Review: Pretty Ugly Lies by Pamela Crane

Pretty Ugly Lies by Pamela Crane
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



The scary truth is that the shocking tragedy depicted in the prologue of this twisty,thought-provoking domestic drama happens with frightening regularity throughout the modern world.We very often see reports in the newspapers or read stories in magazines about people who murder their partners and/or children.And after they commit these terrible acts they insist that they loved their victims.Love,that four letter word that rules our lives and our hearts yet is so hard to describe and put into words.This emotionally charged thriller is a story about love,a parent's love for their child,a wife's love for her husband.The lengths people are prepared to go to in the name of love,the secrets they are prepared to keep to continue feeling loved.It's a twisted tale of love,secrets,lies,obsession,fear,betrayal,manipulation,misconceptions,parenting,depression and forgiveness that may be fictional but also has a very heavy dose of gruesome reality.

The chapters alternate between the points of view of the four main characters Jo,Ellie,Shayla and June.Four realistic individuals who are each struggling to cope with their own personal crises.Jo`s three year old daughter has been abducted,Ellie has discovered that her husband is having an affair.Shayla has to make a life - shattering choice that could cost her everything and June is struggling to cope with four children,one of whom is autistic,a antagonistic daughter and a husband who doesn't seem capable of staying employed.As a parent I would have liked to have felt some sympathy with at least one of these ladies but I honestly couldn't.Jo cared more about what her posh neighbours would think about her than her missing daughter.And the other three were always moaning,whinging and wining about how bad their lives were and how much of a struggle it was to get through every day.All parents have days when their children drive them insane but suddenly one day your children are all grown up and getting on with their own lives and you seriously miss their noise and mess. All these women were so wrapped up in themselves and their little secrets that they didn't stop and appreciate what they had.The women certainly had issues and more than one may have suffered from depression but which one reaches her limit,cracks and commits multiple murders?.Interspersed throughout the story we get insights into the mind of the twisted individual who has abducted Jo`s young daughter.Some of this person's thoughts were spine chilling and uncomfortable to read.

I really enjoyed this chilling,well written domestic thriller and look forward to reading more books by this author in the future.Highly recommended

AUTHOR BIO

PAMELA CRANE is a professional juggler. Not the type of juggler who can toss flaming torches in the air, but a juggler of four kids, a writing addiction, a horse rescuer, and a book editor by trade. She lives on the edge (ask her Arabian horse about that—he’ll tell you all about their wild adventures while trying to train him!) and she writes on the edge. Her characters and plots are her escape from the real world of dirty diapers and cleaning horse stalls, and she thrives off of an entertaining tale.

She is the USA Today best-selling author of several thrillers, including:

THE KILLER THRILLER SERIES
A Secondhand Life
A Secondhand Lie

THE LITTLE THINGS THAT KILL SERIES
The Scream of Silence
The Art of Fear
The Death of Life

MENTAL MADNESS SUSPENSE SERIES
The Admirer’s Secret
A Fatal Affair

STANDALONE TITLES
Pretty Ugly Lies

PUBLICATION DATE : 19th January 2018

PUBLISHER : Tabella House

GENRE : Domestic Noir

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