emasu's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Gaslighting and Toxic friendship
Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Child abuse
ajtimberlake's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
"The American dream is to be an action hero. Americans like to fight wars. We want to change laws or break them. We're all about heading out west and grabbing land from people who had it before. Slaughtering the so-called bad guys and fighting the system. That's the American dream."
Genuine Fraud tells the story of Jule and Imogen. It is told by an unreliable narrator and begins at the end. Instead of wondering what is going to happen as with a typical mystery/thriller, you wonder when and how it is going to happen.
I like the way E. Lockhart writes her books. It's peculiar and different. She says in the author's note: "Genuine Fraud is about the worst, most hateful parts of my interior life, dramatised. With blood. And wigs. And bookshops and beaches." You can definitely sense this as you read.
I read We Were Liars last week and I read Genuine Fraud this week. I would pick up E. Lockharts works again. They may not be the worlds best books. But they scratch an itch.
Genuine Fraud tells the story of Jule and Imogen. It is told by an unreliable narrator and begins at the end. Instead of wondering what is going to happen as with a typical mystery/thriller, you wonder when and how it is going to happen.
I like the way E. Lockhart writes her books. It's peculiar and different. She says in the author's note: "Genuine Fraud is about the worst, most hateful parts of my interior life, dramatised. With blood. And wigs. And bookshops and beaches." You can definitely sense this as you read.
I read We Were Liars last week and I read Genuine Fraud this week. I would pick up E. Lockharts works again. They may not be the worlds best books. But they scratch an itch.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Suicide
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