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3.17 AVERAGE
3.17 AVERAGE
Thank you to NetGalley for the free copy of this in exchange for an honest review. Little White Lies does an excellent job of building a mystery, setting the reader up to brainstorm potential answers, and... is underwhelming in its ending. The lies told really are little and don't really surmount to anything, and while I enjoyed the read I don't find this to be the so-called thriller people are making it out to be. It reads more like a family drama and I did enjoy the characters (particularly the two girls) as well as their dynamics for all of their flawed realism.
The last ten percent or so was probably my favourite part of the book as it was the first time I was really hooked on what was going to happen, whereas the majority of the plot meandered and dragged. Nonetheless I enjoyed the book as a whole, saving quotes from it and investing in the characters so would recommend as a quick read!
The last ten percent or so was probably my favourite part of the book as it was the first time I was really hooked on what was going to happen, whereas the majority of the plot meandered and dragged. Nonetheless I enjoyed the book as a whole, saving quotes from it and investing in the characters so would recommend as a quick read!
challenging
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
hopeful
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
a few of the plot twists were quite predictable, but i loved the ending!
Terrible book. Don’t read it.
Hate everyone in it. I thought there might be some deep mystery but it’s not worth waiting for. Everyone is unnecessarily dramatic and wallowing in their misery. Abby was the worst. Aweful everything
Hate everyone in it. I thought there might be some deep mystery but it’s not worth waiting for. Everyone is unnecessarily dramatic and wallowing in their misery. Abby was the worst. Aweful everything
I am sure you’ve read a few books (or watch some movies) where a child has been kidnapped and sometimes it ends with the child returning home, in this book you’ll read what happens next, how the child has to re-adapt to the new life and family.
This story is told by Annie White (Abigail’s mother) and her nephew Jess (Abigail’s cousin), how they see and feel the return of Abigail, their lives will change again, but for good or bad?
As a mother, I know what is having a little one with a tantrum in the middle of the street and without any idea how to calm him; imagine that you just turn your head and when you’ll turn again your little one has disappeared? You’ll feel guilty at least for as long as the little one has disappeared, even years… So, it’s not difficult to understand the guilty pressure that Annie feels since Abigail has returned; maybe if she had more patience, being more calmed, tried to talk to her… But, in the end, the really guilty person is not the mother who had lost her patience but the person who really kidnapped Abigail and has kept her hidden for so many years.
Little White Lies is a book about the family, the little things that you don’t explain to your partner not to worry them, or the little things that you do but don’t think are important… Because that’s why they are called “Little White Lies”, they aren’t important till they are.
I was surprised with this story, is addictive and a deep insight on how a family suffers not only during a kidnapping but when the things “are back to normal” because, let’s be honest, in these cases, there’s not back to normal, none of them will be the same as before.
I didn’t understand much the history of Jess on the book, she was Abigail’s best friend (and cousin) but now they seem to be ok, until they are not… I would maybe have expected more explanation of their relation or maybe read a little bit of the perspective from Abigail.
This has been a psychological thriller with a suspense all the time of how everything would end, good or bad, you’ll have to read the book to know the answer. Ready to discover “The White Lies”?
This story is told by Annie White (Abigail’s mother) and her nephew Jess (Abigail’s cousin), how they see and feel the return of Abigail, their lives will change again, but for good or bad?
As a mother, I know what is having a little one with a tantrum in the middle of the street and without any idea how to calm him; imagine that you just turn your head and when you’ll turn again your little one has disappeared? You’ll feel guilty at least for as long as the little one has disappeared, even years… So, it’s not difficult to understand the guilty pressure that Annie feels since Abigail has returned; maybe if she had more patience, being more calmed, tried to talk to her… But, in the end, the really guilty person is not the mother who had lost her patience but the person who really kidnapped Abigail and has kept her hidden for so many years.
Little White Lies is a book about the family, the little things that you don’t explain to your partner not to worry them, or the little things that you do but don’t think are important… Because that’s why they are called “Little White Lies”, they aren’t important till they are.
I was surprised with this story, is addictive and a deep insight on how a family suffers not only during a kidnapping but when the things “are back to normal” because, let’s be honest, in these cases, there’s not back to normal, none of them will be the same as before.
I didn’t understand much the history of Jess on the book, she was Abigail’s best friend (and cousin) but now they seem to be ok, until they are not… I would maybe have expected more explanation of their relation or maybe read a little bit of the perspective from Abigail.
This has been a psychological thriller with a suspense all the time of how everything would end, good or bad, you’ll have to read the book to know the answer. Ready to discover “The White Lies”?
I found this to be a little flat. In my opinion it was an extremely long read, the text was very descriptive almost too much and I wanted to skip most of the paragraphs to find the next part of the story. I was disappointed how long it took to get to the point, I like a bit of a challenge of a whodunnit but this one seemed to drag on forever. The story was ok, the main character was unlikeable and the ending was a bit rushed - considering how drawn out the rest of the book was.
Certainly not gripping in my opinion.
Certainly not gripping in my opinion.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The twist in this book was truly the most underwhelming thing it was edging me not in a hot way like it was so obvious and I only have 3 brain cells so i shouldn't be able to guess. the whole plot and pacing was a bit loose and the end was silly like a big twist but with absolutely no build up too it at all, but like guess what its never a male relative is it !!!!
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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