A review by karolina_kat
Company of Liars by Karen Maitland

A rather mediocre novel that doesn't live up to its premise. Most of the plot twists, and 'lies' are rather obvious to the reader, which does not serve well the story. Company of Liars lack a good setting and the characters skim through the surrounding world without much explanation nor descripion (the Glossary at the end does not count, really). This in turn makes Plague in "the story about Plague" rather invisible and less threatening than the (not so) mysterious girl with her runes. Although the characters themselves are interesting and rather convincing, it's really hard to immerse in their struggles.