Such Charming Liars Book Review
Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus book review and recommendation with NO SPOILERS
Date: 10-16-24 Post Written By: MK Overall Rating: 6.9/10
Title: Such Charming Liars
Author: Karen M. McManus
Pages: 320
Genre: Young Adult, Realistic Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Publisher: Penguin Books
First Published: 2024
Number of Editions: 25
Goodreads Rating: 3.73/5
Number of Goodreads Ratings: 17,601
Amazon Rating: 4.1
Number of Amazon Ratings: 17,560
Common Sense Media Age Recommendation: 14+
Book Type: Standard
Hook: Kat has spent her whole life with just her mom, Jamie. But, there were two days in Vegas…. Jamie was married, then immediately divorced. During those two days, Kat met her ‘step-brother’ Liam. Now, years later, Jamie and Kat are jewel thieves. They want to get out, but first, decide to do just one more scam. At a billionaire’s birthday party. The only problem, Jamie’s ex-husband and Liam are also at the party. And they are serial scammers in their own right… Everything gets 10x worse when the dead body is found…. That means there is a killer on the loose, and its next target might just be Kat or Liam.
Rating: 6.9/10
I would maybe recommend this book
Review: So, I’ve read a lot of reviews about this book saying people loved it. I kinda disagre. I usually love Karen McManus and her writing, but for me this book fell short. It was written well, the plot just didn’t really excite me as much as her other books. However, there was a ton of action and I did think the ending wrapped this book up well and was interesting. Kat was a pretty average character in my opinion, because her history was interesting, but her personality was just a bit boring. If you can’t tell, I’m pretty split on this book: I don’t think it deserves 5 stars and is Karen McManus’s worst book, in my opinion, but that’s still a pretty high bar. Overall, I would say this was an okay book, just nothing special.
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Karen is a New York Times and international bestselling author
Her books have been translated into a variety of languages
She is very well know for writing the One of Us is Lying series
For more information, view Karen M. McManus’s website: karenmcmanus.com
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