Everything about The Last Time I Lied annoyed me. It made me never want to read Riley Sager again.

Can’t wait to hear what you think.

I think The Last Time I Lied must have a big cross-over from readers of YA. It just strikes me as the sort of book many who enjoy YA would like.

I tried Something in the Water in June and quit after about 35% for many of the same reasons as this one. I’ve been seeing so many solid reviews that I’d been wondering if I’d made a mistake. Based on your thoughts, I’m no confident I didn’t. Thanks!

Thanks, Renee. I didn’t read Final Girls, so this is my first Sager experience. (And, my last.)

Can’t wait to hear what you think!

I like the idea of a buddy read on this one because there were so many things to talk about. I completely agree that the annoyance really ramped up at the end. For me it became overly melodramatic in the last 20%. Thanks for your thoughts.

I did find it difficult to believe that Frannie (and I’m embarrassed to say, I’m not even checking the book to see how Sager spelled it) would even invite her back to the camp after what had happened the first time. After all, Theo is Frannie’s son. I’m not sure I could be so forgiving of someone who accused one of my sons of criminal activity. In fact, I spent much of the book wondering if Frannie was the one who was setting Emma up for revenge against Theo.

I agree with you that Emma’s secret from 15 years ago was a letdown. It was such a little girl “bad” thing that I felt bad for the little girl Emma was. It really exposed to me how young she was in comparison to the other girls because that’s the kind of thing my own 13 year old would think was just “horrible.” I think part of the reason I was able to enjoy some of the aspects of the book that you weren’t is because I kept forgetting she was only 13, and I kept thinking of her as just a little younger than Vivian and the other girls.