MY DAUGHTER’S LIES
Julia Roberts
Bookouture
May 14, 2024
297 pages
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One of the most popular themes in books with family drama is SECRETS. Yes, I meant to use all caps. This story is full of secrets. I think every character had one. But, the problem with secrets is that they cause people to lie, to cover up those secrets.
Two best friends have secrets. Three daughters have secrets. Two mothers have secrets. Two other friends have secrets. A husband and wife have secrets. It was all a huge melodrama. The title indicates that one of the daughters lies. But all three of the daughters lie. There’s a dog in the household, I was expecting him to have a secret/lie too! Confession time for everyone by the end of the story…..everyone comes clean.
Oh my, so convoluted. As was the timeline, jumping back and forth. This caused an uneven flow to the story. None of the characters were particularly likeable to me. But, they were realistically flawed. By the end of the book I was able to see that,
This story was a bit over the top for me. There were a few too many coincidences. But I felt compelled to keep reading it so I am giving it 3 stars. I didn’t hate this book, I just didn’t love it. But, I can see from the other reviews, that many did. I’m glad, authors put too much work into writing a book for it to be panned.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the Advance Readers Copy.
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