The Good Daughter

Holy hell, this book is everything!! If you're unsure about whether or not to read it, just do it but be warned it is not for the faint hearted. It's brutal.

I love Karin Slaughter and I love everything she has written, but this is a whole new level even for her. It moves away from her Grant County/Atlanta series which has a certain feel and construct and has it's own multi layered, deep, complex, hard to pin point genre. It's got crime, suspense, action, legal, family drama, just everything!!

Slaughter has always been good with characters, and it's no different with this book. I love Sam and Charlie's interactions, their lightning quick dialogue, their familiar sisterly banter - you feel so connected to them by the end of the book.

I won't get into the plot or subject matter, as previously mentioned, it's brutal. If you've read Slaughter before you know she pulls no punches, but this is harsh even for a seasoned reader. It is just unbelievable how much these characters go through and still have the strength to carry on, live and love. It certainly makes you think.


As a final note, I started this on audio and wouldn't recommend it (at least the US version I had). The narrator has the pacing and intonation off and her narration speed is too slow and not consistent, so if you increase the speed it's hard to follow. I think this book needs to be read in physical format to really get into it, at least it was for me.