Adam Mitzner

I expected something different than what this book really was...a legal/crime thriller. It's not my favorite genre, and from the blurb it sounded like domestic suspense, which is definitely more up my alley. Still, I read through the book and finished it.

Overall, I enjoyed it, but I had a few problems with it. It started off interesting, but quickly got jumbled as ALL the characters got introduced, and I felt like I was head-hopping. I had to go back to see if I had missed something. We start off with James and Jessica Sommers celebrating their one-year anniversary. Then it quickly jumps into Wayne (Jessica's ex), Haley (James' ex), Reid (still not 100% sure what the point of his character was), and Owen (Jessica and Wayne's son)'s POVs. Later, we meet a detective once the murder happens, Lieutenant Velasquez.

It starts off with meeting all the characters, then you see that the characters all have a motive, and then the murder happens. After that, it's a hunt to find the killer and bring him/her to justice. It becomes a legal thriller for the second half of the book.

There were a lot of characters and it was a good mystery story. But, there were so many characters to keep track of and I didn't feel a connection with any of them. To me, they weren't well fleshed-out. The climax was a little underwhelming as well - the perpetrator becomes apparent before the final reveal.

Still, interesting story and it was a quick read.… (més)

I can't remember the last time I disliked a fictional character as much as I dislike Alex Miller. And "dislike" is too mild a word. I spent most of the book thinking that if he was standing in front of me, I'd punch him in the nose. (Disclaimer: I've never punched anyone in my life, but for Alex, I'd make an exception.)

I just couldn't get past his "poor me" self-pity schtick. He had *everything*: a beautiful, loyal, kind, supportive wife. A sweet, healthy daughter. A great career. And still he mopes around, depressed and unhappy, and rather than taking responsibility and working on himself, he decides that making goo-goo eyes at his "incredibly sexy" coworker and then eventually jumping into bed with her would be the way to go.

On top of that douchebag move, he treats his client like shit. He goes from believing in the man's innocence to doing a complete 180 based on -- wait for it -- learning that the man was sleeping with Alex's mother for the past thirty-six years. Can we say "hypocrite"?

Yeah. I turned the last page feeling utterly disgusted. With Alex, sure, but also with myself for reading the whole damn book.… (més)