I really enjoyed this one! I was hesitant at first but this one sucked me right in and I couldn’t think about anything else but getting to the next chapter. Thank you to the publisher for the galley!

I received a complimentary copy of this book "The Intern" and all opinions expressed are my own. An interesting story, quick read. Lots of secrets, twists and turns. A good book! I've read other books by this author, also good.

This book was so well written and the storyline was fantastic. I loved how it flipped between perspectives, I want to ask for another book that's entirely about Kathy's story because I felt she was such an interesting character. A good guy and a villain at the same time yet you still wanted to root for her and watch her win.

Madison is a Harvard law student who is hired as an Intern by a Judge and Professor she greatly admires. The same Judge has put her brother in prison. Madison tries to help her brother and keep her internship which requires secrets every place she turns. The ending is brilliant. Read this book. I highly recommend it. Thanks to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press and the Author for allowing me to read and review this book.

The Intern is a quick read, full of secrets, that kept me interested and guessing from start to finish!

Madison is an law student who gets to work/intern with her idol Judge. Madison has secrets. The judge has secrets too though. So many secrets.

I had so much fun reading this book. I could not put it down. So many twists and turns and the perfect amount of dialogue. Dialogue can make or break a book for me. Either not enough or too much, but this one was just right!

This is my first from this author but I’m going through her backlog now because dang this was a good one.

This was a quick read, not my favorite from this author, but decent enough. The main characters at times seemed naive and the plot got complicated at times with a lot of characters, most of which were "bad guys" A law student goes to work for a judge she has long admired and gets caught up in danger as the judge's past threatens them both The cat and mouse between them at the beginning was the most interesting part. Can they trust each other or is this a deadly mistake

A law student becomes an intern for a judge she admires. Both have secrets and what is the price of that admiration as the judge turns into someone who has made a lot of unethical choices and is trapped in her own way. Think my students will enjoy this one

I just finished reading "The Intern" by Michele Campbell. Thanks to St. Martin's Press and Net Gally for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest rview.
This story follows the relationship between an intern (Madison) who is a law student, with one of her professors, Judge Kathryn Conroy. There is an immediate mystery presented involving Madison's brother who was sent to jail for drug trafficking at the hands of the Judge who is Madison's boss. Madison's brother claims innocence and Madison wants to believe him but her respect for the Judge makes it hard. When it seems as though the Judge may be compromised, Madison takes an intern position in her chamber, so that she can get to the bottom of the mystery and help her brother.
Through a series of flashback chapters, we learn about Kathryn's backstory, surviving poverty and abuse, to become a Judge and the difficult decisions that came along the way. We also learn that she lost the love of her life in a horrible murder that is still unresolved.
The story unfolds at a quick pace and there are continuous revelations about the Judge and Madison, which make it hard to put the book down. In the end, all questions are answered and there is a satisfyng resolution to the stories of both the main characters.
What I liked about this story was that there were many steps to the revelation of the truth behind the Judge, and they were revealed at a a quick and steady pace. Never was there a lull in the story or did the book go down an unecessary path.
What I didn;t like or found difficule, was that at times, it was hard to keep track of which minor character was doing what. There were ALOT of characters in this book, but they all served an important purpose, becuase the backstory of the Judge was very important to the book.
I liked this book. I really hope that this is not the way the justice system works. But I am happy with the resolution of the story. When I finished reading this book I was very satisfied with the ending.
Happy Reading.

This was a good read. So many twist and turns that really kept me guessing. This was the first time I read a novel by Michelle Campbell. I will definitely read more of her books now.

