Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun

 

In the summer of 2002, nineteen-year-old Kim Hae-on was murdered in what became known as the High School Beauty Murder. There were two suspects: Shin Jeongjun, who had a rock-solid alibi, and Han Manu, to whom no evidence could be pinned. The case went cold.

Seventeen years pass without justice, and the grief and uncertainty take a cruel toll on her younger sister, Da-on, in particular. Unable to move on with her life, Da-on tries in her own twisted way to recover some of what she's lost, ultimately setting out to find the truth of what happened.

I received a gorgeous proof parcel from Head of Zeus for which I’m very thankful for (the chocolates were amazing by the way). And I was excited to be asked to be on the tour!

This is possibly the first translated fiction I’ve read, and it was a good experience. I also read this alongside my friend Kath who received a proof too. I was good to hav someone to chat with about it while reading. 

This book is short, and quite an easy read, I was thrown off a little at the start with the peoples names and was a bit confused as to who was who, but I soon figured it out. 

To be honest I wasn’t sure what I was expecting with this book, maybe a little more of a thriller , but it does keep you guessing! Me and kath had a couple of discussions on who it was, what had happened etc. Totally different to what I was expecting and still I’m not quite sure if I really know what happened! I think I will be giving it a re-read so my rating might change !

Thanks for letting me be on the tour HOZ, and please everyone check out the other stops on the tour!