A review by mxbluet18
This Lie Will Kill You by Chelsea Pitcher

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Trigger warnings include: alcohol use, bullying, car accidents, child abuse, physical and emotional abuse and domestic violence, death, fires, gaslighting, murder, revenge porn, suicide (past and mentioned) and violence.
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So, I've just finished this book and quite honestly I'm not sure what to think. In short, I'm confused.
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It's a murder mystery YA book. And within it's pages there are many stories told, many lies and half truths, many twists and turns. and I don't really know what to think about it. I don't know what's true and what's not with it. And I can't really work out who the real killers were, who survived the story and who didn't exactly.
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When it comes to murder mystery stories and thrillers, typically while they're not cut and dried, you finish with a sense of knowing what happened, knowing the full story of events. But with this one, at least for me, I don't have that feeling. I don't really know, and maybe that's just my inability to follow it entirely. 
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Regardless, I really enjoyed it and I've been meaning to read it for several years and I'm glad I finally have.
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