Allison Faught's Reviews > Bright Young Women

This very clearly was a highly anticipated book and one that took me a while to finally get my hands on due to its popularity. It’s apparent in the reviews that this book was a hit and a clear winner in its genre to many readers.

The part I applauded the most in this book was that the killer was referred to as ‘The Defendant’ and was never once called to by name. I live in Oxford, Michigan where my community suffered the devastation of a school shooting two years ago and not only is it extremely faux pas to use the perpetrator’s name around our parts, there are many people using their best efforts to make sure much of the focus in newspapers is on the victims and the missions of the families/community instead of the perpetrator. I LOVED this message in the book and agree that the defendants shouldn’t be given so much notoriety and power as that is what they’ve wished for all along.

Although this novel is extremely brave as well as the many characters in it, I found it slow-moving at times and felt there were beefy portions that could’ve been trimmed down. The timelines jumped around a lot too which could be confusing especially for someone like me who’s got a few kids and can’t always commit to a full chapter without interruptions.

I do believe this is a great book everyone should read as its message is loud and clear even for those in the back.

4⭐️