The Intern was like reading The Firm on steroids. A perfectly executed legal thriller with suspense on nearly every page. A Harvard law students idol Judge Conroy, becomes her teacher and then mentor. The Intern would make a fantastic movie.

I think this was a little different from Michelle Campbell's other books in that they were more domestic suspense and had a different type of suspense vibe going on. I don't mean to be coy but I don't want to give anything away.

In THE INTERN we meet Madison. She has come from very little and has managed to make it to Harvard law school. She doesn't want anyone at school to know about her family because in Harvard circles, it just wouldn't fly. Her brother has a less than stellar record and the last thing she needs is people associating her with her brother.

Her brother gets in trouble (again) for a crime he swears he didn't commit but is being told by his attorney he needs to confess to and at the same time Madison is accepted for an internship by a well-known judge.

There is a link between Madison and this judge that comes into play which was fun to watch unfold. There were a lot of crooked players, illegal activities, and criminals in this book and you never knew who was lying. The dual POV's kept me wondering star was coming next and kept me intrigued. All of these things made for a real page turner!

The Intern kept promising to be great. Or at least pretty good. It just continued to live up to "OK". We had two supposedly intelligent women. But they made ridiculous after ridiculous decisions. Both of them. Most of those decision centered solidly men who were using them. Such a waste. They could have worked together from the beginning.

This book wandered back and forth deciding what it wanted to be when it grew up. It ended up being stuck in its own adolescence. In that space, it felt like a grownup when it finally did something responsible.

The book ended up being OK, but nothing special.

When Madison meets Judge Conroy and lands a coveted intern position on her staff, her future is secure. After all, she has already learned the basics of family law and now she'll gain valuable practical experience from an esteemed judge. But things are never as easy as they seem. Is the judge a good guy or a bad guy? Will she judge the defendants.....including Madison's brother.....fairly or will she weild her power as a hammer and make examples of them? This reader's answer changed with each new chapter. As the back stories unwind, the tension and suspense increase and it's a race to the end. An excellent example of several genre, legal/ thriller/ procedural/ physcological. Which ever one you thought this was.....it is and it's GOOD!

This book started off slow but then picked up. So if you read the blurb, then you know the basics of this story. Told from two POV’s the judge and the student, her intern who is the judge assigned to the intern’s brother. It picks up and it was a good read. I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC I was given for an honest review.

Unpopular opinion, but this one was not for me 🙈 It’s marketed as a legal thriller, but it’s more like a domestic thriller with a mob story to it. I’m not a huge fan of domestic thrillers and I did not care for the mob element. I also found the storyline to be a bit outlandish and you really have to suspend your disbelief here. It could be because I am a lawyer, but I just could not ignore the unrealistic view of the legal world. It had a strong start, but ultimately I did not enjoy it.

This is a game of cat and mouse between a student and a prominent figure. Nobody can be trusted until they can prove they are the good guys, and there are not a lot of them in this book. I normally side with the FBI, but not in this story.
I did feel bad for Conroy because she didn’t choose the life she was born into which ends up having lifelong repercussions she never saw coming. Madison and Conroy are strong women in their own way, and I liked both of them at different times. There were a few good twists that I never saw coming. It has been awhile since I've read a legal thriller, and I had forgotten how much I enjoy them.

: Madison has just landed her dream internship with her favorite professor, who also happens to be the judge who sent her brother to prison. Faster than you can say wait what.. the two are sharing dangerous secrets that could get them killed.

: I am seeing plenty of great reviews for this one, so I would encourage readers to take my review with a grain of sand. I liked the plot, and the twists this one took. It was fast paced and pretty likable.

That is until Madison opens her mouth. Her dialogue felt so cheesy and her decision making skills are very questionable. How this girl is on track to be a Harvard lawyer, I’ll never know. She killed this book for me. I couldn’t see past how badly she was annoying me. If the Judge was the only POV, this could have been a 5 star read!

Big fan of author Michele Campbell, read all her books and this is the best. Loved it. The Intern is fast paced, refreshingly original, suspenseful and a page turner.
Madison was attending Harvard Law school her favorite professor is Judge Kathryn Conroy. Madison meet Judge Conroy while attending Catholic prep school. She attended a meeting where the Judge was a guest speaker. So when she attended her classes she made every attempt to impress her professor. Madison and the Judge soon make friends and the Judge encourages Madison to apply for a intern job in her office.

