Notes on an Execution

This book has completely shattered me, I have NOT recovered from that ending. Even though i knew it was coming from the very start i couldn't face it, probably a true representation of what an execution is like.

The writing is punchy and an emotional rollercoaster, because it takes you through so many different facets of a killer's life. You not only get to read Ansel's POV but also the women whose lives have been ruined because of him, a detective who is solving the case and also has a personal connection to him, and his mother, who is probably the only one who has seen his true, pure form as a child. There was so much nuance to this story. 

Some parts of Saffy's story felt a bit dragged on and took me out of the story, otherwise this is a 5 star book for me.

A thousand miles away, justice is being served - but justice is supposed to feel like more. Justice is supposed to be an anchor, an answer. Justice does not feel like a compensation. It doesn't even feel like satisfaction. As Saffy takes a long breath of alpine air, she pictures the needle pressing into Ansel's arm. The blue pop of vein. How unnecessary, she thinks. How pointless. The system has failed us all.