Visiting Hours: A Memoir of Friendship and Murder by Amy Butcher (received via Penguin's First to Read Program)
1.5 Stars
I have been debating all morning how to honestly, yet kindly, rate and review this book but the truth is that I just did not like it. One night, the author was walked home by her friend Kevin and had surprisingly discovered the next day that he had then violently murdered his ex-girlfriend. I understand how this would affect someone, which is why I picked it up in the first place but the way the author turned this tragic event into her own memoir is disturbing and strange. I added half a star because at times she does seem to honestly admit that her connection to the whole situation is tenuous but that doesn't stop her obsessive behavior towards those actually involved. I received this book from Penguin's First to Read program in exchange for an honest review.
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