Dear Daughter

Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little is... well, it's definitely different. Partly murder mystery, partly a celebrity magazine, partly a juvenile version of Bridget Jones's diary (not that Bridget Jones is not already juvenile), this is nevertheless a gripping read.

What I enjoyed:

• the unusual premise (daughter unsure whether she did or did not murder her mother)
• the writing voice
• the short chapters
• the fast pace
• the unpredictability
• the unobtrusive sprinkling of Native Americans
• the unusual setting

What I wasn't crazy about:

• the excessive swearing
• the unsympathetic heroine
• the ending

I think it's a book everybody should read.