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4🌟 I really enjoyed this book. Nora, Estella, and Hester were all characters that felt like real people you'd meet in everyday life. I liked that they all had back stories that caused trust issues but they all found they could open up to each other and become close frends. Loneliness was no longer something they had to face... And for Nora especially, the realization opened up the possibility of yet another emotion. Hope. Not just that she could make new friends in a town she had fled to, or clear her new friend's name when she fell accused of crimes... But that she could also potentially have feelings for another man after the emotional wreckage her ex husband left her with.  The plot line, while slightly predictable, was very well written. There were enough small plot twists and turns throughout that helped retain an air of mystique. The conclusion was quite action packed, which I loved. I'm excited that this is a series since we were left with such an awes...

3.5🌟 "When Elizabeth Andes was found bound, stabbed, and strangled in her Ohio apartment in 1978, police and prosecutors decided within hours it was an open-and-shut case." I received Accused free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The book is comprised of transcripts from a podcast the authors did based on the murder, and includes interviews with some key players in the victim's life, as well as a few of the investigators who actually agreed to talk about the case.  Unfortunately this wasn't many, as all the investigators thought they knew who had murdered Elizabeth right away. They were disgusted when not one, but TWO separate juries found the suspect not guilty. The case soon went cold. When Amber & Amanda decide to dive into the case, they realized there were multiple other potential subjects. However, none of them can ever be tested against forensic evidence, as it has all somehow managed to vanish... I enjoyed reading this on...