Review: Lots of twists!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 6, 2013
First reviewed at New Adult Addiction I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review.This was a 3.5 for me, but I round up.Pieces of Lies is all about secrets. You have secret societies, secrets that the boys are keeping from our heroine, Norah, and secrets that Norah is keeping from her best female friend and her main love interest.In fact, the only person who knows what's going on in this book is Josh. I liked Josh a lot, far more than I liked Clint, who was the main guy in this story. Clint was all about lies, so he never grew on me.Josh was patient and loyal, but in the end I felt he gave in to Norah way too easily. And I really didn't get why he took Norah to the very first party - if he liked her at all, he wouldn't have done that.I liked Norah but I think her painting is weird. She paints with her naked body, and there was a sex scene with paint covered naked bodies...and all I could think about was the mess. :) I could not get into that at all.I really did like the world building and the opulence of the parties and setting. Norah is very into fashion and I loved reading the descriptions of her dresses as well as the homes where the parties took place.Norah is sorta damaged, but she handles life well for some of the problems she's been presented with, most of which just happen to be due to circumstance...being born into a certain family where family is everything. She doesn't fall apart and she pretty much goes with the flow. I did feel for her problems, but some of them she brought on herself.I liked the twists and I did not think the story was slow, however I did feel like some of the details were off. There was foreign slang in the novel even though it takes place in New York and Massachusetts so that kinda threw me out of the story each time...for instance the phrase car park was used instead of parking lot and bonnet instead of trunk. Just little things.Also, I'm not up on the gun laws in MA or NY, but I have a conceal carry permit in Colorado, and there were some things off with the gun stuff too. I can see why Norah would use shooting as her release, especially with her history, but usually you take your own gun to a range, not choose one when you get there.The other part that I thought was frustrating was the ending...I can't get into detail because I hate spoilers, but I'm not sure why the main characters made the decisions they did.The plot was original though, and even though the love triangle did make me crazy (Josh!) this was a fun read that kept my interest the entire time. It's got a lot of twists and turns and I really like that. If you're looking for a romantic thriller that will definitely keep you guessing right down to the final scene, then Pieces of Lies is a good one to add to your TBR list.