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Society of Lies

Lauren Ling Brown

3.47 AVERAGE

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

awestruckaf's review

5.0
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

meghanship's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
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laurenlanum's review

3.25
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Started off strong, but by the end things just felt repetitive and I was ready for it to be over. It was also hard to follow the two timelines and perspectives and who knew what information because they switched so often, and I didn't feel like either Maya or Naomi had a distinct voice. 

Also, I couldn't stand how often the author used ellipses, both in dialogue and in descriptions of events. It was seriously probably an average of once per page and it was jarring every time! 

ajdeleo's review

3.75
mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

francesrose01's review

3.5
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

hhtom317's review

3.5
slow-paced

This just felt like a cheap high school drama, honestly. The characters were annoying, the drama was cliche and childish, the plot was meh. It was boring to me and I kept zoning out, unable to focus on the story.

It didn't help that this story constantly flickers back and forth between two characters AND two timelines. It's hard for me to follow one and these past and present scenes crisscross like some complicated crochet pattern. 

Made my head hurt. I just finished this book yesterday and I can't even remember what happened or how it ended because it was just that unremarkable.
adventurous tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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sarakbwrites's review

2.75
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Great set up, sad let down. Happy to see diverse characters.