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A wild ending with a slow beginning

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2020

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There is so much going on at the end, twist after twist, but it couldn't quite make up for the slow start. The story unfolds in alternating POV from the two sisters: Heather's chapters are set in present day, Rosie's take place in the past, starting when they were young teens.

With their mom in hospice, Rosie comes home to be with her sister after a five year absence. They haven't been close since Samuel disappeared, and Heather goes back and forth between thinking Rosie killed him (and may be after her) and wanting to mend fences. I really struggled with why Heather didn't come out and ask Rosie to tell her the truth straight out. All of Heather's hand-wringing angst made the book drag.

When the end finally comes and the truth is out...wow. I did not see all that coming. Over the top and pretty twisted, but it made me a lot more invested than I had been.

Petunia

Good story

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2020

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This one wasn't my favorite, but it was pretty good and kept my interest. Read it in one sitting.

Present day story of two teenage sisters, Rosie and Heather, who live in a small English village near the woods with their parents and granddad. Heather's bff, Samuel, goes missing the same night Heather sees her sister sneak back into their bedroom window. She feigns sleep and goes out the next day and finds her sister’s charm bracelet near the woods. She brings it home and puts it down in front of her without a word. Neither ever discuss that night and begin to drift apart. Heather never tells Rosie that she believes she’s a murderer.

Ten years later, their mother is dying and the girls return home. Those in the village make it clear they're not wanted and start issuing threats.

There really weren’t any likable characters in the story other than the one person everyone’s afraid of. Heather’s constant brain chatter was annoying. This author has a habit of doing that with her main characters. Please stop. We can feel the suspense just fine without it! I also wish the big lie had not been a lie.

Joann R. Greene

HAD TOO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS AT THE END

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2019

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I love Sarah's books and I also thought this one was good but somewhere along, while listening to the audible version, I either missed it or something as I'm not sure who killed Ben? If you read this and know the answer, please email me and let me know. There were so many twists and turns in this book but in the back of my mind, I think I know who the real culprit was but I need to verify it, with someone, for my own sanity. I know a lot of people gave it a 5 star, but some of it still has me questioning some of the actions so I'm giving it a 4 star.

Print MD

Another great read !

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2021

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JAN 2020 : 4 STARS ('19 - READ '21) Ten years ago, a family lost their son Samuel in the quiet village of Buckthorpe and he was never found. Rosie Sharpe cried over her missing friend for weeks after. But her little sister Heather knows that Rosie's tears hide the truth. The night Samuel went missing, Heather watched her older sister climb back through their bedroom window, jacket torn and her body trembling with fear.

A favorite author of mine. Previous books Little One ('19 - 4 Stars), Only Daughter ('19 - 4 Stars) and Silent Child ('17 - 3 Stars) and a series One for Sorrow, Two for Joy and Three for a Girl (5/4/4 Stars). I like Sarah's writing in all her books and this one is no different. Story kept a good pace. At about 60% story really took-off with many twists along the way.

Tina

This is a great Book.

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2019

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I was really surprised by the ending.
Other reviews have mentioned twist/ turns,
and they would be correct. Also, I can usually predict
the end or who did it.... Not this time.
Happy Reading.

M Teresita Farber

Great reading!

Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2020

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When I started reading, I thought I was in for a nice relaxing mystery, and felt I would have everything figured out before the end. I have never been so wrong! This author is full of surprises. I had to read the ending several times in order to keep everything straight and fully understand it. So many twists and turns! I literally had to ignore everything around me in order to find out how it ended. Great read!

Pheadra Farah

Family drama

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2019

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I have to say that despite many ' secrets' being revealed at the end of this book, I really enjoyed the story. If you're looking for an engrossing family drama filled with 'who, why, where, what' this will fill that need. The lesson as in most dramas is not to lie because lies have a domino effect that once started keep spreading and tainting all, even the innocent. 4 and a half stars.

lucygirl7

Another great read

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2019

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Sarah Denzil never disappoints! However I gave this 4 stars because the end seemed rushed. I felt as if the ending came from a different novel. If course the characters were all the same, but it was just too much, and too chaotic. It is still a great novel and I recommend it.

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Jacob Collins

Totally engrossing!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2019

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The Liar’s Sister is an intensely gripping novel about two sisters who are both connected to the disappearance of a teenage boy, Samuel, who went missing from their village many years earlier. Heather thinks her older sister, Rosie, is keeping something from her, and she believes that Rosie may know more than she’s letting on about what happened to Samuel.

There was such an intense atmosphere to this book. Heather and Rosie have returned to their home village, Buckthorpe because their mother is dying but what they don’t realise is just how unwelcome they’ll be made to feel. But they are determined not to be scared away from their home. Samuel’s disappearance has haunted the village, not least because of the rumours that were spread around about him by Rosie and her friends. But it has also haunted the memories of Heather. She has never forgotten the boy who she fell in love with those many summers ago.

There were some nasty people in this village. It seems that Heather and Rosie don’t know who they can trust. I wanted to know why people wanted them to move and why everyone seemed to have turned against them in the wake of their mother’s death. The characters in Buckthorpe didn’t paint the village as a very nice place to live, and it seemed to be a place that closed its ranks on outsiders.

Heather and Rosie don’t have a very close relationship with each other. I could feel Heather’s frustration at Rosie and her fear of her when she believes Rosie may be working against her. I could sense that Rosie wasn’t an easy person to confront, and this makes things even more difficult between them as Heather tries to find out once and for all what happened to Samuel.

The finale was so tense as the plot raced towards its conclusion. Everything becomes so much darker, and the final revelations are shocking. I thought at one stage I could see where the plot was going to go, but Sarah A. Denzil threw in a final brilliant twist which blew my mind. It was something I wasn’t expecting at all. The final twists are intricately woven into the plot in a very clever way.

The Liar’s Sister is the second book by Sarah A. Denzil, which I have read, and it earns a solid five stars from me. Sarah’s writing pulled me easily into the story, and I couldn’t wait to find out how it was going to end. The characters especially made this book gripping, although I think it was Heather who I connected with the most out of the two sister’s.

Dark and compulsive and with some very unsettling truths, The Liar’s Sister is a totally engrossing read.

AlwaysReading

Fantastic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2019

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Wow! This was a gripping, fast-paced psychological thriller with a fabulous plot, great characters and setting - not forgetting the twists and turns.

It's filled with questions and intrigue...what is the truth?

Themes such as guilt, shame, love, fear, corruption, lies and secrets are just a few if the things that make this a compelling read.

Thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommended.

Lesgirl

Drawn out

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2019

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Started well but the long drawn out ending had me speed reading to finish it. I became bored three quarters of the way through and didn't much care by then how it ended. Too complicated, unrealistic and a chore.

mrs d boole

Amazing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 21, 2019

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I loved this book, the characters were good.
The storyline and twists were great.
I’m sad now that it’s ended

Kindle Customer

Oh my goodness

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 25, 2019

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What a story line what a journey with more twists and turns that a roller coaster thank you once again for a great read

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