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The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark

107 reviews

jillianalice's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I could not put this down, it was entrancing to read.

The author flawlessly switched between POVs and timelines, I was never confused. All the puzzle pieces fit perfectly by the end.

The characters were written with such nuance and depth, so when you finish you don’t even know who you’re rooting for.

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loveinpanels's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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buxels's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.5

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ynadavis's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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ms3333's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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withloveandlights's review against another edition

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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? No

3.5

This book was a super quick read! The connections between Meg and Kat were great and the development of the plot was quick, with lots of fun twists.

Although...for the last third of the novel, I was very annoyed with Scott popping up everywhere. I really enjoyed Kat's reactions to

finding Meg's notebooks and paying off her debt

and Meg's

retirement

.

I think an epilogue from Meg's POV would have done wonders for this book to really put a bow on the relationship arc between Meg and Kat.

I felt that Kat's rape brought her POV from 0 to 100 really fast. It is interesting that when we were experiencing Nate from Meg's POV he was always trying to pic people up at the bar and never had a girlfriend on a double date with Meg and Cory. Now we know why Nate never did...

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