Conviction

by Denise Mina

Book Overview

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A true-crime podcast sets a housewife's present life on a collision course with her secret past. One of the Year's Best Books (Washington Post, New York Times Book Review)
The day Anna McDonald's quiet, respectable life exploded started off like all the days before: Packing up the kids for school, making breakfast,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316528501
• ISBN13: 9780316528504
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Mulholland Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Unlikeable characters you end up rooting for.

The main character, Anna, is so hard to identify with and not even likable … in the beginning. As you continue through her story you slowly learn why she is so unlikeable and you begin rooting for her. I wish the ending was slightly different…it felt like a quick wrap up with a happy ending but it didn’t really suit the tone of the book.

Conviction: Had Potential

This book had such great potential! The storyline was intriguing, however it generally seemed rushed. There were several obvious loopholes and I often found myself reading a sentence over again to try to make sense of it. The flow seemed off; so much time was spent on the podcast, but so little was spent on the climax and other fast paced pieces. The book is based on a crime that was committed which caused the narrator to go into hiding, but the villain of the story is never fully developed to their potential. This could have been a phenomenal read, however I was disappointed. In the same vein, but a much better read, I would recommend The Murder List.