Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Age Group: YA
Review
“I feel like there’s something really wrong with this place. Like it doesn’t want us here.” As he is speaking, the wind picks up with a huge moan. A sudden gust blows straight down the chimney, making the fire gutter again. […] Out in the hall, there’s a series of soft, surreptitious sounds. And then I see it. A hooded figure sneaking up on us. Something long and narrow rests on its shoulder. It looks like a shotgun.’
Two
Truths and a Lie was
such a quick, exhilarating, and suspenseful read. I devoured this book in
only two days! After the moment I started to read I did not want to
stop and enjoyed the spooky drama that unfolded. I very rarely find a good
worthwhile thriller that keeps me engaged and interested, only because it is not
my usual first choice of genre to read. That is why I would recommend this book
to anyone who also struggles to find a good thriller when it is not their usual
first choice of genre to read.
As I said, I
really enjoyed the spooky atmosphere created by April Henry in Two Truths
and a Lie, after all isn’t that what a good thriller provides? What also
stood out for me was the issues raised regarding stereotyping in the media and
people trafficking. These issues aren’t developed in huge detailed essays but
comfortably raised in the context of the story and interconnected with the
overall thriller plot of being stuck with an enthusiastic murderer.
I would completely
recommend this book to all other readers. Not only because it was quick, spooky
and easy to read but I was truly invested in finding out who would make it out
alive and who enjoyed murdering innocent stranded motel guests. Go and give Two
Truths and a Lie a read and share some love for April Henry for writing such
a fun and exciting new thriller!
“Just because he’s nice not a bloodthirsty terrorist or some crazy religious martyr doesn’t mean it’s not hurtful. Just because he’s nice, even lovable, doesn’t make it okay. Apu never changes. He doesn’t get to grow like the other characters. Even Flanders became a widower. Everyone deserves to be a character, not a caricature.”
Synopsis
A group of teens are trapped
in an old motel with a murderer in this chilling YA mystery by New York
Times bestselling author April Henry.
Nell has always wanted to be
an actor, but doubts her ability. As a member of her school’s theater program,
she prefers working backstage. On the way to a contest, an unexpected blizzard
strands her acting troupe in a creepy motel. Soon they meet a group of
strangers from another high school—including the mysterious and handsome Knox,
who insists they play the game Two Truths and a Lie. When it’s Nell’s turn, she
draws a slip of paper inked in unfamiliar handwriting:
Suddenly a night of harmless fun turns into a matter of life and death. As guests go missing, it becomes clear that a murderer is hiding in their midst ready to strike again. In a room full of liars and performers, the truth is never quite what it seems. Nell is going to have to act like her life depends on it—because it does.
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Key Quote
‘For many of us, theatre is our truest family, sometimes our only family. Theater is the place where being weird is embraced, not shunned. We know what we're like when we're stripped of everything, literally and figuratively – and yet we still love one another.’
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