I just wanted to throw some appreciation up for this book.
A couple months ago a friend of mine gave me a full box of second hand books from authors I’d requested. Inside that box was A Certain Justice by John Lescroart- I’m assuming it was included as a mistaken John Le Carré book because I’d never heard of this author before.
I checked out some reviews online and although most of them were quite positive, there were others that claimed it to be boring, slow, too complicated, etc. I always read the positive and negative reviews before reading an unknown and I wasn’t quite sure where I’d stand with this one.
I am very glad I gave it a chance! I’m still only about half way through, but I have loved every minute of it! Sometimes shorter chapters make the book feel too broken up or that it takes too long to get through (in my opinion) but Lescroart seems to have struck that balance perfectly. Yes, there are a lot of names to keep track of in the beginning, but I caught on quite quickly. I think the writing is expertly crafted, so much information given and yet there is much more between the lines. It sounds cliche perhaps but I really feel like I am getting to know these people – from what they say / do and from what they don’t.
I’m surprised to never have heard of John Lescroart up until now. I’ll definitely be looking into more of his work!
by cinnamonbunsmusic