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As someone who is extremely passionate about the innocence project, restorative justice initiatives, and abolishment of the death penalty, this book struck an unexpected chord in me. Amanda is an engaging writer and engages in conceptualizing her experiences through the lens of a variety of philosophical lens. Many people do not spend a long time thinking about how we are only one incident away from the criminal justice system, and I think Amanda has incredibly valuable insights into how our social narrative about criminal justice, guilt, and punishment have long and spiraling impacts. The part of this book that most resonated with me was actually the chapter on the women of ill respite, she so beautifully articulated a lot of the complex feelings about how the media has eviscerated women in way that is uniquely critical and cruel. I also really enjoyed the commentary about victimhood, and her final thoughts about Meredith. Overall, I think this was a valuable contribution outside of the typical true crime genre.

Thank you to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review