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Lies, Lies, Lies
by Adele Parks
Lies, Lies, Lies is a complex page-turner that will make you think twice before you ever tell a lie again. The ending is shocking, and the journey to get to that is dark and full of twists and turns.
The language of Lies, Lies, Lies is straightforward. It is almost taciturn in its stark choppiness. It reminded me of Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammet with their noir mysteries. This style of language gave extraordinarily little away as I made my way through the novel. I do not usually gravitate to this writing style, but I did appreciate its effectiveness for keeping hidden all the lies.
The characters are well-developed despite all the lies and misdirections, mostly because it centers around a group of friends who have known each other for over 20 years. I loved the friendships and all that they brought to the story. It is interesting to see how they have stuck together all these years and each character's role.
The conflict and lies between Daisy and Simon make the first third of the story go amazingly fast. The second third does not contain any conflict and thus drawls on very slowly without a distinct direction. Then the last third picks back up the steam from first third and all but spirals out of control. My only wish is that the middle's pace had not slowed down as much as it did. It was tough for me to keep my focus on the story during this section.
I loved the surprise ending. It is a bit head-scratching, but I loved the twist after twist in that last third. I am all about being shocked and surprised, and this book did not disappoint. The action is very intense. The lies layered upon each other to the point I cannot imagine even the one telling those lies can discern between truth and non-truth.
There are a few trigger warnings with this book, and those scenes are very intense- rape, physical abuse, and cruelty toward animals.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
The language of Lies, Lies, Lies is straightforward. It is almost taciturn in its stark choppiness. It reminded me of Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammet with their noir mysteries. This style of language gave extraordinarily little away as I made my way through the novel. I do not usually gravitate to this writing style, but I did appreciate its effectiveness for keeping hidden all the lies.
The characters are well-developed despite all the lies and misdirections, mostly because it centers around a group of friends who have known each other for over 20 years. I loved the friendships and all that they brought to the story. It is interesting to see how they have stuck together all these years and each character's role.
The conflict and lies between Daisy and Simon make the first third of the story go amazingly fast. The second third does not contain any conflict and thus drawls on very slowly without a distinct direction. Then the last third picks back up the steam from first third and all but spirals out of control. My only wish is that the middle's pace had not slowed down as much as it did. It was tough for me to keep my focus on the story during this section.
I loved the surprise ending. It is a bit head-scratching, but I loved the twist after twist in that last third. I am all about being shocked and surprised, and this book did not disappoint. The action is very intense. The lies layered upon each other to the point I cannot imagine even the one telling those lies can discern between truth and non-truth.
There are a few trigger warnings with this book, and those scenes are very intense- rape, physical abuse, and cruelty toward animals.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.