This book was so good!! It kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the whole story, and it was full of so many twists and turns! I think it was well written with a great amount of thill and mystery. I really enjoyed it!!

Thank you to NetGalley, to the author, and to the publisher for this complimentary ARC in exchange for my honest review!!!

Urza presents a grim reality of America's current legal system in a way that he is uniquely qualified to do as a former public defense lawyer. As someone fortunate enough to not be entirely familiar with the everyday proceedings of the law, but has a faint understanding of how arbitrary it is, I was dully shocked at Santi's exploits in court. However, while I enjoyed the general themes and how they were presented, that's just about all that I liked. The pacing was a bit off, with the novel starting off far too slow and the "plot twist", though a clever distortion of the typical innocent man in prison trope, came too late in the story to have any significance on the characters. Speaking of the characters, I didn't feel particularly connected to any of them--I felt like their characterization got so close to being relatable or appreciated, but there was just something missing. Overall, the story has a lot of potential, but it unfortunately misses the mark on pacing and characterization.