Having spent a long time in prison, she is trying to go back to 'normal'. On more than one occasion I did feel sorry for Alice. I did find myself confused at first and found it hard to get into the book due to that confusion but I did eventually figure out where things were going. It was also interesting how Alice lived in constant fear of being discovered, and how she separated out that part of her life. In some respects JJ and Alice are two different people, and it shows how a moment of madness can affect your entire life. I knew something terrible was going to happen, and the little glimpses of evil we see are just breadcrumbs leading up to the event which ultimately lands JJ in jail.
I found myself absolutely gripped by the story. It gave an insight into child offenders and what logic they use to commit offences, and the scary innocence they can portray. We get flashbacks to her childhood and the lead up to the incident, which really provides a raw, childlike account of what happened. We meet JJ as Alice Tully, years after the incident took place, as she is trying to make a new life for herself but she can't outrun her past. I enjoy crime TV shows was interested to see how Looking for JJ would go. This Review: 7.3/10 Value for Money: Level of Realism: Rereadability: Lose Track of Time: I do believe that people deserve a second chance and can change but a lot depends on circumstances and this was just a very unfortunate accident. I see there is another book in the series but I'm not sure I would bother reading it, I was more interested in the flashbacks to see what happened and why. You also feel sorry for the victim's family as they understandably are bitter about the fact that JJ is alive and has a chance at a future when their own daughter will never have that chance. You feel sorry for Alice, she was just so young when the crime was committed and she has paid the price but the media will not leave her alone, they are out for blood.
I was thinking that the three girls would meet JJ so it took a while to get past that theory (not sure why I thought that) and then I spent a lot of the rest of the book hoping the author would hurry up and get to what happened as all in the flashbacks the dead girl was just referred to as the dead girl but no name until almost the end.
I was interested in reading this book, I love crime dramas and always get lost in the story, this book was no exception. This Review: 8.0/10 Value for Money: Level of Realism: Rereadability: Lose Track of Time:
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