If you're following my new #titletuesday posts on FB, you know I did not review Daisy Jones and the Six. I actually had to put Daisy down as I found it was too similar to Opal & Nev. The latter is the teacher and friend's book club selection for April; the former in June. I felt they were too alike to read so close together, so Daisy is on hold.
This novel is the club's choice for May, chosen by a friend of one of our Board of Education members. It is a murder mystery thriller. As such I don't want to spoil too much plot, but:
Eddie Cal is on death row for a series of gruesome murders. His ex-wife Jessica is now a federal prosecutor, and their teenage daughter Tara is a math and artistic genius applying to graduate level university studies. A copy cat has started imitating Eddie's crimes, and the FBI want Jessica to help, as she is the only person Eddie is willing to talk to.
I hated Eddie. In addition to being a psychopath, he's just a jerk (I'd use stronger language in private conversation). I wanted to punch him in the teeth. I also wanted to smack Tara, as she's incredibly rude to her mother.
Overall, it held my interest, although I saw the plot twist 1 coming pretty early. Plot twist 2 was a bit more of a surprise.
This will be among the 18 books added to our collection as new titles donated by me, but it will be on hold until after our May meeting.
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