False Witness

Even though the first Karin Slaughter book I ever read, Pretty Girls, was life changing for me and it still remains one of my all time favorite thrillers of all time, lately I have been less confident with her and her books. I read Pieces of Her and just really felt “meh” about it. However, I have been hearing very good things about her newest thriller, False Witness, so I decided to give it a shot and am so glad that I did! Although, it didn't surpass Pretty Girls for me, I still very much enjoyed it and it restored my fate in Karin Slaughter for sure. I will definitely be picking up her other books in the future.

To begin with, False Witness, is about a lawyer, who has a very messed up relationship with her past and her drug addicted sister. Then, she is forced to represent a part of her childhood that she had meant to stay hidden forever and face all her demons. I liked this plot, I thought that even though it wasn't the most original one, I thought that it was still done beautifully and I thoroughly enjoyed this book for that reason. I thought that the book dragged in the middle for a bit, but once it picked up, I couldn't put it down. It's the only reason I took of one star. I am coming to find that legal thrillers aren't my most favorite but I do enjoy the ones that are done right and this one was really good.

Further on, the characterization in this novel was supreme, as it almost always is in Karin Slaughter's novels. I really enjoyed experiencing the complicated sister dynamic of Leigh and Callie, especially since I am an only child and this was able to touch me in ways that I didn't think was possible to get from a book. I thought all the characters' development was superb and I really got a good picture and look into almost all of them. I was able to understand what drives them and we got to see into their soul. They are also all very imperfect and messed up and that made them that much more human to me.

Finally, the writing style was pretty good. I don't think Karin Slaughter's writing is my all-time favorite but it definitely made me care about the characters deeply so it must have done a good job. I really loved the deep look we got into all of the different characters and how vulnerable and deep their souls really went. It was a smooth read, even when it wasn't the fastest paced.

In conclusion, I would recommend this book to thriller lovers who don't mind a legal thriller. I am not the biggest fan of them and even I was able to enjoy it and learn something from it. I also loved the representation of drug addicts and their struggles in this book, especially considering I have no experience or real knowledge of that aspect of real life. I think this book was very deep and meaningful, even if it dragged at times.