What a load of BS!
I recently finished Wheel of Time (14 books!!) and needed a palate cleanser. I have a bit of free time before I join my new job next week so I thought I would get into some page-turning, mystery novels that I can race through in a day or so. I didn't really care about the writing as long as the story & mystery were good.
I came across Freida McFadden's Never Lie. It was rated well on Goodreads (my mistake for trusting this!) and I started this book.
I can understand characters making poor decisions under pressure & stress but what the hell was this:
1) Well renowned phychologist & best selling author Dr. Hale resorts to drugging, kidnap, blackmail & eventually murder just because someone took a video of her slashing a car tire? Is the author serious? This seemed like the lamest reason for that dude to start blackmailing Dr. Hale and for her to go straight up nuts to prevent this video being leaked!
2) I won't even talk about the 'twist' of the MC being one of Dr. Hale's past patients. I like unreliable narrators but this just seems like insulting the readers.
3) Dr. Hale already drugged the blackmailer once so to off him, why does she involve Patricia? She could've agreed to sleep with EJ and then there would really be multiple ways to get rid of him. Bringing in another person to share the secret of you being a murderer? After you've just been blackmailed? Really?
4) Regarding the past, how tf did Patricia avoid jail for killing her boyfriend & her friends? There is no way a competent police officer doesn't make the connection (one actually does) and with any competent investigation, the truth would've been out (there is an actual text message of the boyfriend cheating with her best friend which would right away establish motive).
I got thought this within a day & it kept me engaged throughout so I don't really regret reading this by the way! Are other books from this author better? Or should I give her a pass?
by Sudden-Oil4786