Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for this complementary ARC in exchange for my honest review!

The Volunteer, by Gianna Toboni, is an in-depth look into the death penalty in the United States. The book intertwines a moral and (more uniquely) practical view on capital punishment with the story of Scott Dozier, an inmate on death row who is volunteering, practically begging, to be put to death.

This is an incredible book that will put you through all the emotions - you can feel the author's struggle to come to terms with her own feelings on not only the death penalty but with the treatment of a convicted murderer. By the end - I still didn't know how to feel about the topic. Should capital punishment exist? If it does exist, why is it so difficult and costly to go through with it? There are details in the book about the prison system and the treatment of inmates that is almost unbelievable.

My favourite book I've read in 2024!

This is such a good book, I think everyone should read a bit into prisons and how they are for-profit, and they goal of prisons is to make money. It is a whole mess. Instead of helping people get better and become a better person for society, it does not matter. I think they book was really good and informative!!


Thank you to NetGalley, to the author, and to the publisher for this complementary ARC in exchange for my honest review!!!