A review by thewrittenadventure
City of Lies by Victoria Thompson

3.0

The description that is given is a little misleading as is the title, I was expecting a woman that we see very much in the beginning of the novel. We see "Betty" swindling people for their money, using her charms to con a man, and then? She completely loses her agency when she goes into jail. I feel like it was a smart idea for her but at the same time, while she is in jail, she seems to forget about her sense of urgency. I feel like we lost her character while she was incarcerated and my interest in the novel dwindled there. I feel like this novel was supposed to be more interesting and I was very much led astray by the fact that it wasn't as interesting as the description stated. 3/5, the only saving grace is the good writing style.
I was given this book through the First to Read program in exchange for an honest opinion.