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A Game of Lies by Clare Mackintosh

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wafflereads's review

4.0

Back at it with DC Morgan! I found myself not enjoying thriller/mystery novels that is centered on a police/officer/detective but I just really enjoyed how Claire Mackintosh writes the DC Morgan series.

I seriously enjoyed this a lot. The concept of a TV show exposing people's deepest, darkest secrets was horrifying and then BAM! Mystery. I don't know why but I found it funny the Ffion loves reality TV and it just made me love her character more. I love the build-up of the story and how everything was closed and shut by the end, although it felt kind of rushed. And of course, the subplot of Ffion and Leo's story. Ahhh! Hopefully there'sna third to this series!

tjohnston02's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

3.25

jenntbailey's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

4.0

nicki_in_nz's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

t_and_books's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

sophir's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

enjoyed this one too! i’m not a huge fan of miscommunication as a trope but I thought this was just going to be a silly little trapped island murder mystery and it was way more complex and played on the existing characters and new relationships as well.