story. This was not the case. I also felt that suspense was trying to be built by the author but this only resulted in there being "filler", so-to-say, to delay the result of whatever was coming. I didn't even find myself to be that excited/surprised/emotional at all when the verdict of the case was finally revealed. I did appreciate the last little bit of story following the end of the case so that it didn't just drop off there, but overall things fell flat for me.