Wednesday, April 12, 2017

"One Perfect Lie" by Lisa Scottoline BOOK REVIEW





“One Perfect Lie” by Lisa Scottoline
Published by St. Martin’s Press


Finished 4/11/17  -  4/5 stars


Let me be up front – I am a huge fan of Lisa Scottoline.  I have only read a few in her series, but I have read many of her stand-alone books and a few of her non-fiction books written with her daughter (quite funny) so I’m a little surprised that I’m only giving this 4 stars rather than 5.


This is the story of a few boys on a high school baseball team with various backgrounds and up bringings.  They all have their own part in the story but the main character is their new teacher/coach.  There is so much unknown and questionable about him but I really can’t say more without giving away the twists and turns of this page turner.


Part 1 has me hooked, but questioning how the main character could actually be hired to teach and coach at the high school.  Then I’m hearing in the news about high school journalists who unmask issues with their new principal’s background, leading to her resignation just a few days later.  If it can happen in real life, I can more easily believe it in a book so I continue on, wondering just what is about to happen.


Part 2 immediately has me rethinking everything I just read in Part 1. I thought for sure I knew what was going on and what would come but nope, I was wrong.  I had to completely change my mindset and became even more curious as to just what was about to happen.


Then came Part 3.  The first half of this part, continued to keep me on edge and wanting to keep turning those pages but then the second half of this part had me questioning reality again.  It was still good, but this and the final ending had me changing my rating from a 5 to a 4.  I still highly recommend this book, it is a 4 after all.  It’s just not my favorite Lisa Scottoline.


Thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press for an advance copy of this book in return for an honest review.  I look forward to them every year so would be more than happy to do this for you again J







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