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We Lie Here by Rachel Howzell Hall
3.0
We Lie Here had a pretty clear storyline and characters who are complete and good but there were elements of the book that I didn’t like, but could get past to keep reading the book. I did have the ending pegged 1/4 of the way in but kept reading to see if I was right. I was.
It drove me nuts how Yara wouldn’t call Felicia back who seemed desperate to talk to her and give her information. But given the family history, I guess I understand why. But seriously annoying.
I got a little bored in the middle while the detecting revved up. Too much time was spent talking about the details of the party (even tho that’s what Felicia was there for) and less about the murder mystery. Too much repetitive situations and dialogue.
The “to go bag”? The stupidest thing ever that no one in the household ever looked in the bag in all of their growing up years nor questioned their mother about its contents. Didn’t make sense to me at all. Kids are naturally curious cats.
It seemed a little hokey to me that Yara knew more about how to police than her girlfriend, the police woman, and the detectives did. Standard 101 to check video footage of the area when a murder occurs. Yara had to ask her police woman friend about that with a deer in the headlights response. Not to mention she’s discussing an ongoing investigation with an outsider. Taboo.
The ending was a letdown simply because I had the killer pegged from the beginning—the psycho—the drama behind Yaya’s anxiety, and the burial plot. It’s too bad there wasn’t a surprise twist to prove me wrong.
This book is riddled with swearing, which is against my values but I read it anyway
It drove me nuts how Yara wouldn’t call Felicia back who seemed desperate to talk to her and give her information. But given the family history, I guess I understand why. But seriously annoying.
I got a little bored in the middle while the detecting revved up. Too much time was spent talking about the details of the party (even tho that’s what Felicia was there for) and less about the murder mystery. Too much repetitive situations and dialogue.
The “to go bag”? The stupidest thing ever that no one in the household ever looked in the bag in all of their growing up years nor questioned their mother about its contents. Didn’t make sense to me at all. Kids are naturally curious cats.
It seemed a little hokey to me that Yara knew more about how to police than her girlfriend, the police woman, and the detectives did. Standard 101 to check video footage of the area when a murder occurs. Yara had to ask her police woman friend about that with a deer in the headlights response. Not to mention she’s discussing an ongoing investigation with an outsider. Taboo.
The ending was a letdown simply because I had the killer pegged from the beginning—the psycho—the drama behind Yaya’s anxiety, and the burial plot. It’s too bad there wasn’t a surprise twist to prove me wrong.
This book is riddled with swearing, which is against my values but I read it anyway