Reviews

Monday's Lie by Jamie Mason

lindaunconventionalbookworms's review against another edition

5.0

*I received a free ARC of Monday's Lie from Gallery Books via Netgalley in exchange of an honest and unbiased review*

Brilliantly written, Monday's life is full of thoughts... most of the action is a retrospective in Dee's mind, and the dark twists and turns take her on a chase she never imagined she'd have to go on.

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theas1a4f5's review against another edition

5.0

I received a copy from Netgalley and am quite ashamed and horrified by myself that it took me so long to get around to reading it because once I started I could not stop. And once it was over I wanted more, three days later I still want more. This is the book you must read this year. Every word, every phrase, every sentence is carefully weighed and beautifully written and placed just so carefully in the right place. It is a thing of beauty. I much thank Netgalley for introducing me to this author as I went out and promptly bought her other book once I discovered such a thing existed. So Dee had an unconventional upbringing. Her mother was a spy of sorts and would disappear on both short and long trips. She taught them many things including how to be aware of their surroundings, how to deal with anger and think through issues etc. However Dee wanted normal. 2.5 kids, husband and home normal so as soon as she could she married her college sweetheart whom her brother deemed quite dull. Many years later her mother is dead and her marriage is unravelling and Dee has to rely on those tips and tricks from her mother to sort out what is going on in her life. In some ways it felt like a coming of age/coming into self novel for Dee as that part of her DNA that she had tried to hide from her entire life is what she now has to rely on.