FIVE PERFECT STARS
Go ahead, add this book to your TBR. Because you do want to read this. You will. You must. I insist.
I’m at a loss here. Positively verklempt. How do I tell you how perfect this book is without gushing? When other books fail to reach my expectations, I can rattle off the reasons I didn’t like it. With great ones, I just stumble all over myself. I apologize.
I knew this book would be good, I just didn’t know how good. The answer is: LYING IN WAIT is the new standard that all psychological suspense and crime fiction novels should strive for. Liz Nugent just wrote the handbook and I fear that very few writers could achieve such perfection in this genre.
The thing is, if you found Nugent’s debut UNRAVELING OLIVER too much of a slow burn –I know a ton of readers did, you will not find that with LYING IN WAIT. I read this book almost in one day. It is utterly addicting and you will be hooked at the very first line. The need to know what is happening becomes almost unbearable as you read.
Once again, Nugent has created an engrossing family drama that spans many years and is set in Dublin. It is simply the story of two families linked inexplicably by a murder. At the heart of the novel is a morbidly unhealthy, but completely fascinating, connection between a mother and son. There are only a few characters in this book and each one is fully dissected for the reader to analyze. Each character has a chance to tell their part in the story side by side with the others. I am in awe of how Nugent was able to superbly structure this story in such a natural flowing way. There is no flipping back and forth between timelines (ugh, I’m so over that).
Nugent is a master at pushing the uncomfortable envelope towards the reader, without going over the top. The story is tense and exciting, full of twists and unexpected turns. It’s dark and dramatic. Gothic feeling and weird! That ending – all I can say is GENIUS. I can’t stop gushing, please forgive me.
Now, mark your calendar for June 12 or just go ahead and pre-order it. Place a hold or get in line at the library. You will not want to miss this one!
Thank you to Netgalley! I was given the galley to read and review, all opinions are my own.
adding this to my tbr ..
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Thanks so much, Zuky! I LOVE this book- as you may have guessed😍
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I read Unraveling Oliver recently and as soon as I finished I needed more. I was so happy to hear that Lying in Wait was coming out soon. Boy did this book send me on a ride. I didn’t want to put the book down. I know she has another book that is out but it’s only published in Ireland right now. Then it’ll be published in the UK in November. I honestly don’t know when the US is getting it and I honestly might have to pick it up before then because Liz’s writing is incredible. I am happy to hear you ending up enjoying this.
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Thank you, Bookishinbed! Isn’t Nugent so talented?? Yeah, I can’t wait to get my hands on that third book! I don’t understand why the US has to wait so long for her books😑 LYING IN WAIT was actually published in 2016 in 🇮🇪
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She really is!! I loved Lying in Wait and Unraveling Oliver. Right now the only way to get your hands on the other book is from book depository. I didn’t know Lying in Wait originally came out in 2016. That is crazy. I hope Skin Deep doesn’t take that long.
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