Madison learns that her brother Danny has been arrested on drug charges. Madison discovers that Judge Conroy is overseeing his case. Danny tells Madison he is innocent and the judge and attorney are crooked.
During Madison's interview for the intern position she doesn't tell the judge about her brother Danny. She tells the judge she is an only child.

Will the friendship between Madison and Judge Kathryn Conroy help or hurt her family? What will Madison do to help her brother Danny?
Thank you NetGalley the opportunity to read and give an honest review.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

This one was sort of a miss for me. I just didn't feel there was anything too memorable about it. It read like a lot of other thrillers/female-centered suspense I've read in 2023.

I absolutely love Michele Campbell’s books and The Intern was no exception! It was a heart pounding, suspense filled legal thriller that I found so hard to put down. It was a quick and fast paced read that kept me engaged and on my toes the entire book. I loved the characters and their development throughout the book and of course I loved the dual POV as well. The shocking ending left my head spinning and I can’t wait to see what story she comes up with next!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for my early digital copy for my honest thoughts!

This is a book that captivated me right from the start. If I hadn't been visiting out-of-town family, I would have been tempted to not put the book down until I finished it. I have read a couple of other books by this author and this one is the best by far, I love how the story is split into five sections and has alternating POV's between Madison and Kathryn. Both of them have their lives affected by something that they didn't anticipate. I feel at least empathy for both of them and I really like Madison. I don't want to spoil the story by describing it further. It's an excellent suspenseful mystery that will pull you in. The mystery is more on whether and how they can get themselves safely out of the dangerous situation. I received a free copy of this ebook from the publisher through Netgalley. This is my honest and voluntarily given review.

There’s a lot going on in this story and it’s told from two points of views over different timelines, which might make it confusing, but it all comes together nicely in the end. It’s fast paced and fascinating, exploring a legal system that is easily influenced by a few power players. There are some decisions made by the characters that will leave you shaking your head but overall, an action-packed, exciting read.

Thank you for allowing me to read a copy of this book! It was truly captivating from the very beginning. The way Madison feels bad about her brother, but is it a line worth crossing? I couldn’t stop reading the first half of the book. Once we got to the middle, I couldn’t have guessed what happened next. I loved the thrill, twists, and the corruption. Very well done!!!

Madison is a student at Harvard Law who lands herself an internship with Judge Kathryn Conroy. Madison is excited for the opportunity but has a lot of personal issues to deal with, such as her brother's has recent incarceration. When Madison finds out that Judge Conroy was the presiding judge on his case and made what seems to be a very harsh judgement, she decides to investigate the judge herself.

I really enjoyed this one and it definitely held my attention throughout. It didn't have me on the edge of my seat but I was intrigued enough to keep going to get to the bottom of everything. Madison and Judge Conroy went back and forth on trusting one another and it was fun to see how everything shook out, despite the insane number of dumb decisions that were made throughout. I preferred when the book focused on Judge Conroy over Madison and I especially liked when the book dove more into Judge Conroy's background. Overall a fast paced, solid thriller.

Many thanks to NetGalley, St Martin's Press and Macmillan Audio for gifting me both an audio and digital ARC of the latest thriller by a favorite, Michele Campbell and wonderfully narrated by Sarah Mollo-Christensen - 4.5 stars!

Madison is a Harvard Law student, completely driven to be the best. When she is offered a coveted position as an intern working for her favorite professor, Judge Kathryn Conroy, she is over the moon. But her younger brother, Danny, has been arrested and the judge on his case is none other than Judge Conroy. Things become chummy with Madison and Kathryn, when she invites her for dinner and then to petsit at her home when she has to go out of town. Both women are keeping secrets - just exactly what is going on?

Told in alternate POV between both Madison and Kathryn, we see how both women have struggled to overcome their pasts. Family loyalty, the cost of favors, and the drive for success all factor in, and it's a tense read trying to figure out all the twists and turns. I'm a big fan of Michele Campbell's and thoroughly enjoyed this one.

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press and the author for an ARC of The Intern for an honest review.

If you liked watching How to Get Away With Murder you will enjoy the Intern. This was a fast paced legal thriller told between two points of view; Madison Rivera, a law student, and Kathryn Conroy, a Federal Judge and one of Madison's teachers. When Madison was offered an Internship for the Judge she jumped at the chance. Who knew that the student and teacher had things in their lives tying them together.

