Katie’s husband, Nick, was murdered by Jerry, a man with an intellectual disability… a man that Nick worked with and they both loved like a son. But, Jerry is now on trial, and as the trial goes on, we also go back in time to learn what happened.

I quite liked this. No, Katie may not be terribly likeable, and she certainly made plenty of decisions I didn’t agree with, but it’s a compelling story, I thought. Sure felt bad for Jerry. It was easy to be torn on this. There was a small thing at the end I still didn’t quite understand, but still thought the book as a whole was really good. ( )

This book, with an interesting premise, was a disappointment. Katie, whose husband was murdered by one of his mentally disabled speech therapy students, watches the trial unfold as the reader is given an insight into their marriage. Nick, her husband, was cruel to her in ways that would have left a less insecure wife wondering why she stayed in a loveless marriage. The courtroom scenes became tedious, and Katie an unlikeable character. This book was not redeemable for me. ( )