I really enjoyed reading this book. I didn't realize it was a memoir until about half way through

Erika Krouse is an incredibly talented writer and storyteller. She tells a deeply important story that so many have tried to throw a rug over and hide. She weaves the raw and emotional details of her own trauma and life experiences into the stories of the women she fights to get justice for. I couldn’t put this book down and can’t recommend it highly enough. Trigger warning for sexual assault, r*pe, child abuse and sexual assault, and violence.

An incredible, albeit horrifying, story. Erika is so strong and resilient. I was on thr edge of my seat to see what happened.

Powerful, I couldn’t put it down.

This book took me a while to read because the content was pretty heavy. I had to take a lot of breaks to process what I was reading. It’s definitely a lot different than books that I am used to. It follows a real investigation through a civil case against football players at a university and the culture of sexual violence that was encouraged and deliberately allowed by the University staff. The book can be hard to read at times not only because of the contents but because the author writes like an investigator. It’s a lot of facts and when she tries to put emotion into the book it feels often very stunted and unemotional. The irony of that is her own story of abuse that is folded in to the book and how clinically she approaches it. That being said she’s obviously incredibly intelligent and insightful and I learned a lot by reading this book. I can’t say that it would be a book that I would recommend just because it was so hard to read but it definitely made me more of a champion for women’s rights and opened my eyes to systemic problems that I had been previously blind to.

Memoir about the author's position as a private investigator. Can't decide between three and four stars, so I will be generous and give it four. The author is a good writer and I found the investigation of the Colorado football team to be far more interesting than the news reports of these events. Even so, her constant praise for her investigative skills made me uncomfortable. Sometimes, it is just good luck and good timing when a witness tells you everything.