To Sing Like a Mockingbird

Ava Montgomery: This novel isn’t just about crime; it’s about meaning. When Justin’s spirit speaks from the other side, it frames everything we see as part of a bigger, cosmic mystery. The book quotes Frost and meditates on paradoxes, which made me stop and reread certain passages. I felt like I was being asked: what are my choices leading to? How will I be remembered? That existential weight makes this story special. I didn’t just finish a novel; I finished a sermon disguised as a crime saga. It’s rare for fiction to blend philosophy, religion, and gritty realism so smoothly. Some readers may find it too heavy, but for me, it was nourishment.