cshigh4013 's review for:

This is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

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Wow! Bravo! This one was by far the best! I really enjoyed how well thought out this book was. Karin kept me thinking I knew and SO MANY TIMES and I was NEVER right! She fooled me. My jaw hit the floor! 👌🏾

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Dementia, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury