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jennifernicole86's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Death
bxnnny's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
i found it to be an enjoyable read though very predictable. you feel like you should be rooting for someone, but i more so was just curious to see if there would be some sort of crazy twist or if it really was as predictable as i suspected. no crazy twist, unfortunately. i tend to like locked-room mysteries as agatha christie has my heart with hers, so i think that's the main reason why i found this to be an enjoyable read for me, even though the characters were boring and i knew what the deal was immediately. the romance was strange as i had a hard time believing they were willing to get married having not had any previous conversations about kids (and they seemed to want different things) or their backgrounds at all, it seems. it made me wonder what they even really knew about each other at all to love each other enough to get married. the main girlie was giving me gold digger vibes, though the entire time she said she didn't love him for his money. thou dost protest too much? i do wish there had been more twists and turns but i found the book enjoyable regardless. sometimes a book can be mediocre and you can still like it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking and Blood
Moderate: Gun violence and Violence
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Death of parent
tjshack's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, and Gun violence
kdrummonds's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, Alcohol, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Mental illness and Vomit
uhhlexiconic's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Compulsively readable, but let down by its strange changes in point of view and an increasingly nonsensical conclusion, Her Dark Lies is a largely enjoyable thriller.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Stalking
emileereadsbooks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Thanks to Netgalley and MIRA book for a digital copy I read along with an audiobook from the library.
Claire is a talented painter who has tamed her image to be with Jack Compton, a member of one of the world's wealthiest and most influential families. When they land on his family's private Italian island for their exclusive wedding things start to go sideways. A dead body turns up and it appears someone is trying to sabotage this union. But as the story progresses you find out everyone has something to hide and even what you think is the truth can be easily manipulated. This book is layered and fast paced and once you pick it up, you won't want to put it down. I will say I wasn't completely shocked by the ending, but I still really liked it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Violence
elisemacmill's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Violence
thrillofthepage's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Gun violence, Murder, Stalking, and Violence
Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, and Grief
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