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Nothing But the Truth by Holly James
4.0
"But honesty had always been a choice. {...} Perhaps the day's greatest gift was simply the awareness of the choice."
Thank you PENGUIN GROUP Dutton for the ebook copy of Nothing but the Truth from Holly James. Readers... yes this is a good one and don't let a seemingly predictable sounding plot derail you, this book has an interesting expansion on the telling truth trope and it worked really well for me. I won't go into detail but this book has some effective takes on truth beyond words and moves into truth in how we present ourselves, our ideals/values, and our truth to ourselves in general. The narrative moves beyond self growth, which is present, and into the value of speaking up and speaking truth when you can and when doing so empowers others as well as yourself. What a treat it was to read a book that saw the layers to this trope and took advantage of this time and cultural shift to do so.
This book is a hidden gem, it is more than it might seem and rewarding for a fast paced, discussion worthy summer read. This would be a great fit for women's fiction book chats and for mentoring/workplace book clubs as well.
Thank you PENGUIN GROUP Dutton for the ebook copy of Nothing but the Truth from Holly James. Readers... yes this is a good one and don't let a seemingly predictable sounding plot derail you, this book has an interesting expansion on the telling truth trope and it worked really well for me. I won't go into detail but this book has some effective takes on truth beyond words and moves into truth in how we present ourselves, our ideals/values, and our truth to ourselves in general. The narrative moves beyond self growth, which is present, and into the value of speaking up and speaking truth when you can and when doing so empowers others as well as yourself. What a treat it was to read a book that saw the layers to this trope and took advantage of this time and cultural shift to do so.
This book is a hidden gem, it is more than it might seem and rewarding for a fast paced, discussion worthy summer read. This would be a great fit for women's fiction book chats and for mentoring/workplace book clubs as well.