I want to thank publisher and netgalley for the opportunity to read the advanced copy of this book in. my apologies for the delay and sharing a review. my recent retirement has allowed me to begin working on the backlog of reviews that I have on my shelf and I will be posting a review on my Instagram account @shhi_iamreading link to my IG account is https://www.instagram.com/shh_iamreading

I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read the advanced copy of this book. I apologize for the delay in sharing my review. Now that I've recently retired, I’ve been able to tackle my backlog of reviews, and I’m excited to share my thoughts on this one. You can find my review on my Instagram account @shhi_iamreading. Here’s the link: https://www.instagram.com/shh_iamreading

I received a free copy from NetGalley. So many words, so little forward movement of the plot. It is so slow, I found myself staring out the window at nothing instead of reading. That never happens.

I did not have a chance to read this book, but it is effecting my feedback rating. I am giving books 5 stars that I haven't read to improve my feedback rating. I am not recommending the book for my classroom or students since I have not read the book. There needs to be a better system of leaving feedback for books not read.

I had high hopes for this book, especially as a lover of true crime books and documentaries. I was aware of the case of Amanda Knox before reading Cartwheel and I love how the author took inspiration from that real life case and formed it into her own scenarios and characters. I really enjoyed the book but there were quite a few times where it started to fall flat and it began to lose my interest. I think, though a good story, it was missing a bit of the wow factor that could have made it truly great

Due to unexpected circumstances, I was unable to finish this selection. Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity.