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Hooked_on_books
Society of Lies: A Novel | Lauren Ling Brown
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Mehso-so

This one started well, with Ivy League secret societies, racism, a death, and family strife. And I mostly enjoyed it, though it is at times unclear which sister is talking. But by the end, there‘s way too much going on and it just devolves into silliness, such that I almost panned it.

GingerAntics I‘ve got this ready to go, but I‘ve been hesitating. I think I‘m going to put it off now. 1w
Hooked_on_books @GingerAntics A reasonable choice, though there are some people enjoying it. Sometimes when other people find a book a mess I enjoy it anyway. Bit of a toss up, I think. 1w
GingerAntics @Hooked_on_books I get that. That‘s happened to me, too. I‘m just not sure if I‘m feeling it right now. 1w
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DaNae.Gr
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Pickpick

I actually enjoyed this one. I love a dark academia novel.

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Kappadeemom
Society of Lies: A Novel | Lauren Ling Brown
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This month‘s Reese Book Club pick.
☑️ dark academia set at Princeton
☑️ murder
☑️ secrets and lies

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Suelizbeth
Society of Lies: A Novel | Lauren Ling Brown
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Pickpick

Secret societies create unhealthy environments. They look glamorous on the surface, but there‘s an ugly worm in the center. This novel switches back and forth between past and present and between 2 different characters. There is murder and intrigue and too many secrets. I felt the story could have been a little shorter and the twists were really just kind of curves, but overall, I enjoyed it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Kristy_K
Society of Lies: A Novel | Lauren Ling Brown
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Mehso-so

Secret societies, mysterious deaths, relationship issues…there‘s a lot of suspense and unknown piled into this novel. I liked the depth in which race and privilege was examined and how it tied into the main story.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

#arc

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BookishTrish
Society of Lies: A Novel | Lauren Ling Brown
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Mehso-so

I found this one hard to get into - and normally I like a dual timeline thriller. It picked up midway through, though I think I‘ll have forgotten all about it in a week or so.

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perfectsinner
The Accursed | Joyce Carol Oates
Bailedbailed

Bailed after 200 pages. The book desperately needed a better editor, and after reading some Goodreads reviews, helped make up my mind to just forget about this convoluted story that needed condensing and a better ending. Life's too short for bad books.
I'll go ahead and start a reread of Rebecca.

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perfectsinner
The Accursed | Joyce Carol Oates

I thought this sounded good and kinda spooky.. we're only a few days into November, so it's still not too late for spooky season, right? 🙂 hoping it's a good pick.

BookmarkTavern It‘s never too late for spooky! 👻 5mo
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AudiobookingWithLeah
Society of Lies: A Novel | Lauren Ling Brown
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Mehso-so

2.25⭐
⬗ I failed to connect with this because of the multiple characters to keep track of along with dual (or maybe more) timelines which left me continuously perplexed about what was happening. Also, it was way too long.
⬗ The narration by Brie Carter and Chandler Gregoire was good.

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LazyLibrary
Society of Lies: A Novel | Lauren Ling Brown
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Panpan

⭐️-I‘m a fan of dark academia & secret societies & sorority drama & mysteries…. & this was just not it. There‘s such a disconnect right from the start between characters & the plot. I love alternating POV/timelines but this was so flat I had to keep going back to the start of the chapter to remember who I was reading. DNF @ 75% bc reading it felt like punishment. One of my most anticipated reads of the year too! Not sure what went wrong