Lies
Description
What if you have the perfect life, the perfect wife and the perfect child—then, in one shattering moment, you discover nothing is as it seems? Now you are in the sights of a ruthless killer determined to destroy everything you treasure.
It’s the evening drive home from work on a route Joe Lynch has taken a hundred times with his young son. But today, Joe sees his wife meet another man—an encounter that will rip two families apart. Raising the question: Can we ever really trust those closest to us?
Joe will do whatever it takes to protect his family, but as the deception unravels, so does his life. A life played out without any rules. And a cunning opponent who’s always one step ahead.
My Review
This book started out just fine. In fact, I was into it and couldn't wait to keep reading. Which, I did for about the half way point. At that time I then jumped forward to the last third of the story. The reason is simple...unrealistic. Ok, so I admit that if you were getting texts, calls, and emails from someone who you were sure you had killed, you would go insane too. Yet, what was so unrealistic or maybe the better word is "annoying" is that the rest of the characters including the police seemed to not take anything seriously.
Additionally, besides Joe, I could not stand the rest of the characters. Also, if these types of stories to truly work there has to be a certain level of intensity. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate the intensity as a 2 maybe a 3 and that is pushing it. Sadly, this book wasn't a hit with me. The only thing I would be "lying" about is saying that it was a hit.
It’s the evening drive home from work on a route Joe Lynch has taken a hundred times with his young son. But today, Joe sees his wife meet another man—an encounter that will rip two families apart. Raising the question: Can we ever really trust those closest to us?
Joe will do whatever it takes to protect his family, but as the deception unravels, so does his life. A life played out without any rules. And a cunning opponent who’s always one step ahead.
My Review
This book started out just fine. In fact, I was into it and couldn't wait to keep reading. Which, I did for about the half way point. At that time I then jumped forward to the last third of the story. The reason is simple...unrealistic. Ok, so I admit that if you were getting texts, calls, and emails from someone who you were sure you had killed, you would go insane too. Yet, what was so unrealistic or maybe the better word is "annoying" is that the rest of the characters including the police seemed to not take anything seriously.
Additionally, besides Joe, I could not stand the rest of the characters. Also, if these types of stories to truly work there has to be a certain level of intensity. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate the intensity as a 2 maybe a 3 and that is pushing it. Sadly, this book wasn't a hit with me. The only thing I would be "lying" about is saying that it was a hit.
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