I know it’s early in the year, but this may be my favorite book of the year. I don’t typically do a “favorite of the year, ” but this could easily be at the top of that list for me. I can’t say that I’ve ever read this style of book/writing before, and it was absolutely refreshing. The way this story was told kept me engaged until the very last page. I had two guesses who the killer was, but if I had to choose, my initial guess was wrong.
I wasn’t… ummm… thrilled (?) that the main suspects were young men of color, but given the neighborhood, it makes sense. One thing that I loved about the way this story was told was you got J.B’s, Trey’s and Ramón’s points-of-view, but you also got the day before the murder, the day of, and after. BUT… you didn’t just get their points-of-view, you got others, which really gave you (as the reader) a fuller picture, but it also showed you how, you as the witness, can misinterpret what you heard or saw.
This was absolutely stunning and I enjoyed every step of this mystery!
I wasn’t… ummm… thrilled (?) that the main suspects were young men of color, but given the neighborhood, it makes sense. One thing that I loved about the way this story was told was you got J.B’s, Trey’s and Ramón’s points-of-view, but you also got the day before the murder, the day of, and after. BUT… you didn’t just get their points-of-view, you got others, which really gave you (as the reader) a fuller picture, but it also showed you how, you as the witness, can misinterpret what you heard or saw.
This was absolutely stunning and I enjoyed every step of this mystery!