This book made me feel all the feels, including rage that a hate crime was not prosecuted as such. That a man is convicted based on the biased testimony of three other criminals with a lot to gain from lying. Sadness that a gay man is not allowed to live his truth and the one time he tries to explore his sexuality his life is forever changed.

This book details the trial of a gay lawyer who finds himself on trial for murder, after a night at a gay club. The man he protected is testifying against him, to save his own hide. It explores the legal system in a less tolerate Louisiana in 2009, before some legal protections were put in place.

This book is heavy on legalize, but it is not so much as to detract from the human side of this story. My only criticism is that it is peppered with a lot of religious references which I personally don't like. The end also feels a little abrupt, I wanted to know a little more of what happens after, I ended with a lot of questions.

This was an interesting read. Author Grace Mead certainly brought to the forefront the problem a gay man faced in 2007 regarding the issue of jury selection and the prejudices of those selected…and those dismissed. She also effectively educated her readers, in great detail, about the legal principles and arguments regarding those issues and equal protection of the laws. The title was also a great fit for this read.
There were some non legal parts, like watching a football game, that the writing became extensive with details and slowed the flow of the story. Other than that, it was a good read.

I have just finished reading Defense Of An Other by Grace Mead. I excepted a book about a trial of a man who had murdered another in a brawl. This however was only part of the story. Mostly it is about Matt Durant, a gay convicted lawyer and his time spent in prison and trying to survive not only being gay but also trying to win a new trial. This book was very well written and it flows very fast. It kept my interest more so during the time in prison than before Matt was incarcerated. I had a hard time putting this book down wanting to reach the end. I am looking forward to future writings from this author. I like to thank Net Galley for my advance copy.

I normally read mystery, suspense and romance stories. I guess I thought this would be fit somewhere there but I’m disappointed. The story held me right up until it quit. It left me feeling totally unhappy that I spent my time reading it with no resolution. The story line is good. I liked the characters. I didn’t feel there was much mystery to anything here since I knew who did what and how they behaved was a given throughout most of the story. It touched on a group of people, gay, but that felt like the author needed a group and it would not have mattered what as long as there was a fit to attract readers. The group in this story could have been rewritten with a number of different people and it could have fit. I’m giving the story four stars because I think part is me but I read a lot and hate when I’ve read through a story and am waiting for a conclusion and I feel like this should have been a cliffhanger since we don’t know where the story actually ends. I’m sad since I am attracted to the characters and would have enjoyed this even as a series ongoing or if there had been an ending to this story. I will not read more from this author. I was given a free copy from NetGalley and this is a voluntary review.

For a guy who is supposedly a top lawyer, the main character makes some really bad choices, has some really good luck in that his boss will represent him pro bono and has some really bad luck that witnesses lie and or change stories to stay out of jail.

Too simplistic and not realistic. Not worth finishing, either.

The Defense of an Other by Grace Mead is fiction but at times feels like it's based on a true story. This book completely held my attention and was difficult to put down as I wanted to know what happened next. I enjoy legal thrillers and this certainly falls under that category. I was given a copy to review.

Grace Mead does a good job writing on sexual orientation in the legal system. While reading the book there was several times I wanted Matt, a young lawyer accused of murder, to stand up and defend himself but then realized that would be changing the character of Matt. #Netgalley #DefenseofanOther

This book is fast paced and was easy to read. Lots of suspense involved. Books pertaining to legal issues are particularly interesting to me, so I really did enjoy this book. The storyline was very well developed and intertaining. I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving this review

So thought provoking! Really glad I got a chance to read it. The legal arguments were interesting, but sad that they aren't rights! Quick read.