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A review by bobinsbooknook
Never Lie by Freida McFadden
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I really enjoyed this book, which I’m super happy about as I did go in with some quite high expectations as my first Freida McFadden Book.
I loved the layers to each of the characters and how the plot lines starts to unravel and intwine. Whilst they weren’t loveable in the classic sense, I really enjoyed each of them thoroughly!
I am an absolute sucker for an unreliable narrator trope and loved how this unraveled especially as you start to see the shift in the characters as they’re darker characteristics show.
This in addition to the switching of chapters between past, present and the transcripts was very creative and felt very immersive and helped keep the plot moving at a very strong pace.
I think this mystery/thriller was written in a way that is so clever leading you down one path and just when you think you’ve guessed it all it throws into a completely different direction which still felt in keeping with the story.
Overall a fantastic read and I really can’t find anything I’d personally look to change about it!
I loved the layers to each of the characters and how the plot lines starts to unravel and intwine. Whilst they weren’t loveable in the classic sense, I really enjoyed each of them thoroughly!
This in addition to the switching of chapters between past, present and the transcripts was very creative and felt very immersive and helped keep the plot moving at a very strong pace.
I think this mystery/thriller was written in a way that is so clever leading you down one path and just when you think you’ve guessed it all it throws into a completely different direction which still felt in keeping with the story.
Overall a fantastic read and I really can’t find anything I’d personally look to change about it!