Reviews with content warning for Child abuse - Everyone Here Is Lying: A Novel

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Everyone Here Is Lying: A Novel by Shari Lapena, Shari Lapena

72 reviews

katiejohns's review against another edition

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challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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michelle_my_belle's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I thoroughly enjoyed the first half to 3/4 of this book. It kept me on my toes. But the last chunk kind of fell flat. I also was really bothered by how neurodivergence was portrayed so negatively, specifically ADHD and autism.

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notlikethebeer's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-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

2.25

From the blurb, I really liked the premise of this book, and it started off really strong. Unfortunately, it just didn't hold up for me. The actual 'mystery' was resolved relatively quickly (well before the end of the book) and from there it just degenerated from there, becoming more and more fantastical and unbelieveable. The relationships at the heart of the book felt jaded and cliched, whilst the demonisation of a key character was ridiculous at best, and actually harmful at worst.

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cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition

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challenging mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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beckyremillard's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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huntercalder's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

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avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

A young girl goes missing and the neighborhood's secrets all come out. But who can you trust to tell the truth?
The most of characters are unbearable! It was a hard book to finish. But by the time it's revealed what's going on and becomes completely terrible, I was at 72%. So I finished it. But if I'd known where it was going I would have DNF'd the book.
The narration was pretty good though.

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