Count My Lies

By: Sophie Stava

“It’s just that the truth is so uninteresting”

Sloane Caraway is a liar. It began with little white lies that made her life a little more interesting. Then she meets a little girl in a park with her dad, and her lies just keep going. Her name, her profession, a sick mother, and the list goes on and on. Sloane sees this chance meeting as an opportunity. Before long, she’s nannying for this family and the little girl, Harper. But she’s not the only one lying.

I’ve seen so many rave reviews about this book, and I’m just kind of stumped. This book isn’t bad, but it’s also not amazing. It’s just okay. I don’t think it’s thriller, I don’t think it was suspenseful, I wasn’t on the edge of my seat, and there’s barely any action for most of the book. In fact, I was kind of wondering what the plot was for the first half of the book. The first half of the book was just us being told that Sloane was a liar and becoming part of Harper’s family. I hadn’t read much about the book, so I didn’t know where it was heading.

Once the POVs changed, I thought “okay, this is getting interesting” and the rate at which I read the book sped up. But then it felt very repetitive again. Then it got a little boring again, and then there was some action. From there, everything felt a little rushed. The ending seemed a little open, and it wasn’t anything that wowed me. So, like I said, this was just an okay read.

Publish date: March 4, 2025
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