My Review of Bright Young Women by Jessy Knoll on GoodReads

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This Novel is the story of the horrible murders committed at FSU in 1978 by the first famous serial killer told through the eyes of Pamela, the president of the sorority and eye witness.

This is a book that I couldn't put down. It's written from the POV of two women, one in Seattle in 1974 and the other one Florida in 1978. I really loved the fact that the serial killer's name is never mentioned in the book, he's just referred to as "The Defendant" It calls out the fact the this guy destroyed the lives of multiple families and was rewarded by becoming a celebrity while the names of the victims are forgotten. I liked that it debunked the myth that the killer was an "evil genius" and replaced it with the reality that he was just a mediocre incel that hated women. This books shows how misogyny feels, I felt the frustration and the anger Pamela felt while reading through her ordeal.
There's a lot of depth here. I love it when a book shows me new perspective, when it changes the way I see things. This is one of those books.



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