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I really liked Jane's book, the first of her books I've read. It was well edited, not filled with lots of annoying spelling and language errors like so many others out there, which made it a joy to go through. It seemed well researched, and we know she lived through so much of the trial there at the courthouse, along with Nancy Grace, and that both recently had threats by stalkers that turned out to be fans of Jodi's and dangerous too. And there were things in the book that I had missed at the trial, so that made it worthwhile, along with some behind the scenes stuff. I got the digital version, and enjoyed that it had lots of pictures, which some people don't think ebooks have. Just have to wait another day now till Monday, and we'll see what happens with the Penalty Phase again hopefully! I'm sure Jodi will make a circus out of that too, if she's allowed to.

Good narrator for the most part. My husband said "it sounds like a computer reading" but i didn't think it was that bad. I did have to speed it up a bit because she speaks very slowly! The story is interesting for sure. I wasn't a huge fan of the back and forth of the timeline but it didn't ruin the book for me. If you like modern true crime, this is a book you will enjoy!

Golly what a story! When this trial first came to light I was a new, bleary-eyed mom trying to stay awake and care for a newborn and thus missed a lot of this sensational story of femme fatale, Jodi Arias when it was broadcast on Court TV. Now with the resurgence of Court TV where you are able to go into archival trial coverage this had me interested in finally getting the whole story on this lurid tale of a young woman gone mad with jealousy and the brutal murder of her on and off boyfriend Travis Alexander, whom she repeatedly stabbed and shot to death. This was a graphic, highly engrossing read filled with sex, jealousy, betrayal and gruesome details of the crime scene that some may find a little stomach churning so be prepared.

Excellent book written by Jane Velez-Mitchell, a television journalist who followed Jodi Arias's murder trial from day one. She reported each day on her HLN program with daily updates from the courtroom in Arizona. Jane offers the full story on Jodi's early life and the road she took that lead to her meeting Travis Alexander from Mesa,Arizona. This book covers everything you ever wanted to know about Jodi and the things you might not want to know about her. I appreciated the fact that Jane uncovered more information than was reported during her murder trial. I had just finished another book before I had the chance to get my hands on this one. And in the first book, it offered not one piece of information I did not already know.Bravo to Jane for a great journalistic trip into the mind of one of the most notorious killer this century will ever witness.

Good, but not as good a book as I’d hoped for. Having read “Picture Perfect” by Shanna Hogan, I was interested in the case and hoped to learn more. The main new information I noticed was Jodi’s early life and some possible root causes for her mental instability. What I didn’t care for was countless comments from the author sharing her opinion of Jodi Arias. Yes, I think most readers agree with Velez-Mitchell’s assessment of Arias, but I much prefer a storyteller type of author who doesn’t pound their opinions into the book. They let the reader make their own assessment. Velez-Mitchell really has strong opinions about Jodi Arias and it became distracting reading them so often (for me).Other than that, and some punctuation issues that make my Word Nerd self a little crazy, it was a good book. I learned more about the case…I’d only hoped for more.

Loved loved loved this book. I highly recommend. The way it was written was like I knew the people personally.

This is a very disturbing true crime story about a young woman who brutally murdered her boyfriend. At the end of the book, the jury could not decide on the penalty; death or life in prison, but in the meantime, she has been sentenced to life in prison.Many psychological experts have diagnosed her as a borderline personality with perhaps bipolar disorder. There did not seem to be much about her childhood that was really known, or which stood out as her having future problems. But she had problems with jealousy, stalking, revenge and other negative factors when it came to her relationships with men. Her last boyfriend, Travis Alexander, was the one she brutally murdered. The scenes described in the book were so graphic I had a hard time reading the details. In addition, Ms. Arias is a pathological liar and switched her story so many times from the 2008 murder until she was finally brought to trial in Maricopa County, AZ in 2013. I had a really hard time believing that this young woman traveled from Yreka, CA to Mesa, AZ, just to destroy the life of her former boyfriend. Apparently, she used to go in through the dog door, also, after she and Travis broke up. What complicated the situation even more was the fact that he had some kind of sexual addiction to her so that he would call her even after they broke up and they would see each other occasionally. When she found out he had planned to take a platonic friend to Cancun, Mexico for a business conference, that seemed to be what set Ms. Arias off for the final time. I had a really hard time believing that this attractive young woman could even think of doing something so horrible.I am just thankful that I never knew anything about this case until I read this book. Sometimes reading news is just not worth it.

Really well written and tastefully done...well as tasteful as a book about a gruesome, pre-meditated murder and a psychotic killer could be. The first half of the book was better than the last half which was a tedious re-hashing of the trial with no new information. The first part was an insightful look into JA's upbringing and what made her tick as well as a look into her relationship with Travis. A few new insights that really helped understand how sick she truly is and how long her deficiencies had been manifest. I'd recommend this book to anyone interested in the highly publicized trial as I feel like it gives valuable insight into the making and mind of one of the nations most notorious (and narcissistic) killers.

True CrimeSo, first let me say, if you're looking for an unbiased account of this case, don't get this book. The author very clearly believes Jodi guilty and makes that quite clear throughout. Aside from that, this book is an in-depth account of their relationship, the courtroom case, and Jodi herself. I found Jodi to be the most riveting part--an intriguing character. It was interesting to find out more of her off behavior than I previously knew.

This true crime story of Jodi Arias who butchered her ex boyfriend Travis Alexander on June 9 2008, Travis was heavily involved in the Mormon religion & after becoming involved with Jodi she also joined the Mormon Church. The Mormon religion is very strict especially about sex before marriage it is taboo big time although Travis was committed to his religion he did not follow the rules when it came to sex both Travis and Jodi were addicted to each other when it came to sex that included anything and everything personally I found pretty gross. Unfortunately Travis's downfall was not being able to say no to sex as Jodi only to well knew it became her weapon and Travis couldn't resist her. Jodi Arias is a manipulating evil killer who is a habitual constant liar. Travis Alexander was stabbed 29 times, his throat slit from ear to ear and then shot in the head God knows he certainly didn't deserve to die like this. I live in Australia so we didn't have the coverage of the trial that America did Jodi was found guilty of premeditated murder now a new trial will determine whether Jodi will get a life sentence or the death penalty I hope she gets the death penalty it wouldn't be a issue in Australia as we don't have the death penalty. This novel by JaneVelez-Mitchell was extremely well written and I couldn't put it down. I'm shocked and horrified that Jodi actually has supporters online who seem to adore her and even send her money and gifts and also that she has a online book club and has someone selling her drawings on eBay what a joke this is so wrong in fact everything about Jodi Arias is wrong...... Incredible read RIP Travis Alexander❤❤❤

An unbelievable story of jealousy and cruelty.

Even though I watched the trial on HLN every day, I figured I would read this book hoping that I would find out something that I didn't already know. I did find out a few new things.I enjoy Jane Velez-Mitchell's writing, she kept the flow going. She put the story of this tragedy in perspective...from Jodi's early life, to Travis's early life, their relationship and ultimately to his tragic murder and the court case that found her guilty. I enjoyed this book a lot.

I had watched this trial and found this interesting and well written. May she rot in jail.

I pretty much knew nothing about the Jodi Arias case, so this book was very fascinating to me. The author did a great job digging into everyone’s backgrounds and I loved how she would skip around to different time frames for the chapters, rather than just going in chronological order of their lives.