Lies That Bind Us

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From a prize winning and New York Times bestselling author comes a chilling novel of deception under the sun Jan needs this She s flying to Crete to reunite with friends she met there five years ago and relive an idyllic vacation Basking in the warmth of the sun, the azure sea, and the aura of antiquity, she can once again pretend for a little while that she belongs Her ex boyfriend Marcus will be among them, but even he doesn t know the secrets she keeps hidden behind a veil of lies None of them really know her, and that s only part of the problem.Then again, how well does she know them When Jan awakens in utter darkness, chained to a wall, a manacle around her wrist, her echoing screams only give her a sense of how small her cell is As she desperately tries to reconstruct what happened and determine who is holding her prisoner, dread covers despair like a hand clamped over her mouth Because, like the Minotaur in the labyrinth in Greek myth, her captor will be coming back for her, and all the lies will catch up to her Best Read [ Lies That Bind Us ] author [ Andrew Hart ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr 3.5 Stars Lies That Bind Us by Andrew Hart was a Kindle First selection that I put off reading because the premise of the book sounded weak Despite the fact that Lies starts off ridiculously slow, my opinion of the book changed about halfway in as I found myself fully consumed by the very well drawn characters whose phony outer shells come off to reveal damaged, interesting people The book...I m going to be brief here, because this tale is not worth a lengthy exposition As another reviewer pointed out, the decision to remove the sample pages feature most assuredly increases the chances of finding oneself staring in dismay at a literary pig in a poke Such is the case here, for me.The first chapter is overwrought and overwritten, full of italics and angst, and failed to show me the alleged panic and terror this woman we assume she is a female feels chained in a cell in the dark And I m going to be brief here, because this tale is not worth a lengthy exposition As another reviewer pointed out, the decision to remove the sample pages feature most assuredly increases the chances of finding oneself staring in dismay at a literary pig in a poke Such is the case here, for me.The first chapter is overwrought and overwritten, full of italics and angst, and failed to show me the alleged panic and terror this woman we assume she is a female feels chained in a cell in the dark And that is the problem I don t see this I am told it is happening That sort of amateurish writing jerks the literary rug from beneath any novel, especially one billed as suspense The second chapter, by contrast, is an amazingly pedestrian account of the main character s promotion, her repeated thoughts of uncertainty about handling her team leader status, and then the muddled decision by her group of nondescript friends to celebrate their long friendshi...LiesMy Kindle First Read choice for May it is listed as Suspense, but I think it sof a psychological thriller The story took a totally different turn than I was expecting, very good read entertaining.Tedious, superfluous, terrible charactersReally couldn t stand this book Disliked even the main character, in addition to all the characters The story was just so overdone, the ending completely ridiculous and unbelievable I wanted to put it down a hundred times and I should have.Well, I gave it a day or so before reviewing and it still isn t much easier I tortured myself over whether it was a 3 or 4 star book, in the end I rounded down to 3 stars, but it was marginal.The plot is good and fairly novel There are twists, but to be honest I could see the outline of the climax and pretty much guessed the culprits from a little over halfway through Some of the lesser twists were a bit of a surprise, but that predictability for me at least maybe I ve read too many myster Well, I gave it a day or so before reviewing and it still isn t mu...3.5 starsWhat a strange trip I stopped and started this one many times but kept picking it back up I had to figure out what was going on in this seeming innocuous story that ended up being suspenseful and somewhat psychological Sometimes it felt like the author had just taken a class on Greek mythology Crete, Minotaur and wanted to incorporate it into a book fiction, mystery, suspense but at t...I m surprised this book is ranking so low this is one of my favorite reads of 2018 And I m normally a harsh critic.This is a story about lying.The main character lies to both us the readers and the other characters, and yet, she does share with us her true feelings that she hides from the other characters, so we sort of trust her and yet we don t I love characters that are multi dimensional and have obvious flaws I love the idea that this...For those of you who actually go on vacation, I m a broke ho, so I don t even take vacations, this is a story of why you shouldn t befriend strangers just because you come from the same country and why you shouldn t keep promises to meet up five years later Jan is a mess, she s a liar and has been stuck in the same retail hell job for five years, maybe longer She works long hours, her finances aren t the best she just lost out on a promotion and she s still pining for her ex The only bright s For those of you who actually go on vacation, I m a broke ho, so I don t even take vacations, this is a story of why you shouldn t befriend strangers just because you come from the same country and why you shouldn t keep promises to meet up five years later Jan is a mess, she s a liar and has been stuck in the same retail hell job for five years, maybe longer She works long hours, her finances aren t the best she just lost out on a promotion and she s still pining ...This felt like a bad copycat of Girl on the Train Even the cover if you squint your eyes and look at it from afar.Just read go onand read the sampleonly Chapter One at that, it s like it s trying to copy the style and Rachel s chain of thoughts It s distractingly close, too Only, Girl worked because we d nev...Audiobook Review First time read for this author and it seem like it was going to be an okay story However, I had a hard time following it This was one that started off good and got confusing somewhere in the middle and made its way back to good in the end This is a story where the major charactor is a liar who reunites with her friends in the Greek Islands and decides to put on a pretend once again However, pretending goes wrong and her secrets and lies catch up with her.I thought parts Audiobook Review First time read for this author and it seem like it was going to be an okay story However, I had a hard time followi...

Lies That Bind Us
  • 13 February 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 304 pages
  • 1503953998
  • Andrew Hart
  • Lies That Bind Us