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A review by catherineduplessis
The Lying Club by Annie Ward
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
I have mixed feelings about this one.
I liked the setup of the story. The rich dysfunctional families, the secrets, the tight-knit, but not-so-tight community. I liked that the three women / families all had their own problems. It fit in their own very different storylines / points of view.
The main problem with this book is that on the cover it says three women, TWO bodies and one big lie. The second body was for me the biggest mystery and it ended up being too much of a stretch (without spoiling it).
I liked the ending, but I thought it dragged on a little too long. Once you know who did it and why. The story kept twisting and twisting back, and because of the type of crime it ends up being about, there was pretty much only one (maybe two) ending option that wasn't going to get the author cancelled. The character couldn't get away with it.
(The main crime / ending in this book is disgusting. I don't want to spoil anything, so I would really recommend checking trigger warnings if certain topics are hard for you to read.)
I liked the setup of the story. The rich dysfunctional families, the secrets, the tight-knit, but not-so-tight community. I liked that the three women / families all had their own problems. It fit in their own very different storylines / points of view.
The main problem with this book is that on the cover it says three women, TWO bodies and one big lie. The second body was for me the biggest mystery and it ended up being too much of a stretch (without spoiling it).
I liked the ending, but I thought it dragged on a little too long. Once you know who did it and why. The story kept twisting and twisting back, and because of the type of crime it ends up being about, there was pretty much only one (maybe two) ending option that wasn't going to get the author cancelled. The character couldn't get away with it.
(The main crime / ending in this book is disgusting. I don't want to spoil anything, so I would really recommend checking trigger warnings if certain topics are hard for you to read.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail