Elyse's Reviews > Forgive Me Not

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If I were to classify it, I guess it would be dystopian so science fiction? I asked my husband if all books set in the future, even the near future, or an alternate present are considered science fiction and we weren't really sure?

In Forgive Me Not, if you are a minor and you commit a crime, any crime be it bullying straight up to murder (whether accidental or intentional), the victim and/or the victim's family are the ones who decide the offender's punishment. That...is pretty wild. I was deeply concerned with Letta's family and why they think she should be punished over an accident. Yes, the accident killed her 7-year-old sister (not a spoiler) but it was still an accident and she's only 15 years old. Seemed very extreme to me. And one of the choices was to put the offender through Trials to atone for their crimes. I would have liked more detail into all of the available Trials and more about the rest of the of the justice system set up in this book.

Overall, it was a good read and still showed the penchant for harsher punishments or punishments on general for Black or Brown people. It was a very interesting book!