I feel bad giving this an unfavorable review given the subject, but I don't think the book was well thought out. Sanders tried to use biographraphical elements but that fell short; it was such a shallow summary of Teresa and Jennifer that I didn't feel like I got a great feel for who they truly were as people. This didn't feel like much of a true crime story either, because jury selection, trial, and sentencing also felt similarly abbreviated. And the portion about victim impact statements was disappointingly short as well; couldn't we have at least gotten Jennifer's full statement, rather than bits and pieces interrupted by Sander's narration and summarizing?
I initially added this book to my TBR after I heard Jennifer present at a domestic violence training when I was employed answering the DV/SA hotline at a local shelter. I guess I just expected this book to be closer to a biography about her experiences, including throughout the criminal proceedings, like Chanel Miller's "Know My Name." Instead, it just felt very shallow and distanced. None of this is aimed at Jennifer, of course; it's up to her how much she wants to share about this. But the book just needed a bit more direction and detail in what it's trying to do.