Review: After Everything You Did - Stephanie Sowden
Review: After Everything You Did - Stephanie Sowden - April 2022
One of my
favourite things I love reading about in my list of tropes is books set around
the world of cults and serial killers, as I do love my crime novels. This one
sounded fascinating as it also included a couple of my other favourites
including amnesia, death row, and sisters that look like they could be
identical twins. This book is set in the late '60s to early '70s but feels like
it could be set in modern contemporary times except of course for a few parts
of the story that are talked about during those times which we know are
historical events like the Vietnam war and certain criminal bills that have
been passed by the Supreme court and presidents etc. The book starts with a car
crash and our main character known as Reeta Doe waking up in a hospital bed
handcuffed to the bed. Turns out she is a serial killer that the FBI has been
trying to track down and finally she handed herself on a silver platter. Her
latest victim Bonnie was found also in the car, tied up in the boot. The thing
is though that Reeta Doe is suffering from amnesia and has no clue who she is
or what she is supposed to have done, the only clear thing is she's not the
same person that they are accusing her of being. What happens though when Reeta
is given the death penalty for the crimes but things aren't quite adding up
about her latest victim - the one who got away Bonnie. With a bit of research, Carol
Joyce our reporter hopes to track down the truth once and for all. After
Everything You Did is a fast-paced novel set-in a past/present novel setting as
they talk about Reeta's life before the amnesia starting from a young child to
the present time - during and after the trial with amnesia. I did like this
book and the ending surprised me but made total sense. I just wished we had got
a little bit more closure as, to be honest, we will never really know the
"real truth". If you enjoy cult fiction and crime stories, then
check out After Everything You Did by Stephanie Sowden. Fans of Chevy
Stevens and Colleen Coble's will enjoy this read.
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