Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on
Wow! Just, wow! Jackson so deftly took me on an emotional rollercoaster, and I kept changing my mind about what really happened over and over again. Well done!
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I have had this book on my TBR since I first heard about its pending release. I am so glad I selected Allegedly for my #2017Throwback reading challenge, because this was one incredible journey.
•Pro: Mary was such a superbly complex character. Every time I thought I understood her, another layer was revealed. Jackson is a master character crafter, because I found myself terribly sympathetic towards Mary, who was a convicted baby killer. That is some set of skills.
•Pro: This story made me feel so many things, though I mostly felt heartbreak. A broken girl with a broken mom trapped in a broken system with no real future because they are part of this broken system. It was all very sad.
•Pro: It wasn't all tears and sadness. There were some awesome adults, who were actually quite kind to Mary, and they kept me hopeful for her.
•Pro: I loved the format. The bulk of the book is narrated by Mary, but in-between were excerpts from books, transcripts from interviews, and other epistolatory type snippets. They really brought me into the "life" of this murder.
•Pro: So many twists and turns. I just could not stop reading, because I had to know what was real and what was fabrication.
Overall: A dramatic page turner, that kept me guessing until the end.
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- 29 January, 2018: Reviewed