A review by raqreads
All of This Is True, by Lygia Day Peñaflor

1.0

“She played with them as characters for her novel because she wasn't talented enough to think of her own story.”

{Note: ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.}

I was intrigued by All of This Is True before starting to read it for two reasons. First one, because it was compared to We Were Liars, a book I loved. Second one, because it is told through interviews, journals entries and book excerpts.

We get to know the side of the story of Miri, Soleil and Penny, three girls whose lives change when they have the opportunity to meet Fatima Ro, their favourite author. We know from the beginning that something awful happened to Jonah, a friend of theirs, and that Soleil and Penny blame Fatima because of that.

The premise is not bad, but I hated the characters. They are a bunch of spoiled teens with a worrying obsession for an author and who speak and behave rather like children. But that wasn't the worst. No, the worst thing was that by the end of the book, the author tries to redeem a character who committed sexual assault. I couldn't believe what I was reading. Seriously, what was the author thinking?

So this wasn't the YA thriller I was waiting for. It was supposed to have a twist toward the ending, but I think the book was beyond predictable. And honestly, I was done with this book the moment the author tried to redeem certain character.

“I said I wanted a fair chance. That was my answer: a fair chance in life. I think that's all we can ask for, don't you?”

P.S.: I'm not English, so if you see any mistakes let me know so I can correct them, please.