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A review by triciab04
Lie Still by Julia Heaberlin
3.0
Yay!!! This was a first-reads giveaway winner for me!!
You know I really enjoyed the first half of Lie Still. I thought Emily had a very troubling, yet interesting life, which only seemed to increase once she moved to Texas. The Texan ladies in this book were laughable, I'm not from the south so I don't really know how it all works down there, but these ladies were every cliche I ever heard rolled into some VERY desperate housewives!! I really thought they were all so over the top that it was hilarious.
About halfway through or so I felt like the plot was getting so big I found myself struggling to keep up with it all. By the end I was a little lost. I guess I was hoping that everything would all tie together neatly, but that's not really how it happened. There were a few unanswered questions that you really have no other choice but to go along with Emily's assumptions of what happened. I feel like maybe the author branched out a little too much in the things that were going on. I felt like at least the deal with her parent's killer's parole and all that probably wasn't an essential part to this particular tale, and just added more background noise to an already packed story.
Anyways, the mystery was actually pretty great. I really was blindsided by the outcome. I did enjoy the story, but I think it could have been even greater if the plot was a little more condensed. I was still super happy to win this book, it's almost like hitting the lottery, right??!? I always get super excited when I win something! It was an enjoyable read, and I'll probably pass it along to a friend to enjoy next.
You know I really enjoyed the first half of Lie Still. I thought Emily had a very troubling, yet interesting life, which only seemed to increase once she moved to Texas. The Texan ladies in this book were laughable, I'm not from the south so I don't really know how it all works down there, but these ladies were every cliche I ever heard rolled into some VERY desperate housewives!! I really thought they were all so over the top that it was hilarious.
About halfway through or so I felt like the plot was getting so big I found myself struggling to keep up with it all. By the end I was a little lost. I guess I was hoping that everything would all tie together neatly, but that's not really how it happened. There were a few unanswered questions that you really have no other choice but to go along with Emily's assumptions of what happened. I feel like maybe the author branched out a little too much in the things that were going on. I felt like at least the deal with her parent's killer's parole and all that probably wasn't an essential part to this particular tale, and just added more background noise to an already packed story.
Anyways, the mystery was actually pretty great. I really was blindsided by the outcome. I did enjoy the story, but I think it could have been even greater if the plot was a little more condensed. I was still super happy to win this book, it's almost like hitting the lottery, right??!? I always get super excited when I win something! It was an enjoyable read, and I'll probably pass it along to a friend to enjoy next.