mommasaystoread 's review for:

Lies, Lies, Lies by Adele Parks

4.0

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Lies Lies Lies pretty much sums it up with this one since that's exactly what's at the core. Lies in a marriage, lies between friends, the lies we tell ourselves to get through bad situations, and the lies we present to others so they won't know how bad things have gotten. The story is more domestic drama than thriller with its pacing, but there are some pretty good twists along the way. It also gets darker than I expected, so I would warn that parts of this one are tougher to read than others, and even though I don't care for trigger warnings, this book probably needs a few. Warnings or no, this one did hold my interest. It's my first read by Adele Parks and I have to say that she does weave an intriguing tale. The characters are interesting - not necessarily likable, but interesting. In fact, I found myself not really liking any of the characters, at least not the adults, but this one doesn't really require a great amount of positive feels for the characters. That's not what the story is all about. So, rather than venture on into spoiler territory, I'll just say that the story held my interest, and the writing was good, which are two biggies for me, and two reasons that I'll check out other books by this author.