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Society of Lies

Lauren Ling Brown

3.47 AVERAGE

kebernatzky's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

emilyoles's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mlrw70's review

3.0

2.5

maeinred's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

This book was just ok. It tells the story of two sisters, ten years apart, who are members of a secret society at Princeton University, where two girls end up dead, including the younger sister. Told in three parallel timelines and two different perspectives (Older sister 10 years ago, Older sister now, Younger sister leading up to her recent death), it got a little confusing and hard to keep track of what was happening when. Ultimately, there were a lot of details, people, and information about the society itself that muddied up the story, causing me to lose interest and attention. The story finally came hurtling toward a dramatic (and slightly dissatisfying) end. The book wasn't bad by any means, but it also wasn't my favorite.

luvlinn's review against another edition

4.0

challenging mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

gheneks's review

2.0

I did not enjoy this. I found it contrived and uninteresting. The social commentary on racism and white privilege felt forced and ineffective. There were just too many characters that were all the same. I could only tell the sisters apart because the audiobook has two narrators. And omg the plot holes. And I hate when adult narrators try to do kid voices. It’s so cringey.

I gave it two stars because this is a debut and I want to encourage new writers. Hoping the author’s second book is better.