Reading this book felt less like a plotted out story and more of a window in time to these people's lives. There wasn't much "rising action, climax, falling action", the book just follows Anges in the months leading up to her execution. All of the characters were very well rounded and felt like real people. There were no clear protagonist/antagonist dynamics, you could understand the reasonings behind why everyone behaved the way they did. There really isn't much for me to say about this book other than how well done it was. The only downside came from its main strength. The novel felt like I was stepping into these people's lives while they dealt with housing a convicted murderess and unfortunately, once her time with them ended so did the book. I had found myself engrossed in these people's lives that I wanted to stay here, to see their reactions to the resolution of the book. I have questions about these people, how they lived, what did they do with their lives? And the book's plot wasn't about that. Still an excellent read and excellent character study.