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Title: Book of Lies
Author: Teri Terry
Narrator: Claire Morgan, Erin Shanagher
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
Language: English
Release date: 02-09-17
Publisher: Orchard Books
Genres: Teens, Mysteries & Thrillers
Publisher's Summary:
Who lies? Who tells the truth? Death hangs on the answer....
Tell a lie, and the darkness will find you.
Quinn and Piper are twins, but they've never met. A tragic event brings them together and draws them into a family curse that stretches across centuries.
One twin can command the darkness; the other could hold the key to breaking the curse.
But when lies become truth and truth looks like lies, who can you believe?
Don't miss this startling new audiobook from Teri Terry, queen of the YA psychological thriller!
They are trapped, frozen. Waiting. Straining against the wood that holds them. The unwary catch a glimpse now and then - feel their desperate hunger, see a glint of red eyes - and scurry out of the shadows of the wood, back to the light. She's coming; it will be soon.
They will run free on the moors again. The Hunt will return. And the ground will run with blood.
Critic Reviews:
"Highly recommended, especially for those who like their fantasy subtle but chillingly effective, and populated by characters they can believe in." (Starburst Magazine)
Members Reviews:
Book of Lies
Book of lies by Teri Terry immediately pulled me into the story about twins separated at birth and then meeting for the first time when they are seventeen. Piper was raised by their mother, while Quinn was not. There's a mystery surrounding the twins and, while Quinn was forced to live with their grandmother, hidden away and having few unhappy visits from their mother, Piper enjoyed a happier and more comfortable life being raised by their mother. They both seem to be hiding secrets from others and each other. Supernatural forces take hold of the twins while the story twists and mysteries are revealed and secrets are told. I couldn't stop reading this book and finished it quickly. Great read for fans of mystery, suspense and a touch of the paranormal; 5 stars!
A Concept Turned Into A Story
Book of Lies feels very much like a concept that was turned into a story; there are many well-worn tropes, random faery/fae influences, and a story that tends to fall apart if you look too close. However, it is decently written and I think less sophisticated readers will enjoy this tale of witches and the supernatural.
Story: At the funeral of her mother, Quinn discovers she has a twin sister that she was not told about. Her sister, Piper, enjoyed a normal life growing up with their mother and father. Quinn, on the other hand, was shut away in the moors, living almost technology free with her harsh grandmother while working as a hotel maid. Piper, meanwhile, knew she had a sister and knew her sister is the key to getting their mystical 'inheritance'. As the two come to know each other, they begin to piece together their mother's legacy that has been hidden from them. And they discover the awful truth that they were separated at birth because one of them was destined to kill her sister and destroy the family.
I realized at the very beginning that I didn't connect with or even like either character. Fairly unrealistic situations/dialogue didn't help but it was clear from the beginning which twin was the problem. Granted, that likely was on purpose but it felt manufactured. I would have preferred a bit more subtlety rather than clearly making one sister the obvious problem. And then making both very deceitful meant I didn't really care what happened to either.
As for the story itself, not much happens until the end.