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A review by hainyh
Each Little Lie by Tom Bale
3.0
I had really mixed feelings about this book, hence the middle-of-the-road three stars. It started out really well, with a fast-paced plot that planted lots of seeds of doubt in my mind and left me with a lot of questions. I was a little dubious of the plot to begin with, given that the main protagonist, Jen, finds some lost keys and decides to let herself into the owner's house to leave a note - now in reality, who would really do that? I was able to look past that however as the plot was keeping me guessing and i could sense a good storyline.
After the first quarter, i must admit the plot started to drag and i really had to try hard to persevere with this book, as i wanted to find out what was going on. Further still, and the story got quite complicated - some may find it easy to keep up with what was going on, but I personally felt there were too many characters introduced which made it difficult to follow and recall who was who; several times i had to flick back a few pages to refresh my memory. Not only that, but the plot became a little far-fetched, with espionage, Jen being framed for a crime, and too many details which in reality would not have come together so cleverly as they have done in this book.
As for the ending, I unfortunately found it to be fairly inconclusive. There remained a lot of questions (although the epilogue did address a few of these) and there were a few plot points left unfinished.
This is the first book I've read by Tom Bale, and although this one wasn't for me, I've heard great praise for his other books so would definitely look at reading his others.
After the first quarter, i must admit the plot started to drag and i really had to try hard to persevere with this book, as i wanted to find out what was going on. Further still, and the story got quite complicated - some may find it easy to keep up with what was going on, but I personally felt there were too many characters introduced which made it difficult to follow and recall who was who; several times i had to flick back a few pages to refresh my memory. Not only that, but the plot became a little far-fetched, with espionage, Jen being framed for a crime, and too many details which in reality would not have come together so cleverly as they have done in this book.
As for the ending, I unfortunately found it to be fairly inconclusive. There remained a lot of questions (although the epilogue did address a few of these) and there were a few plot points left unfinished.
This is the first book I've read by Tom Bale, and although this one wasn't for me, I've heard great praise for his other books so would definitely look at reading his others.