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holmstead's review against another edition
I'm sorry I cannot get myself to continue with this one. I'm at 25% and there's nothing I've read that compels me to keep going. All I've read so far is about Plucky's childhood and her mother. This is called Monday's Lie and we are still at Friday. The words and paragraphs are so lengthy. I felt the way the backstory told through grown-up Plucky was too verbose when referring to her former 13-year-old self. I know it's part of the whole story-building process. I just wasn't interested in anything I was reading. Life is just too short to keep reading books that aren't grabbing me.
I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
beastreader's review against another edition
1.0
Wow, this author's first book, Three Graves Full and the second book, Monday's Lie are like day and night. I really enjoyed Three Graves Full but found myself not liking anything about Monday's Lie. Nothing in this book captured my attention and stuck with me. In fact as I was reading this book it felt like I was in a daze. I was going through the motions but nothing sparked my attention. I thought it would get better as the story progressed but no such hope. I found myself skimming the rest of the book from the middle to the end. I am hoping that the next book is better like the author's first book.
judithdcollins's review against another edition
4.0
A special thank you to Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Jamie Mason’s MONDAY’S LIE, is a mixture of quirky, wacky, and think "old detective spy movie," for a humorous and an "off the beaten path" wild crazy ride, contemporary mystery thriller.
Poor Dee loves the days of the week, and each one has a meaning connected to her memories and future. She thinks Monday her marriage will be over, as her mother always said never to keep a man for more years than you could count on your fingers (sounds about right). However, her mom lost some of her fingers along the way.
As a child there would be stories of daring stunts in exotic backwaters and then twenty minutes later, her mom would be helping her with her algebra. Clues, and more clues…..she teaches her children how to be good spies.
Needless to say she did not have a normal childhood with Dee and younger brother Simon (now a cop). Her late mother Annette, was a former covert operations asset (CIA) where she learned many spy games and tricks and how to lie at an early age. (Some wild events happening here).
Her mom left her money and she thinks her husband, Patrick (her college sweetheart) wants her dead. Her brother had told her years ago that Patrick was a boring dork who would build a picket fence, knock her up with 2.3 children, and buy a golden retriever. At the time she thought it sounded perfect. She thought if you had a boring life it would be normal, which is not what her childhood was. Anything but.
Now that Annette has been gone for years, Dee is still trying grasp how all will be worked out, to solve the mystery while a blue sedan is tailing her and texts from Angela, and all sorts of strange things happening. The burglary at the yoga studio, the insurance? Something is not right. “If clues waved flags and blew trumpets, baby girl, we’d all be Sherlock Holmes.”
Mason has some imagination. From past to present; let the games and the suspense begin!
This is a hard one to review, as there are so many humorous one liners with this array of eccentric characters. You will not be sorry, stay with it, as it all comes together by the ending. If you have not read Three Graves Full, would recommend. Both books are like "no other"!
Judith D. Collins Must Read Books
Jamie Mason’s MONDAY’S LIE, is a mixture of quirky, wacky, and think "old detective spy movie," for a humorous and an "off the beaten path" wild crazy ride, contemporary mystery thriller.
Poor Dee loves the days of the week, and each one has a meaning connected to her memories and future. She thinks Monday her marriage will be over, as her mother always said never to keep a man for more years than you could count on your fingers (sounds about right). However, her mom lost some of her fingers along the way.
As a child there would be stories of daring stunts in exotic backwaters and then twenty minutes later, her mom would be helping her with her algebra. Clues, and more clues…..she teaches her children how to be good spies.
Needless to say she did not have a normal childhood with Dee and younger brother Simon (now a cop). Her late mother Annette, was a former covert operations asset (CIA) where she learned many spy games and tricks and how to lie at an early age. (Some wild events happening here).
Her mom left her money and she thinks her husband, Patrick (her college sweetheart) wants her dead. Her brother had told her years ago that Patrick was a boring dork who would build a picket fence, knock her up with 2.3 children, and buy a golden retriever. At the time she thought it sounded perfect. She thought if you had a boring life it would be normal, which is not what her childhood was. Anything but.
Now that Annette has been gone for years, Dee is still trying grasp how all will be worked out, to solve the mystery while a blue sedan is tailing her and texts from Angela, and all sorts of strange things happening. The burglary at the yoga studio, the insurance? Something is not right. “If clues waved flags and blew trumpets, baby girl, we’d all be Sherlock Holmes.”
Mason has some imagination. From past to present; let the games and the suspense begin!
This is a hard one to review, as there are so many humorous one liners with this array of eccentric characters. You will not be sorry, stay with it, as it all comes together by the ending. If you have not read Three Graves Full, would recommend. Both books are like "no other"!
Judith D. Collins Must Read Books
cpalisa's review against another edition
1.0
I didn't care for this one at all. For me, it seemed like a 50 page book stretched out into almost 300 pages. It just seemed to say the same thing over and over again and I just couldn't connect with the characters. When stuff finally started to happen towards the end, it just seemed so far fetched. I wanted to like it, but just so many words over and over!
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.
This and all my other reviews are originally posted on my blog (un)Conventional Bookviews
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.
This and all my other reviews are originally posted on my blog (un)Conventional Bookviews
brinab67's review against another edition
3.0
I was so excited when I first found out this book was coming out. I'd tried to get my local library to purchase a copy, as we had not made allowances in the budget for any book purchases. So, during the Christmas season, my husband's gift to me is a trip to the bookstore. I immediately grabbed this novel, excited about reading it. I must say that I was somewhat disappointed.
I thoroughly enjoyed Ms. Mason's first novel, THREE GRAVES FULL. I have recommended it to several reader friends. So, when I was notified that she was writing this novel, I could hardly wait to get it. Her writing is wonderful as always, but I just could not connect with Dee. I found my mind wandering when I was reading and just could not get into it. I also did something I never do when starting a novel: I started another while in the midst of reading this one. I never read more then one novel at a time, but I needed a break from this book.
It seemed like Dee was just droning on and on and she was kind of boring. I look forward to whatever else Ms. Mason is writing, but this one just didn't do it for me. I am giving it three stars because I enjoy her writing and her vision, but this book would have received two and a half stars from me if I were able to give that.
I thoroughly enjoyed Ms. Mason's first novel, THREE GRAVES FULL. I have recommended it to several reader friends. So, when I was notified that she was writing this novel, I could hardly wait to get it. Her writing is wonderful as always, but I just could not connect with Dee. I found my mind wandering when I was reading and just could not get into it. I also did something I never do when starting a novel: I started another while in the midst of reading this one. I never read more then one novel at a time, but I needed a break from this book.
It seemed like Dee was just droning on and on and she was kind of boring. I look forward to whatever else Ms. Mason is writing, but this one just didn't do it for me. I am giving it three stars because I enjoy her writing and her vision, but this book would have received two and a half stars from me if I were able to give that.
amandawoeste's review against another edition
3.0
Not as good as I thought it would be. The general idea of the plot is good but far too much inner dialogue and average action.
kriedesel's review against another edition
3.0
This book to me was neither good nor bad. I liked the characters but the storyline to me wasn’t great .
notaleaf's review against another edition
2.0
This book was so slow and uninteresting. The appeal that it's like Gone Girl and "Hitchcockian" had me exciting, but then it just never went anywhere. It started picking up near the end, and even then it was kind of anticlimactic.
drey72's review against another edition
4.0