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A review by itsallaboutthebooksuk
The Lie by C.L. Taylor
5.0
First of all I would like to say a huge thanks to the publishers for sending me a review copy of The Lie via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
My thought's :
I started this book late one evening, I'd got myself all snuggled up in bed and thought I'll read a couple of chapters before I go to sleep and the next thing I knew I was half way through the book and I didn't want to stop reading.
The story alternates seamlessly between the past (5 years ago) and the present day and at the end of a lot of the chapters your left hanging, desperately wanting to find out what happens next and it usually jumps from past to present and vice versa so you have to keep reading on. It's such a gripper and so well written.
The friendship or lack of between the 4 main characters really get's you thinking. We've all had a friend who we thought we could trust but can't, I'm sure. Thankfully I've never been stuck at a retreat with any not like Jane who has went on the holiday of a life time to Nepal with her closest friends who she's known since University. Their true friendship is shown in the trauma's that unravel in the retreat and it becomes a race against time to escape. Each of the friends have flaws and troubles from their past and each one is very different from the other and the author paints a brilliant picture of each character.
Each page brings more twists and turns and this really isn't a book you want to read while you're alone. My heart was beating ten to the dozen most of the way through this book. The scenes set in Nepal are frightening and written so realistically I can still picture them in my head.
C.L. Taylor has a remarkable way of describing scenes and characters and this gripping edge of your seat psychological thriller is a must read. I highly recommend it and I'm looking forward to more reads from this author.
My thought's :
I started this book late one evening, I'd got myself all snuggled up in bed and thought I'll read a couple of chapters before I go to sleep and the next thing I knew I was half way through the book and I didn't want to stop reading.
The story alternates seamlessly between the past (5 years ago) and the present day and at the end of a lot of the chapters your left hanging, desperately wanting to find out what happens next and it usually jumps from past to present and vice versa so you have to keep reading on. It's such a gripper and so well written.
The friendship or lack of between the 4 main characters really get's you thinking. We've all had a friend who we thought we could trust but can't, I'm sure. Thankfully I've never been stuck at a retreat with any not like Jane who has went on the holiday of a life time to Nepal with her closest friends who she's known since University. Their true friendship is shown in the trauma's that unravel in the retreat and it becomes a race against time to escape. Each of the friends have flaws and troubles from their past and each one is very different from the other and the author paints a brilliant picture of each character.
Each page brings more twists and turns and this really isn't a book you want to read while you're alone. My heart was beating ten to the dozen most of the way through this book. The scenes set in Nepal are frightening and written so realistically I can still picture them in my head.
C.L. Taylor has a remarkable way of describing scenes and characters and this gripping edge of your seat psychological thriller is a must read. I highly recommend it and I'm looking forward to more reads from this author.