Two Truths and a Lie by April Henry

3.13 AVERAGE

madalyneagles's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
It was ok overall but I felt like the ending was really rushed 

brileigh's review

4.0
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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peony_xo's review against another edition

3.0
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated

kaydons01's review

1.5
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No

lylathesidecharacter's review

3.75
adventurous dark funny 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: Complicated

bostonkatebooks's review

4.0
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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fixatedonfiction's review against another edition

3.0
This was a great who dunnit thriller book. I loved all the characters and the plot, as well as the ending. A game of two truths and a lie goes horribly wrong, with two groups of teens, the motel manager, and some random stranger, all stranded in this motel until a storm passes. A bit cliche but I still enjoyed it. 

mfeibel's review

3.0
This book was fine. I am clearly not the target audience for a YA thriller but the idea of theater kids trapped in a motel was intriguing.

I did assume Maeve wasn't really dead but I didn't guess that the "robotics" kids were really more theater kids.

Stuart being the bad guy was a fine ending, especially him just like enjoying killing people. I do wonder - did I miss the revelation that he put the slip of paper in? Or was that the other group?

I did find the theater references and overexplaining of terms annoying. But again, I'm a theater adult who doesn't need to be told what "stage right" means.

But it was a fine and quick read.
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mademoiselle's review against another edition

3.0
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mirandamcilheran's review

2.0
dark mysterious tense medium-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