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shaunag's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Suicide attempt
daniellafrella's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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
3.75
The way this book is written is what makes it so wonderful. It starts at the end and back tracks, revealing more and more answers and details as we travel back in time with the main character. Beautiful writing. Really a page turner.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Stalking, Suicide, and Mental illness
lucychafia's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
I liked this book quite a bit! It was very hard to understand but that's my fault, not the books. Although the protagonist is pretty insane, i really liked reading her perspective. When I got to the end, i think there was some kind of twist but it was hard for me to understand, again probably my fault. I think I'll have to read it again. I had to have enjoyed it though cause i finished it in one sitting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Death
charlann's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I read this book when it first came out and it has been sat on my shelf since. I decided to pick it back up for a reread as I remember I enjoyed it but couldn't remember much about the storyline. I loved it just as much the 2nd time round, I'd forgotten all of the twists and turns and was enthralled by it! Such a cleverly written tbriller
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting
katsuli's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I was very disappointed in this book. It was very confusing, because the book started with the second last chapter. And the chapters weren’t in order. It also felt like nothing was happening and this book didn’t make me feel any emotions. I wouldn’t recommend this book to anyone because I think very few people would enjoy it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
jillkaarlela's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
This book is extremely confusing and not very gripping at all. The story is told backwards, and it can be extremely hard to remember what happened when, and to keep the story straight. It also was just not that good, the mystery wasn’t that interesting and it didn’t answer many questions in the end. I didn’t particularly hate it, but I definitely didn’t like it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Suicide, Murder, Violence, and Death
ariam's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This book is a mindfuck backwards, so a great thriller mystery.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Abandonment
zecaina'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? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Sexual assault
sarasbooks's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Oops she did it again! Lockhart proved once again to be a genius with this novel and she chose the perfect title for it.
Genuine Fraud is a psychological suspense. I was hooked from the very first page and just like We were liars, I read it in one sitting.
I immediately felt that something was wrong with Jule and her relationship with Imogen. Something felt off. And I just couldn’t stop reading because I wanted to find out what it was.
The interesting thing is that the story is told backwards. Every chapter goes back in time. Some might find it confusing, but I personally didn’t, it was easy to keep track of the timeline of the events.
The process of unraveling the truth is exciting and addictive. And once again, Lockhart did not disappoint me in her writing style, such as the recurring elements or symbols in the story.
Read it, you will love it.
“She knew that women were rarely the centers of such stories. Instead, they were eye candy, arm candy, victims, or love interests. (...) When there was a heroine, she weighed very little, wore very little, and had had her teeth fixed.”
“The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle.”
“It was like being able to fight, she realized. And being able to change accents. They were powers that lived in your body. They would never leave you, no matter how you looked, no matter who loved or didn’t love you.”
“She believed that the way you speak is often more important than anything you have to say.”
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Mental illness
tkatt20's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.0
I cant decide if i liked this book or not. This is the first book I've read from this author so I didn't have any expectations going into it like many other did that read the more popular We Were Liars, but I found the writing style very unique. The book itself is written backwards, so you know the aftermath of the events before actually knowing what took place and it was nothing like I had ever read before. I was extremely confused at first and it took me a bit to get in to it, but for a book that was less than 300 pages I didn't feel rushed or overwhelmed with information, and after it started to pick up and I started learning more it began to make a lot more sense to me. I do wish it had a bit more information on the characters motives, maybe an extra chapter or 2 on her past to kind of explain why she decided to take this route. I might end up rereading this in the future now that I know what happens, I'd like to see what kind of foreshadowing the author included early on and maybe see if there were any details I missed early on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Minor: Rape, Terminal illness, and Sexual content