The Lying Game by Ruth Ware

The Lying Game

Ruth Ware

448 pages first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
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The text message arrives in the small hours of the morning: I need you. Isa drops everything, takes her baby daughter and heads straight to Salten. She spent the most significant days of her life at boarding school on the marshes there, days w...

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Community Reviews Summary of 15,303 reviews

Moods

mysterious 89%
dark 77%
tense 59%
emotional 33%
sad 22%
adventurous 11%
reflective 10%
challenging 9%

Pace

medium 49%
slow 35%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 48% | Plot: 29% | Character: 21%

Strong character development?

No: 41% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 27%

Loveable characters?

No: 54% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 47% | No: 45% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 8%

Average rating

3.38

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