estherleslie 's review for:

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
3.75
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: Yes

I enjoyed this read and got through it pretty quickly. I really like Liane’s writing style. I like the different character povs and felt they were easy to follow. 

I think she did really well at not giving away who died until the very end of the book, I didn’t guess that it was going to be Perry but I’m glad it was him and not any other character. I also thought that he might have been the one sleeping with the nanny but that was just in my head I guess.


It was definitely really confronting and upsetting to read about DV and I don’t know how realistic of a representation it was but it made me understand more about why someone might get stuck in a situation like that and convince themselves that everything is fine. Overall men suck.


I enjoyed the character development for pretty much all of the main characters and felt like the ending was satisfying for all the story lines. 

I wouldn’t say this is a must read book but it’s true to her writing style.