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Lies He Told Me by David Ellis, James Patterson
3.5
tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It took about 1/3 into the book to become interesting. The initial plot twist is very easy to predict but then the plot twist, twists about 10 more times. While it was an entertaining story, the character development/world building was lacking. The only character that had a personality to the writers was Marcie. Silas and the mob boss were supposed to be so scary, yet the lack of depth in every character made the stakes feel so small and no one was threatening at all.
I hated how they kept trying to build tension between Marcie and Kyle and then make them friends in the epilogue. They should’ve built up more tension or just completely left Kyle out of the epilogue. I’ll be honest, I still don’t fully understand what “side” Camille was on and who’s the father of her baby.
It was a quick and interesting read, but nothing mind blowing or newsworthy. The last quarter of the book is the only reason it’s not a 2 star read.