A review by sophles
Company of Liars by Karen Maitland

3.0

I really liked this book, and loved that it was a new take on the Canterbury Tales (kinda the Canterbury Tales for those too weird or unconventional for Chaucer's Pilgrims.) The only thing that stops me loving this book entirely is the ending. It was so predictable and cliched, I found myself mentally pleading with the author for the last few chapters to not end it that way, let it all be a red herring. Alas, I was right. If it wasn't for that final 'revelation' this would probably be five starts. Instead it is four, as I am having to pretend the last chapter didn't happen. Give it a read, but then make up your own ending