Bright Young Women

When I first finished this I thought about the things I enjoyed. The focus of the crimes being on the victims and how some stood against him and how he wasn't “clever” and a genius. But the longer I've sat on this review the more things started unraveling. To be honest, it started when she mentions the movie with Zac Efron and how we didn't need any other story about “the suspect”, but what exactly is it that the author is doing? Just because she doesn't write his name doesn't mean he isn't the story. The book is described as “inspired by” but this was too close to the actual events for it to feel as if she stole this. She changed some things, which almost at this point felt disrespectful. Erasing a victim and completely while including others felt gross. If I had known how close this was to the real crimes I wouldn't have read it. Bundy holds no allure for me. I am in the camp of he is not, nor was he ever, worth our time. So, this isn't really a book I'll be recommending to friends.