Penance

I enjoyed Penance but not as much as Confessions. I don't like to compare both books but because the atmosphere, the tension and how the story is crafted is so familiar (it's by the same author, DUH!), I just can't brush it off. As I said, I enjoyed Penance but there are some parts that made me feel kind of iffy about it. I liked the tension, the character development, the different character perspectives and the overall tone of the book. What I didn't like is how the story kind of went on a tangent of some sort where in random reveals or plot twists were thrown into the plot that came out of nowhere. I also wish that we get to see the murderer's perspective because I think that that would be more interesting and could've been made Penance even better, in my opinion. With that regard, I still think that this book is solid but just didn't blow me away.