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A review by alli_the_bookaholic13
League of Liars by Astrid Scholte
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Thank you to Penguin Teen Canada for sending me an eARC for an honest review.
Wow. This book was not what I was expecting, and I have to say I really hope there will be a sequel because I have so many questions after the end!
I found that the book started out pretty slowly. I was expecting it to be focused on the plan to break the people out of prison, but that plan didn’t even come to the characters until 68% into the book. When I got the about halfway through I found that it picked up for me. I was more interested in what was happening, and I was excited to get answers. I liked the planning for the prison break, and the last 15% of the book was super exciting and fast-paced.
The characters were good. Cayder was frustrating at times, but I liked how the author portrayed his struggles between what he believed and what he was faced with. Leta was really interesting, and I would have liked more of Jey. Kema was kind of just there for the most part, and Elle was interesting but I didn’t feel like I knew her enough to be super invested in her story. The book is primarily first person in Cayder’s POV, but it does flip to third person for the other characters.
I thought the world building was decent, and the writing style was easy enough to follow. I had more questions in the end than I did at the beginning, though, so I’m hoping there’s a sequel that will eventually provide answers.
Overall I liked how the story played out. I liked the interactions between the characters, but I wouldn’t say this has found family vibes. The ending felt like it was setting up for them to develop the found family vibes, but I didn’t feel like it was there yet. If that’s what you like from Six of Crowd, be warned. This book was more about the law and a murder trial than about a heist and found family.
Wow. This book was not what I was expecting, and I have to say I really hope there will be a sequel because I have so many questions after the end!
I found that the book started out pretty slowly. I was expecting it to be focused on the plan to break the people out of prison, but that plan didn’t even come to the characters until 68% into the book. When I got the about halfway through I found that it picked up for me. I was more interested in what was happening, and I was excited to get answers. I liked the planning for the prison break, and the last 15% of the book was super exciting and fast-paced.
The characters were good. Cayder was frustrating at times, but I liked how the author portrayed his struggles between what he believed and what he was faced with. Leta was really interesting, and I would have liked more of Jey. Kema was kind of just there for the most part, and Elle was interesting but I didn’t feel like I knew her enough to be super invested in her story. The book is primarily first person in Cayder’s POV, but it does flip to third person for the other characters.
I thought the world building was decent, and the writing style was easy enough to follow. I had more questions in the end than I did at the beginning, though, so I’m hoping there’s a sequel that will eventually provide answers.
Overall I liked how the story played out. I liked the interactions between the characters, but I wouldn’t say this has found family vibes. The ending felt like it was setting up for them to develop the found family vibes, but I didn’t feel like it was there yet. If that’s what you like from Six of Crowd, be warned. This book was more about the law and a murder trial than about a heist and found family.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Murder, and Death