A review by withloveandlights
The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark

mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This book was a super quick read! The connections between Meg and Kat were great and the development of the plot was quick, with lots of fun twists. 

Although...for the last third of the novel, I was very annoyed with Scott popping up everywhere. I really enjoyed Kat's reactions to
finding Meg's notebooks and paying off her debt
and Meg's
retirement
. 

I think an epilogue from Meg's POV would have done wonders for this book to really put a bow on the relationship arc between Meg and Kat.

I felt that Kat's rape brought her POV from 0 to 100 really fast. It is interesting that when we were experiencing Nate from Meg's POV he was always trying to pic people up at the bar and never had a girlfriend on a double date with Meg and Cory. Now we know why Nate never did...
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