While this book sounded like it would be sensational, the constant shifting narratives from people who knew the victim only muddied the waters. This is essentially a podcast in book form

I tried listening to this book, but i was not able to finish it, I couldn’t get into the writing style, I’m not sure what exactly it was that seemed off.

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Book: True Crime Story⁣
Author: Joseph Knox⁣
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🅡🅔🅥🅘🅔🅦: True Crime Story is a novel, that seems like a book of non-fiction. It follows the disappearance of Zoe Nolan after a Christmas party at her college flat. Eight years later, a writer called Evelyn starts to investigate. During her investigation, she reaches out to Joseph Knox for assistance with her book. Thus making it a story, within a story. The story is told via transcripts and email exchanges, which unravel the truth of Zoe’s disappearance. ⁣
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For this book, I had both the hard copy and listened to the audiobook at the same time. I thought the idea behind the book was interesting. Listening to the audiobook reminded me of a scripted true crime podcast. The book was well written and had lots of twists and turns, with an end that I didn’t see coming. ⁣
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I received an ARC and ALC in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 stars rounded up. This was a really cool audiobook (unlike any other I’ve listened to) in that it played very much like a podcast. I enjoyed the interview sound bites voiced by various people- it really enhanced the experience. I did find it a bit drawn out and repetitive at times. Also, the ending felt a little abrupt. True crime fans would very much enjoy- it is easy to forget that the entire book is fiction!

The combination of fiction and true crime is the type of book that I am all about, so I am bummed to be giving this book three stars. I was hoping to love this one, but instead I found parts very confusing. There is a lot of information given through interviews, articles, and emails which I enjoyed, but it was not just about Zoe. I also wasn’t always sure who was speaking (not sure if the book made that more clear). There were some twisty, disturbing parts which I appreciated, but I just wish the book was more clear and concise. I really liked the audio because there were so many narrators to play the different characters. Overall, I would recommend this book if you are okay with information overload and enjoy true crime.

I was drawn to this because of its unique premise and it seemed to have have same structure of anatomy of desire.

I did love the structure and narration,especially the lofi dirty crime feel to it.

The content didn't quite live up to what I liked about it.