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A review by sueread2030
Seven Lies by Elizabeth Kay
dark
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
3.0
Would have been 4 stars if not for the Acknowledgment
This was written from the perspective of a deeply depressed, deeply psychotic, deeply obsessed unreliable Main Lead
and it works
Jane is telling someone, at first we think it is us the readers but wait for the twist, about the seven times she told her best bestest friend, Marnie, seven lies that changed their lives.
I have understood most of the reasons Jane told those lies untill the very end, which made zero reason to me to why she would do what she did. Maybe she reached so far in her delusional and obsessive state that it felt natural for her.
It is very hard to write a review for a psychological thriller without spoilers
So, all I will say is "that was disturbingly enjoyable"
and I was planning to give it a four stars
but one line in the author's acknowledgment disturbed me more than the book
Kay said " This book is in many ways about female friendship"
I'd rather sit on a hot grill than have a Jane/Marnie kind of friendship
This was written from the perspective of a deeply depressed, deeply psychotic, deeply obsessed unreliable Main Lead
and it works
Jane is telling someone, at first we think it is us the readers but wait for the twist, about the seven times she told her best bestest friend, Marnie, seven lies that changed their lives.
I have understood most of the reasons Jane told those lies untill the very end, which made zero reason to me to why she would do what she did. Maybe she reached so far in her delusional and obsessive state that it felt natural for her.
It is very hard to write a review for a psychological thriller without spoilers
So, all I will say is "that was disturbingly enjoyable"
and I was planning to give it a four stars
but one line in the author's acknowledgment disturbed me more than the book
Kay said " This book is in many ways about female friendship"
I'd rather sit on a hot grill than have a Jane/Marnie kind of friendship