WOW! What a wild ride! Michele Campbell once again shows why she is a master at well drawn, thought-out characters. In THE INTERN we meet Harvard Law student Madison Rivera who is asked by her favorite professor, Federal Judge Kathryn Conroy to intern in her office for the summer, bypassing the normal application processes. Of course she jumps at the chance. But then, she has just learned that her younger brother Danny has been arrested on federal drug charges and Judge Conroy is assigned to his case. While Madison’s mother begs her to get close to the judge in an effort to help him, Madison initially leads the judge to believe she is an only child. When the judge invites Madison into her world, finals threaten and her mother continues to pressure her to help her brother, Madison seems to be getting squeezed from all sides.
But is the the judge magnanimous or a wolf in sheep’s clothing? As we learn the judges’s backstory, there is little doubt. So what will each of the women do when faced with impossible choices? And what an ending!
This was a great story but I REALLY had quite a bit of trouble trying to keep all of the people straight; who was friend and who was foe, good cop/bad cop etc. It really seemed to distract from the story for me as I was trying to piece together who went with which character. In my case, I eventually ended up having to get a dance card and write it all down. More work than I want to do when trying to escape work as it is. But that might just be me.

I loved the concept of this novel but the execution fell flat for me. In the end there wasn’t enough suspense and also too much going on. I found the plot line also very hard to buy into, I know it must be difficult to get yourself of a situation where people in high places have a lot of influence over you, but some of the choices the judge and especially Maddy made were incredibly naive and childish.

I did think the writing was really good though — I enjoyed Campbell’s style and use of similes/metaphors. Otherwise, I wasn’t overly impressed with the storyline.

Law student Madison Rivera lands an amazing internship with Judge Kathryn Conroy. Madison is keeping a secret from the Judge that could ruin her future... but what Madison doesn't know is that the Judge has secrets of her own. Madison has to try to save her family and not ruin her future, and things are much more complicated than she ever could have imagined.

I thought this was a good, quick read - the pace is fast, and you're guessing what's going to happen until the end. While I thought that some of the plot was a bit far-fetched, I was definitely interested enough to care about what happened in the end. Both female leads are strong characters, and you end up cheering for both to win, despite their flaws.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC. But I found this book completely boring and predictable. I’ve read others by this author and absolutely loved them. This was definitely my least favorite.

My first book by this author and I'm obsessed. First of it startes with Madison a law student who becomes an intern for Kathryn and this job it comes with twist and mystery. I love everything about this book although I wish they could've expand the ended a little more. Adding this author to my favorite list.

This is a complicated mess.
The title could be “Oh what a tangled web we weave, when we first practice to deceive”.
Every action and decision has consequences but when you unknowingly fall into a trap, it can put you in an impossible bind.
There is some language and abusive situations.

Great book! The story felt new and refreshing compared to other mysteries I’ve read lately. The main character is likable and relatable and the main character’s’ backstories were well developed. I’m looking forward to reading more from this author.

This was my first book by this author. The synopsis sounded so juicy and interesting, but the book fell a bit flat for me. This took me a week to read, which is very slow (for me okay!) and that in itself is never a good sign. It started off strong, but then I put it down and didn't have the urge to pick it up again, and finished it in little stretches of time.

Writing: 3/5 - Plot: 2.5/5 - Ending: 3/5

This was a fine novel. The writing was decent but Kathryn's character was strange. She felt like two people. I get what Madison was doing, but I didn't care for her character or her trying to save her brother. I found the characters hard to connect with and found myself not caring.

This became very much a mob/mafia plot and I personally don't care for that much. I didn't understand some of the motives behind things. This is a decently twisty one, but because I had a hard time connecting with these people, I didn't care much and found myself not shocked.

I was skimming by the 2nd half. It felt repetitive at times and too long for its own good. I found myself perking up by the end again, and actually liked one aspect of the ending, so I am sticking with a 3 star rather than a 2.5.

TW:
Violence

I was engrossed in this legal thriller. It is full of action twist and turns and cat an mouse.. I was second guessing who to trust until the very end.
It was a quick read and would recommend it.
Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced copy.

I really struggled with this one. I kept putting it down and picking it back up again. I finally finished it but I found it clunky and a bit boring.
But I did like the characters which is what kept me reading. I wanted to love this but I just didn't.