This Book Will Bury Me

Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks for this ARC!

Honestly I'm having the toughest time rating this book. I keep going back and forth on a higher and lower rating. Why? Because this really should have been a 5 star book but there are some major issues that prevent it. That honestly almost hurts the rating more than if a book was mediocre because it could have been a real stand out. 

Let's start with the good. This is really unique being written as a “tell all” after a true crime case goes terribly wrong. The MC Jane is such a lovable character, I had a hard time seeing how it could go wrong and the whole world would hate her. The rest of her true crime family I loved too. Such fun characters and such a unique way of telling a story. I especially loved the Florida story at the beginning, honestly was more interesting almost than Delphine. 

Some of the imperfections I can't point out without spoilers. However the biggest one is the twist. It's glaringly in your face with hints from the very beginning. It honestly made the end a let down after so much build up. 

The biggest issue is this is based on a real case, one that the perpetrator hasn't even been convicted. Honestly this was a bad move in my opinion and what keeps making me almost pull the rating lower, though I enjoyed the book a lot. The whole book is about the true crime community and what can go right or wrong with them helping in cases. It's a risky move to make a book mirror things in a case that isn't closed. I feel like if you couldn't make up a case on your own, go way back in a case that's long closed. 

Also just on a personal note, I get grief is a major point of the book and why you do what you do. But personally I hate it as a trope in books. It's just triggering and I didn't love that. 

I know that's a lot of bad for a 4 star rating. Like I said that's why I'm struggling rating this so much. I absolutely adored the book I wanted it to be 5 stars. However these issues were so glaring it just ended up making it frustrating. So do I recommend reading it? Probably but go in knowing you probably will guess the twist and there are some problematic elements.