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Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
4.0

Overall a good story which would have been more compelling with a stronger writing style. The first 50 pages lagged for me a little and I wasn't a huge fan of how Moriarty was compiling and layering the story. It grew on me though.

At the core this book holds a strong theme. The writing wasn't fantastic (it wasn't terrible either) but I feel it could have been stronger had the writing been a little less generic as usually seen around this particular genre. (women's fiction)

Higher attention to those little details and a more descriptive style of writing would have engaged me more and given that thrilling can't-put-this-book-down edge.