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All the Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson

18 reviews

justkeyreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Wow, the amount of grooming, under age relationships that string together the characters in this book in almost unreal. Let's just add in obsession, revenge and murder and you have a pot of chaos and boundaries crossed. There were so many I dropped my mouth opened when the twists were revealed though I figured it out earlier, because I mean really? It was almost to the point of being uncomfortable, but there was also murder.

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cayleeguy's review against another edition

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sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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mjmitch10's review against another edition

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I couldn’t stand the people or relationships in the book.

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hannah109's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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chelseamayxxx's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I will say that I was kept guessing throughout this book and thats one of the reasons I love mysteries, the act of guessing and the fantastic feeling of being right sometimes on who the killer is or who done the crime. I did guess some wrong at the start of the book, but I slowly managed to figure it out apart 5 chapters from the end, of the book the plot of the book made quite a lot of sense.

One of the things I didn't like was the sex scenes at all. They should be of been a warning label for pedophiles at the beginning of the book so people know what they are going Into with this book
Some of the sex scene we’re a bit uncomfortable to read about especially when the characters are

It's such a well written book and it keeps you wanting to read more and more the book. I will be picking up more of Peter Swansons books as this is the 2nd book I have read by him and really enjoyed. Xxx

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nailartklaudia's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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ventellina's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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sarahna's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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emmalouisepip's review against another edition

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2.0

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janjanjukebox's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

All The Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson 285 pages

Genre: Thriller > Mystery Thriller, Psychological Thriller; Mystery > Crime; Suspense, Adult, Contemporary

Featuring: Maine, New York, Connecticut, Michigan, Massachusetts, Florida, Maine Coon Cat, Books, Bookstore, Law Enforcement, Ephebophilia, Murder, Sex, Dual Timelines

Rating as a movie: R for adult content

My rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Quote: Five Best Campus Crime Novels
Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers
The Case of the Gilded Fly by Edmund Crispin Last Seen Wearing . . . by Hillary Waugh
The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn by Colin Dexter
The Secret History by Donna Tartt

My thoughts: Page 28 of 285 - So far I'm not impressed. 🥱😕
144 - So this is just a suspense and I'm moving on for now. It's very soap opera and icky and I was so bored I looked up spoilers, I also suspected the so called twists and the summary seems pretty uneventful. I would quit but I'm nearly halfway done and I want to finish this catalog.
202 - If there was a snooze button I'd hit it. It is interesting the way this is playing out but this is the least exciting of all of the Swanson books I have read.

Okay despite having my thoughts confirmed with spoilers the book just wasn't thrilling. It was not a bad book, but it was just okay by normal standards. It is no surprise to me that I naturally was not attracted to this book and only read it because of the author. It was not a boring book but it was yes pretty blah overall. I'm personally not fond of storylines that involve statutory rape or exes of family members so I may have had a cringe glasses on the entire time. This story was pretty forgettable in my opinion although well written. This is the only Swanson book I have given a soild 3 stars.

Recommend to others?: Maybe. It's not my cup of tea but there are duller books out there getting high praise.

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