Dark and Shallow Lies
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Thrillers & Suspense / Supernatural
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Ginny Myers Sain
A teen girl disappears from her small town deep in the bayou, where magic festers beneath the surface of the swamp like water rot, in this chilling debut supernatural thriller for fans of Natasha Preston, Karen McManus, and Rory Power.La Cachette, Louisiana, is the worst place to be if you have something to hide. This tiny town, where seventeen-year-old Grey spends her summers, is the self-proclaimed Psychic Capital of the World—and the place where Elora Pellerin, Grey's best friend, disappeared six months earlier. Grey can't believe that Elora vanished into thin air any more than she can believe that nobody in a town full of psychics knows what happened. But as she digs into the night that Elora went missing, she begins to realize that everybody in town is hiding something—her grandmother Honey; her childhood crush Hart; and even her late mother, whose secrets continue to call to Grey from beyond the grave. When a mysterious stranger emerges from the bayou—a stormy-eyed boy with links to Elora and the town's bloody history—Grey realizes that La Cachette's past is far more present and dangerous than she'd ever understood. Suddenly, she doesn't know who she can trust. In a town where secrets lurk just below the surface, and where a murderer is on the loose, nobody can be presumed innocent—and La Cachette's dark and shallow lies may just rip the town apart.
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Author
Ginny Myers Sain
Pages
432
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2021-09-07
ISBN
0593403975 9780593403976
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"This is a little longer than it needs to be, it sort of drags and feels repetitive especially in the middle, and the ending is a tad contrived. It's okay, but I doubt I'll remember the book a month from now.
TWs/SPOILERS BELOW:
child abuse, murder, child murder, domestic violence in general, suicide, a semi-graphic spicy scene between minors, underage drinking"
"I read an ARC before it came out. I was pretty bored throughout the book and only finished because I really liked one character though he wasn’t used as he should’ve been. It’s not bad but I wouldn’t recommend it unless you like very slow books that never pick up in pace. The end was unsatisfying as well."
"Coming from your south Louisiana girl, this book was on fleek! I loved it so much and it did ring true of what it can be like living down here. Cajuns are known to be spiritually gifted. This is about a fictitious town where they hail from all the way down the boot. Loved all the Cajun references made! Do not miss this book!"