Reviews

Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson

bookishmillennial's review

dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

I think the chokehold Maureen Johnson has on me with this series is unhealthy hahahahaha. I didn’t think I could have even more fun with a new standalone murder mystery, but Johnson set this in England, gave us a whole new cast of characters from the 90s, and let Stevie do her thing amidst her own interpersonal worries. *chef’s kiss* I have no notes. I just need *more* kthxbye

cw: Murder, Death, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Blood, Drug use, Sexual Content discussed(not on page) 

perfectly_kyla's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

miss_mouse_reads's review against another edition

3.0

I’m not sure how I feel about this one.

iamtaylorhope's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

meganculmer's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

typedtruths's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

riya_mishra's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

alexabookish's review

3.0

kinda disappointed with this installment. the pacing felt super off, there was so much set up. the investigation/mystery didn’t even really start until 40% into the book. i’m also just really not into stevie and david together. i just don’t really think they have any chemistry. like, they make zero sense, and i just don’t care about their relationship at all-the problems or the cute moments. and their relationship was a good amount of this book. it felt like the mystery was just a subplot in this one, which felt like a complete departure from the rest of the series. also, there were way too many characters involved in this mystery, so when stevie did her “drawing room” scene and uncovered everything, it didn’t feel like a satisfying conclusion. i had to remind myself which one that character even was, and how exactly they were related to everyone. i still love this series, but i don’t know if anything will ever touch the original trilogy

bellalunameow's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

ghostgirl98's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5