Ruth Ware's previous book, The Woman in Cabin 10, was one of the best books I read in 2016. It was thrilling, it kept me guessing, and I couldn't put it down. So I was very excited to finally get The Lying Game. Unfortunately Ware's latest work fell sadly short of my expectations.
Right from the beginning there is a mystery. I found myself reading as fast as I could because there are so many burning questions that I just NEEDED answered. But by the end of the first part of the book I had pretty much guessed all the answers. And aside from one plot twist at the end, I was right.
In addition to being too predictable, there is a lack of climax to the whole story. I mean, there is a fire at the end, but it doesn't really solve much. Throughout the book the problems and conflicts are treated as high-stress, with the question of "how are they ever going to fix this???" But in the end they're just... brushed away, as if they never mattered in the first place.
I'm not going to say this book was a waste of time. It was kind of entertaining for the few days I spent reading it, but by the last few chapters I was just reading to get it over with.
If you pick this book up, maybe you won't be able to guess what's going to happen. Every reader is different. If you can't predict what's going to happen, you'll probably like it.