A review by alicemichelle
The Lie by Kathryn Croft
2.0
I struggled with this book. I seem to be at odds with the majority this time - on the surface it looked like the kind of book I would immerse right into, but it was a battle. I found the sense of drama a little forced around many of the characters and as much as I wanted to like Ava, I kept feeling she would lean to be a little unbelievable as a character.
My biggest gripe is with the sheer number of times the words, lie, liar, lied, lying are used. It just started to feel a bit over the top and would pull me from the story with a flash of annoyance that I was hearing that word or a variation of it yet again. Four times in two pages after several pages without it and I sighed put my kindle down and made tea. It really prevented me becoming properly involved in the story.
I know teenagers can be hard to communicate with but I think Jacob just made himself look guilty constantly. Tom? I despised him all the way through. Carrie I found it hard to have sympathy for - grief is a strange beast but she became increasingly more dislikable.
What kept me reading considering my obvious criticisms then? Well, I like a mystery and this couldn't have been what it seemed, it would have been too frustrating if it was!
I didn't really like Rose that much either but the twist with her does explain a bit.
Lucy I did like -. A mother who knows her child and loves unconditionally. Jacob also showed realism to his nature and growth as a person.
So this one wasn't for me, but it wrapped up well.
My biggest gripe is with the sheer number of times the words, lie, liar, lied, lying are used. It just started to feel a bit over the top and would pull me from the story with a flash of annoyance that I was hearing that word or a variation of it yet again. Four times in two pages after several pages without it and I sighed put my kindle down and made tea. It really prevented me becoming properly involved in the story.
I know teenagers can be hard to communicate with but I think Jacob just made himself look guilty constantly. Tom? I despised him all the way through. Carrie I found it hard to have sympathy for - grief is a strange beast but she became increasingly more dislikable.
What kept me reading considering my obvious criticisms then? Well, I like a mystery and this couldn't have been what it seemed, it would have been too frustrating if it was!
I didn't really like Rose that much either but the twist with her does explain a bit.
Lucy I did like -. A mother who knows her child and loves unconditionally. Jacob also showed realism to his nature and growth as a person.
So this one wasn't for me, but it wrapped up well.