A review by ela_35
Lie to Me by Molly McAdams

medium-paced

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

2.0

 There were a lot of things I liked about this book, but there were also a lot of things that I thought could have been shown more. 

I liked Emma and Reed, and how their relationship developed. 

I liked the plot. It was basically Emma trying to start over after having lived through yet another traumatic event, and I liked how her reactions were shown. I did think that there could have been a few more scenes where she interacts with Reed’s colleagues as well as his family, because eventually she’s going to have to get used to them. 

When this book started, I thought that Emma’s past would be a bigger part of the story, especially since Reed is a cop, but the things about her past are kind of revealed accidentally and were handled quite quickly. 

I liked a lot of the side characters, but I didn’t think that they were shown enough. Peter seemed really interesting and funny, and I thought that Emma would spend at least some time with him and Nick since they are Reed’s best friends. Also, Reed’s family seemed fun, but they weren’t shown much, which was understandable since they lived far away, but I wanted the scenes with them to be a bit longer. I’m not sure about Lala and Nora though, since Lala’s behaviour sometimes annoyed me, and I thought that Nora wasn’t shown enough to really have a personality. 

I liked this book, and I might try other books by this author, which will hopefully have more scenes with side characters in them.