A review by bringmybooks
To Tell You the Truth by Gilly Macmillan

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Review: Worth borrowing if you're looking for a quick thriller, but honestly there's probably better ones out there. This was my first from Gilly Macmillan, and I have a couple others by her that I will be reading so it's not like this book turned me off the author for good - but I don't think this is one I would wildly recommend. 

(No, really, this is a big spoiler)
The whole thing sets you up for something so massive, aka WHAT HAPPENED TO TEDDY, and ... we never find out? And the end is some weird thief/smuggling fiasco that her d!ckhe@d husband stumbled upon and got him killed? So her being a wild child with a potentially sociopathic imaginary friend had nothing to do with anything? ...k.

 
Overall Rating: ★★★ / 3.00 
 
Rating each element of the book out of 5★ 
Characters ★★★ 
Atmosphere ★★★ 
Writing ★★★ 
Plot ★★ 
Intrigue ★★★ 
Logic ★★ 
Enjoyment ★★ 
Pacing ★★★ 
Dialogue ★★★ 

★ did not like / ★★ it was okay / ★★★ liked it / ★★★★ really liked it / ★★★★★ loved it
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