What a book! This was a perfect start to the year as I absolutely loved it and it has earned one of my rare five star ratings! This is released on 7th January and I would highly recommend it as an addition to your wish lists and TBR!
There was such an interesting and unique concept to this, the government has closed prisons due to the expense, and instead, if you are the victim of the crime, the perpetrator is housed in a cell in your home. You are responsible for feeding them and interacting with them as you see fit, with regular visits from a liaison officer. The aim is restorative justice, as the victim sees the impact they have had on your life due to their crime.
This happens to Hannah. Her husband John has been murdered, and the man convicted for the crime, Jem, is incarcerated in a cell in her kitchen. Hannah is terrified, she has to see him every day, she doesn’t want him to speak to her and she is worried he will get out and harm her. We follow Hannah’s ability to deal with this situation, her relationship with Jem, and her discovering her husband’s death isn’t exactly as it seems, with a lot of twists and turns on the way.
I absolutely loved this psychological thriller, I couldn’t put it down and have read it in a day. I found it captivating and the idea of the reformed system very clever, intriguing and thought provoking. I loved the fact that this was told through the perspectives of both Hannah and Jem, with information being revealed about Jem’s past and how this links to the present. As we move further through the book we encounter surprises, murder, and betrayal, which all comes together to an ending I loved and thought fit perfectly.
This is the first book I have read by this author, and I will definitely be adding the rest to my reading list immediately!
There was such an interesting and unique concept to this, the government has closed prisons due to the expense, and instead, if you are the victim of the crime, the perpetrator is housed in a cell in your home. You are responsible for feeding them and interacting with them as you see fit, with regular visits from a liaison officer. The aim is restorative justice, as the victim sees the impact they have had on your life due to their crime.
This happens to Hannah. Her husband John has been murdered, and the man convicted for the crime, Jem, is incarcerated in a cell in her kitchen. Hannah is terrified, she has to see him every day, she doesn’t want him to speak to her and she is worried he will get out and harm her. We follow Hannah’s ability to deal with this situation, her relationship with Jem, and her discovering her husband’s death isn’t exactly as it seems, with a lot of twists and turns on the way.
I absolutely loved this psychological thriller, I couldn’t put it down and have read it in a day. I found it captivating and the idea of the reformed system very clever, intriguing and thought provoking. I loved the fact that this was told through the perspectives of both Hannah and Jem, with information being revealed about Jem’s past and how this links to the present. As we move further through the book we encounter surprises, murder, and betrayal, which all comes together to an ending I loved and thought fit perfectly.
This is the first book I have read by this author, and I will definitely be adding the rest to my reading list immediately!