A Nearly Normal Family

This book is a quick read that carries the reader on a journey to find out who killed a man. The story is told in three parts, from three different perspectives, and I was completely drawn in and compelled to finish to find out what really happened. Just when I thought I knew what the truth was, that knowledge was challenged and more information came to light that made me wonder again. The primary themes for me that stood out were about what would you be willing to do for a loved one? for a child? for a friend? and what is a life worth? a good person's life? a bad person's life? This is a well-written and well-translated book that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Sweden Book around the World.

Slow, but very good. Got to learn a bit about Sweden's justice system too! I don't normally do legal thrillers, but this was more than that. It was an exploration of a family with the legal proceedings in the backdrop. I particularly enjoyed how different all of the perspectives were. Also nice to see true introspection and admitting of wrongs (even to just themselves) from both the daughter AND the PARENTS.

I also think it's important that so many thrillers are exploring the psychology of abusers. It really is a formula they all follow and books like these I think these hopefully will help people recognize the behaviors sooner. Overall, I really enjoyed this.

Nice, fast-paced mystery read. The buildup was interesting but I found the ending a little disappointing. Solid but nothing really surprising here.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the digital advance reader copy.