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A Game of Lies by Clare Mackintosh

remia1996's review

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

rmb86's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

llamallama527's review against another edition

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Just not feeling the vibe at the moment, but I definitely want to come back to this one!

lwall257's review against another edition

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lighthearted 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

2.5

lindsay_b85's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

aparecium_docx's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.0

jordanrosez90's review

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

4.5

themysterymaven's review against another edition

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4.0

Ffion Morgan is one of my favorite FMCs, and I was so excited to quickly read the second installment in her story. She’s still sassy and flawed in the best and funniest ways as she solves another crime in her small hometown. As a set of Survivor-style contestants camp on the area’s largest mountain for a reality t.v. show, things quickly devolve amidst the swirl of secrets at the forefront of the script. That’s the catch - if you’re voted off, your biggest skeleton in the closet gets revealed, so no surprise that murder finds it’s way into the casting call.

Aside from the case, Ffion must also navigate her feelings for her police partner, and it’s awkward and cringe-worthy, at times, in the most endearing of ways. It makes Ffion seem very real and human rather than the fiction that she is.

I didn’t love this story nearly as much as I did the first. Sometimes, the plot and motives got a bit mushed around, and even with a murder, it felt less dark and intense. But, I’m glad the series continues!

priyastoric's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

tamsinsilva's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 This was a standard thriller, it's the second in a series but you could read this as a stand alone, as far as plot twists go it wasn't actually predictable which was refreshing but I feel like a little over complicated and unbelievable. The author uses their personal experience in the police force to know specific jargon that if you work for the British police you'll appreciate but of course being fiction the amount of unprofessionalism is a bit much. Fast paced, could see it going down well as a good beach or holiday read and the setting of north wales does sound beautiful. 
easy to read 
realistic setting 
fast-paced