Title: The Family Upstairs I thought the way THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS was written weirdly at first but it grew on me. I’ve never experienced only 1/3 of an unreliable narrator before and I didn’t realize it was happening until near the end. Coupled with that dark twisty ending, I’m glad I stuck it out.
Title: An Anonymous Girl I really enjoyed the suspense and wanted to know how AN ANONYMOUS GIRL would come together in the end. I wanted more romance. The ending was also a bit of a letdown but it was still satisfying. The story is pretty unrealistic for anyone who has been in therapy before, but it was still fun to read.
Title: One of Us is Lying ONE OF US IS LYING kept me interested while reading it. I really wanted to figure out what was going on and I liked the characters and the relationships, especially Bronwyn and Nate’s. However, I didn’t like the turn the story took in terms of the mystery because I felt like it glorified suicide and mass shootings.
Title: Big Little Lies I really enjoyed reading BIG LITTLE LIES. It was very addicting and I had a hard time putting it down. I loved how Moriarty told the story. It actually reminded me of Memento a little bit. I wanted to keep reading so I could figure out what was going on. It was a very hard emotional read and it was a thought-provoking story that deals with hard subjects like abuse, sexual assault, and bullying. At times, it was difficult to keep reading. I really felt for all the characters, especially little Ziggy. I loved that there’s a hopeful feel to the story by the end.
Update: I’m really excited that Moriarty wrote a sequel called BIG LITTLE TRUTHS. I can’t wait to read it. I’ll definitely reread this one first, though.
Title: The Marriage Pact I really enjoyed reading THE MARRIAGE PACT even though it was very over-the-top. Each time I put it down, I wanted to pick it up again so I could find out what happened. It made me glad The Pact doesn’t exist in real life. Or, does it? *dun dun dun*
I really enjoyed the setting of the bay area, especially since I just traveled there last month. It was fun visualizing all the places they talked about in the novel. And, I really liked Jake and Alice. I rooted for them from the get go.