The Lie Tree

by Frances Hardinge

[wyvernfriend]

It was good but ultimately somewhat unsatisfying.

I'm not sure if it's the hype that moves this to a 3.5 closer to 3 rather than a 4 star book. It's an interesting idea, a tree that grows from lies received from one person and the bigger the lie the better the vision of truth. But this tale of a girl at the turn of the 19th century who has to deal with the lies of her parents and the consequences of her own lies is quite an adult book a book about becoming an adult about learning about the truth of your relationship with your parents and how to deal with one of their deaths. Also in learning about being a woman in Victorian England.

It wasn't a bad read but I was left with a vague taste of disappointment and letdown by the end.