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A review by notesbynnenna
All the Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson
1.0
1.5 stars
I read the synopsis for this and thought it could be interesting, but then I actually read the book and it was not for me.
In this novel, Harry's dad dies under somewhat mysterious circumstances, so he returns to Maine to look after his stepmother and to try to understand what happened to his dad. There's also this whole inappropriate relationship thing where Harry is attracted to his stepmom and she kind of seduces him? Yep, that happens.
I think I should have known better when it came to the plot of this book. I thought it might be a bit taboo and suspenseful, but instead it was disturbing and uncomfortable.
As the reader, I felt like I was kept at a distance throughout the story, which meant that I wasn't very invested in the characters. I thought Harry was such a bland main character. He just bumbles about and lets things happen to him.
There's a little bit of intrigue in the mystery of Harry's dad's death, but again, the characters were not compelling, so I couldn't bring myself to care much about the mystery. In the end, I didn't enjoy the writing or the plot of this book, so I would not recommend it.
I read the synopsis for this and thought it could be interesting, but then I actually read the book and it was not for me.
In this novel, Harry's dad dies under somewhat mysterious circumstances, so he returns to Maine to look after his stepmother and to try to understand what happened to his dad. There's also this whole inappropriate relationship thing where Harry is attracted to his stepmom and she kind of seduces him? Yep, that happens.
I think I should have known better when it came to the plot of this book. I thought it might be a bit taboo and suspenseful, but instead it was disturbing and uncomfortable.
As the reader, I felt like I was kept at a distance throughout the story, which meant that I wasn't very invested in the characters. I thought Harry was such a bland main character. He just bumbles about and lets things happen to him.
There's a little bit of intrigue in the mystery of Harry's dad's death, but again, the characters were not compelling, so I couldn't bring myself to care much about the mystery. In the end, I didn't enjoy the writing or the plot of this book, so I would not recommend it.