Release Date: September 20, 2016
Pages: 384
Rating: 💜💜💜
Buy it: Amazon | Book Depository
An adored celebrity has been killed. Sixteen-year-old Martha Honeydew was found holding a gun, standing over the body. The general public will decide whether Martha is innocent or guilty by viewing daily episodes of the hugely popular show Death is Justice, the only show that gives the power of life and death decisions - all for the price of a phone call. Martha has admitted to the crime. But is reality sometimes more complicated than what we are shown on TV?
An adored celebrity has been killed. Sixteen-year-old Martha Honeydew was found holding a gun, standing over the body. The general public will decide whether Martha is innocent or guilty by viewing daily episodes of the hugely popular show Death is Justice, the only show that gives the power of life and death decisions - all for the price of a phone call. Martha has admitted to the crime. But is reality sometimes more complicated than what we are shown on TV?
I read this book as part of the Emmie's B-day Readathon to complete the challenge of reading a book that has been on my TBR for over 6 months.
This book was...interesting. I enjoyed it, that's for sure, but I spent the book being confused. It lived up to my expectations plot-wise, but it fell short on the writing style.
The premise of this book is exciting and captivating. It immediately caught my eye when I read the tagline 'Behind bars. For your entertainment'. I thought of a reality TV show, or a crime show, where people are captivated by the plot of this show. And I wasn't let down. In fact it may have exceeded my expectations, the plot pulling me along and not letting me put down the book.
The characters were fine. They weren't compelling, I didn't connect with any of them and I wasn't too upset by anything that happened to them. Obviously they had their own charms but I wasn't in love with them. Martha wasn't the strong protagonist I was expecting her to be, but the spent entirety of her sections whining about the person she loves.
The writing style was very different from any other book I've read, which was actually quite refreshing. There were around five or six different points of view, each POV being added as we met new characters. As the book was split up into seven days we get to see the plot and writing style develop over this time. The other interesting thing about this book is that we get to see is the TV show that is influencing everyone's vote. It was really cool to see this kind of script side of the book as we can see the tension to slowly builds as Martha's case gets more complicated.
I feel pretty neutral about this book; I didn't fall head over heels in love with it but I didn't hate it. I f you want to give this book a try than go for it! However I don't think I'll recommend it to people who like fast-paced books, because about 3/4 of this book is just people sitting around and talking.
This book was...interesting. I enjoyed it, that's for sure, but I spent the book being confused. It lived up to my expectations plot-wise, but it fell short on the writing style.
The premise of this book is exciting and captivating. It immediately caught my eye when I read the tagline 'Behind bars. For your entertainment'. I thought of a reality TV show, or a crime show, where people are captivated by the plot of this show. And I wasn't let down. In fact it may have exceeded my expectations, the plot pulling me along and not letting me put down the book.
The characters were fine. They weren't compelling, I didn't connect with any of them and I wasn't too upset by anything that happened to them. Obviously they had their own charms but I wasn't in love with them. Martha wasn't the strong protagonist I was expecting her to be, but the spent entirety of her sections whining about the person she loves.
The writing style was very different from any other book I've read, which was actually quite refreshing. There were around five or six different points of view, each POV being added as we met new characters. As the book was split up into seven days we get to see the plot and writing style develop over this time. The other interesting thing about this book is that we get to see is the TV show that is influencing everyone's vote. It was really cool to see this kind of script side of the book as we can see the tension to slowly builds as Martha's case gets more complicated.
I feel pretty neutral about this book; I didn't fall head over heels in love with it but I didn't hate it. I f you want to give this book a try than go for it! However I don't think I'll recommend it to people who like fast-paced books, because about 3/4 of this book is just people sitting around and talking.
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