I enjoyed the dual timeline for Kathryn as well. This provided so much background as to why she was in the positions she is facing currently.

When Madison Rivera accepts the internship of her lifetime, she never expected that she would be living with Jude Convoy and part of an FBI setup.
Good, easy read. Recommend for those who enjoy the genre.

*I received an advanced reader’s copy of this book from NetGalley and St. Martin's Press in exchange for my honest review

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an eARC copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

While I've read other books by this author, this one fell a bit flat for me.

Madison is a law student, whose brother has been framed for a crime he didn't commit - and she lands the internship of the lifetime - the catch? It's with the judge that is tied to his case.

Danny ends up missing, and Madison is hell bent on finding out who is really behind the crime that put her brother behind bars....but not only is her internship at stake, but also her life.

Does the judge really have Madison's best interest at heart or is she only using Madison to save herself?

While suspenseful at times, this one just didn't hold my attention like other novels by this author.
I would say if you like her other works, then give this one a shot.

Michele Campbell (fav author) returns following The Wife Who Knew Too Much with her latest stellar legal, political, crime thriller, THE INTERN—a young, ambitious law school intern gets caught up in a web of deceit and danger between her brother, a judge, the FBI, law, legalities, organized crime, and the mafia in this fast-paced game of cat and mouse edge of your seat suspense—from class, ambition, family, blackmail, and murder.

I am a massive fan of the author, having read all her books, and with THE INTERN, she DAZZLES —one of my favorites!

Meet the main characters:
Madison Rivera - Harvard Law student
Kathryn Conroy - A Federal Judge
Danny Rivera - Madison's younger brother arrested for drug possession

Madison is taking a Harvard class from (professor) Judge Kathryn, her idol since she was a prosecutor and spoke for her class years ago. She is why she got into law as her inspiration.

Madison is delighted when she is encouraged to apply for the intern position with Judge Kathryn Convoy (her dream job).

The plot thickens when she learns Danny, her brother, has been arrested on a drug charge, and the Judge presiding is Convoy. Danny thinks Convoy is a corrupt judge. Madison cannot believe this. He is forced to plead guilty and is innocent. He thinks the Judge and his crooked attorney are up to no good. The mother is upset and turns to Madison for help.

So, to get the job, Madison pretends she is an only child, and Danny is not mentioned. He cannot possibly be right. She is in awe of Kathryn—she has it all. The stunning townhome, the clothes, the looks, prestige, influence, and power. But does she have it ALL?

Can Madison gather inside information about Danny's case through working with the Judge that may help Danny? She feels caught in the middle.

However, the deeper into the novel, Madison learns Kathryn has dark secrets. She suspects she and her brother are pawns in a bigger, more sinister game of an organized crime ring. Is the Judge in on it, or is she caught up in the dangerous web of deceit and lies like herself? How high does this go?

Who can she trust? Is Madison being set up as well as her brother?

From POV:
Part One: Madison
Part Two: Kathryn
Part Three: Madison
Part Four: Kathryn
Part Five: The End Game

Campbell ratchets up the suspense and tension in this intense cat-and-mouse dangerous game that keeps you on the edge of your seat in this captivating, heart-pounding thriller!

It is flawlessly executed, perfectly paced, and plotted with well-developed characters you sympathize with (Madison and Kathryn). Some you will despise. The past catches up with you; there is a payday when there is a deal with the devil.

THE INTERN is action-packed, multi-layered, complex and explosive! I cannot recommend it enough. I loved the ending! A huge fan of legal thrillers, readers who enjoy John Grisham, Lisa Scottoline, Lisa Gardner, and John Lescroart will appreciate this outstanding legal crime thriller.

As always, Michelle Campbell is at the TOP OF HER GAME! Each of her books is unique and satisfying.

AUDIOBOOK & DIGITAL: I had the privilege of reading the e-book and listening to the audiobook narrated by Sarah Mollo-Christensen for an award-winning, engaging performance for all voices.

Many thanks to #NetGalley and #StMartins Press for providing me with a digital reviewer copy and #MacmillanAudio for an early listening copy in exchange for my honest thoughts. I also purchased the hardcover copy for my home library. #SMPInfluencers

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My Rating: 5 Stars +
Pub Date: Oct 3, 2023
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