Status Updates From Notes on an Execution

lavender got absolutely clocked by sheryl but like what did you expect?? you abandoned your children and then asked where the other child was???????? to his adoptive mother????

this is messing with my brain

i’m immediately caught off guard by the use of “you”

This may be the best book ever written I think

“You know, from years of practice with Jenny, how to shape your expression in a way that reassures her. You know how it’s supposed to look. Love. You slip it on.”

Don’t like it- DNF

In a reading slump because vibes have been very low also this book is lowkey scary as fuck

Poor lavender and the decision she had to make .

FREE FROM THE UNI SLUMP ⛓️‍💥

I appreciated how the story moved between different characters’ perspectives, revealing the crime and the consequences of it. The countdown leading up to the execution added a little intensity at the end. I thought the author handled the emotional complexity around murder and the death penalty well. It didn’t necessarily challenge me, but it did make me reflect. Lavender’s avoidance was frustrating!

its mentioned that the lawyer looked at the photos of the girls Ansel murdered and looked sickened at what he did. they're just bones when they're found? you can't tell what he did. they're bones. the medical examiner looking at the bones, he mentions the dental records haven't come back yet for all 3. he then mentions a break on an arm bone. one of the murdered girls broke her arm. suddenly that's an ID for all 3??

honestly finding this slow and too self-important

Local man asked to think about someone else for once in his life.

For fucks sake Shawna

Bookclub is monday night. 48hrs to read lol

Oh shit he’s stuffed up in the head (kinda understandably)

I have an hour left and I can’t wait for it to be over…. 💤 😴

obligatory reading for book club… already sighing, don’t think I’m gonna like this one

Really liking how this is written thus far

Reading for Pie Book Club, but despite the great reviews, I have no interest. Now I’m about a third of the way through and it’s just dark, and kinda gross, and I’m not thrilled with finishing. Considering skipping the Ansel chapters.

The beginning of this book failed to grab me, but I kept on and was hooked after Lavender’s telling of her hellish life as a new mother in the second chapter! Omg the FOX. Layla’s RING! Saffron’s come back story!

Ansel Packer. Tragic. Deplorable. He is deeply psychotic, which based on his childhood no kidding.

wow. okay this is a rlly good book - i adore the focus on victims and perpetrator - and the emotions and each person's characters, stories & philosophies. a wee bit draggy.

This is just sad

finalmente descobrimos quem é essa tal de blue

eeek this book is spooooky!

o ansel é muito incel

saffy do not blame yourself NO ONE BELIEVED YOU???

dawg WHY did i think the author was a man?? i had to do a double take cuz i was thinking to myself that there’s no way a man could write women like this and i was RIGHT‼️

i am EXTREMELY intrigued i love this author’s writing