import json


def json_read(file_name):
    """
    Helper function that loads JSON file with all string values and keys represented as string objects

    :param file_name: JSON file to read
    :return: Dictionary representation of the JSON file
    """
    with open(file_name, 'rt') as fh:
        try:
            return json.load(fh)
        except ValueError as config_parse_exception:
            raise Exception(
                'Malformed %s - %s' % (file_name, config_parse_exception)
            )