Big little lies

482 pages

English language

Published Dec. 30, 2017

ISBN:
978-1-4059-3156-4
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OCLC Number:
973196257

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5 stars (2 reviews)

Jane hasn't lived anywhere longer than six months since her son was born five years ago. She keeps moving in an attempt to escape her past. Now the idyllic seaside town of Pirriwee has pulled her to its shores and Jane finally feels like she belongs. She has friends in the feisty Madeline and the incredibly beautiful Celeste - two women with seemingly perfect lives - and their own secrets behind closed doors. But then a small incident involving the children of all three women occurs in the playground causing a rift between them and the other parents of the school. Minor at first but escalating fast, until whispers and rumours become vicious and spiteful. It was always going to end in tears, but no one thought it would end in murder.

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This absolutely smashed.

5 stars

This was a fantastic read. It took me a little bit to really be able to track the characters because of the multiple POVs, but that's standard for me.

The pacing was great, the timing between the POVs was great, the parts between chapters contributed to the tension. Not knowing from the get-go who it was that died added a crazy amount of suspense. Especially once the trivia night happens and you're hoping to all things holy that it's not one of the girls. chef's kiss

I adored all of the characters. Though Madeline was by far my favorite. I cared about what was going on in their lives and really wanted to see everything be resolved.

The insanity of the parents in their school hierarchy was fantastically done as well. I can't believe that I took this long to read it. I thought that it was going to be …

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Subjects

  • Women
  • Suspense fiction
  • Fiction