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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Perfect Lie started off with a bang. Holy hell, I quite frankly had to put my kindle down for about ten minutes so I could catch my breath. Its been a long time since an opening chapter has absolutely blew my mind. I love impactful openings, and this really did kick it up a notch. Erin moved to the US from Ireland after the death of her sister. She didn’t expect to fall in love with her perfect match, Danny. They marry and everything is fairytale perfect until that fateful day that she won’t ever forget.
Danny is a detective in Homicide in New York City. He’s been working extra hard lately and both he and Erin are looking forward to getting away for a while. A knock on their door changes both their lives forever. His partner, Ben Mitchell arrives with some bad news. There’s no discussion and no explanations. Danny walks straight over to their balcony and jumps straight off it. The shock wasn’t just reserved for Erin – I was completely gob smacked. Jo Spain has a talent hitting her readers over the head…making them sit up and pay attention. I felt Erin’s hurt and shock…Never have I wanted to reach in and give a character a hug.
So how on earth is Erin in court for murdering her husband?
The Perfect Lie is told in three different POV’s. Erin Now, Erin Then and Harvard. Now this is where my thoughts on this novel start becoming a little conflicted. The Harvard chapters don’t really feel necessary, and they are just clunky and take up too many pages. I don’t feel that it really added any insight or understanding to the overall narrative. The story moved along fine without it.
Erin thought she knew everything about her husband and their life together, but it was The Perfect Lie. I was really looking forward to reading this one, but it fell a little short. It dragged a lot in the middle and I ended up skim reading a lot of it. I was still intrigued with how it would all end. It was still a good book with excellent writing, but it was definitely a 5-star book at the start then slowly kept dropping as I progressed through. Thank you to Quercus and Netgalley for the opportunity to review.
Danny is a detective in Homicide in New York City. He’s been working extra hard lately and both he and Erin are looking forward to getting away for a while. A knock on their door changes both their lives forever. His partner, Ben Mitchell arrives with some bad news. There’s no discussion and no explanations. Danny walks straight over to their balcony and jumps straight off it. The shock wasn’t just reserved for Erin – I was completely gob smacked. Jo Spain has a talent hitting her readers over the head…making them sit up and pay attention. I felt Erin’s hurt and shock…Never have I wanted to reach in and give a character a hug.
So how on earth is Erin in court for murdering her husband?
The Perfect Lie is told in three different POV’s. Erin Now, Erin Then and Harvard. Now this is where my thoughts on this novel start becoming a little conflicted. The Harvard chapters don’t really feel necessary, and they are just clunky and take up too many pages. I don’t feel that it really added any insight or understanding to the overall narrative. The story moved along fine without it.
Erin thought she knew everything about her husband and their life together, but it was The Perfect Lie. I was really looking forward to reading this one, but it fell a little short. It dragged a lot in the middle and I ended up skim reading a lot of it. I was still intrigued with how it would all end. It was still a good book with excellent writing, but it was definitely a 5-star book at the start then slowly kept dropping as I progressed through. Thank you to Quercus and Netgalley for the opportunity to review.
It was ok. Pretty obvious. Passed the time though - not horrible!
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Plot twist! OK, I must admit I was a bit disappointed by how this turned out and I think it was mainly because the description gave me a different idea of what's going on in the story. Overall a pretty enjoyable story, would be a good beach read...
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wow, what a thrill! This is one of those books you can only read once, when you don't know a single thing about what will happen next. Really well-done, and there's the fun bonus to find the title of the book somewhere in the story. If you haven't read it yet, but you do enjoy a good plot-twisting thriller to preferably read in one go, this one is recommendable. It's tension for sure kept me up past bedtime!
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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:
Yes
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Takes too long to get to the bulk of the drama.