I have not read the first book in the Sophie Kent series so I was a little worried I would not fully appreciate the book. I'm happy to say I was wrong and there was plenty of character building and background provided throughout to make it enjoyable as a standalone story.
I really liked having a journalist as the main perspective as this is not something I have ever encountered in a crime thriller before so gave the book a refreshingly new feel. Jackson did a fabulous job of writing Sophie as a likeable character but also highlighted her flaws. I also really appreciated that Sophie herself pointed out that she understands why people generally have a negative opinion of the media and that she disliked that journalists regularly put too much focus on the "bad guys" and not on the victims themselves.
The book had so many plots going on at once but this just kept it fast paced and never got too confusing or convoluted. I lost count of how many plot twists there were in the last 100 pages that had me scrambling to turn the page to see their impact.
I do feel there should be a few trigger warnings as parts of the book could be distressing to some, these would be for the inclusion of domestic abuse, drug and alcohol addiction, self-harm and rape.
Overall I really enjoyed the story and found myself racing through it in a couple of days. I will definitely be picking up the first book in the Sophie Kent series and any future books from Corrie Jackson.
I really liked having a journalist as the main perspective as this is not something I have ever encountered in a crime thriller before so gave the book a refreshingly new feel. Jackson did a fabulous job of writing Sophie as a likeable character but also highlighted her flaws. I also really appreciated that Sophie herself pointed out that she understands why people generally have a negative opinion of the media and that she disliked that journalists regularly put too much focus on the "bad guys" and not on the victims themselves.
The book had so many plots going on at once but this just kept it fast paced and never got too confusing or convoluted. I lost count of how many plot twists there were in the last 100 pages that had me scrambling to turn the page to see their impact.
I do feel there should be a few trigger warnings as parts of the book could be distressing to some, these would be for the inclusion of domestic abuse, drug and alcohol addiction, self-harm and rape.
Overall I really enjoyed the story and found myself racing through it in a couple of days. I will definitely be picking up the first book in the Sophie Kent series and any future books from Corrie Jackson.