Thank you so much to Fiction Press via Bookish First for the digital ARC of The Girl in Cell 49B by Dorian Box! This is an amazing sequel to The Hiding Girl!
Emily Calby is facing the consequences of her actions from one book, even though it was definitely self defense. She is trying to learn about law and the legal system to help in her murder trial, and the prosecutor is an absolutely vile woman. I can just imagine how so many juvenile offenders are shafted by the legal system, but Emily is determined not to be a statistic.
I was getting Orange Is the New Black mixed with Legally Blond vibes from the time spent in the girls juvenile detention center, and liked how Emily reaches out to the other girls to try to help them. Ben and Becky are new characters who I liked, even Lola once she cracked her tough girl demeanor. The lawyers couldn't have possibly been any different but I ended up really liking Paula, the public defender too.
Once again the book handles some dark topics though like rape, sexual assault, murder, drugs, and the broken legal system.
Lucas had me cracking up again too, I wish we could have seen more from him. I seriously love him and all of these characters. Emily has a lot of personal growth in this one too, including her first crush and continuing to grapple with her PTSD and identity. She learns a lot about privilege too.
These books aren't by any means fine literature but they are thrilling, fun, and Box's legal background shines in this one. I devoured it and hope there are more Emily Calby books!
Emily Calby is facing the consequences of her actions from one book, even though it was definitely self defense. She is trying to learn about law and the legal system to help in her murder trial, and the prosecutor is an absolutely vile woman. I can just imagine how so many juvenile offenders are shafted by the legal system, but Emily is determined not to be a statistic.
I was getting Orange Is the New Black mixed with Legally Blond vibes from the time spent in the girls juvenile detention center, and liked how Emily reaches out to the other girls to try to help them. Ben and Becky are new characters who I liked, even Lola once she cracked her tough girl demeanor. The lawyers couldn't have possibly been any different but I ended up really liking Paula, the public defender too.
Once again the book handles some dark topics though like rape, sexual assault, murder, drugs, and the broken legal system.
Lucas had me cracking up again too, I wish we could have seen more from him. I seriously love him and all of these characters. Emily has a lot of personal growth in this one too, including her first crush and continuing to grapple with her PTSD and identity. She learns a lot about privilege too.
These books aren't by any means fine literature but they are thrilling, fun, and Box's legal background shines in this one. I devoured it and hope there are more Emily Calby books!