Book #49 |
Book: Death Row | Author: Freida McFadden | |
| Source: Free First Reads download Format: Kindle |
Pages: 74 | Duration: 06/24/25 – 06/24/25 (1 day) | |
| Rating: ★★★☆☆ | Genres: fiction, short stories, mystery, psychological thriller, suspense | ||
| 📕10-word summary: A condemned murderess professes her innocence until the bitter end. 🖌6-word review: Clever twists, but sometimes confusingly executed. |
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| 💭Favorite quote: “Bowman explained to me that the protocol in this state calls for the injection of three drugs. First midazolam, a sedative. Then vecuronium bromide, which will paralyze my muscles. And last, potassium chloride, which will stop my heart from beating.” | |||
| 🎓Some new-to-me words: peewee football, omakase | |||
| Description:* Talia Kemper is on death row for murdering her husband. She had an alibi and no known motive, yet Talia’s unwavering protestations of innocence have always been ignored. Then one day in the visiting area, she sees a recognizable stranger she’s certain is her husband. It turns out the man she’s been convicted of killing may not be dead after all. But as the days tick away toward Talia’s execution, what will it take for her to be believed?*From goodreads.com’s synopsis. | |||
| Thoughts: This was a bit of a roller coaster while reading, between the alternating “dream” chapters and the “current day” (but not “real?”) chapters, and at times confusing — as in “Wait. What’s going on here?” I did think that, overall, there were clever twists and that it would be interesting to re-read it knowing everything I knew by the end. With that said, I’m not one to re-read books, and I won’t be re-reading this one. | |||
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