Tag: True Crime

Little Crazy Children by James Renner

Little Crazy Children by James..

Posted 02/17/2023 by Charli in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

Ok, so whether you want to believe it or not, I actually do like true crime books. I don’t read a lot of them, but I’m picky about them . Honestly, I’m not even sure what made me decide to request to read Little Crazy Children by James Renner. Now for this book, the usual CAWPILE review isn’t going to cut it, so this time around you’re just going to get my thoughts. CW: Murder, suicide, mentions of rape, drinking, drugs About Little Crazy Children Little Crazy Children takes on the 1990 murder case of 16-year-old Lisa Lee Pruett. The book details how the Shaker Heights police honed in on one suspect despite there being other suspects. My Thoughts First off, this book is very well written. It makes sense, and the investigative work done to ensure that the facts are presented was excellent. I particularly enjoyed the final few […]

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Influencer Island by Kyle Rutkin

Influencer Island by Kyle Rutk..

Posted 07/20/2022 by Charli in Book Reviews / 0 Comments

Trigger Warnings: Murder, Gore, Sexual Assault, Drugs The premise of this book had me wanting to read it and so when I was granted an eARC I was thrilled. However, the book simply didn’t live up to expectations. First, none of the characters are in any way memorable. The only things I really remember about them are their names – Cal, Carrie, Tuck, Kiana, Bella, Nicki Mo, Trevor, etc.. But who they are, what they stand for? Not much to tell you because they just weren’t memorable to me. We didn’t get a decent enough background for any character to make them pop. Second, the POV just bounced around too much. Never knowing which point of view you’d get next or what they’d be talking about now didn’t set well with me. I like to have an idea of when point of view changes are coming and what’s going on. […]

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