A review by aislinghelen
Bourbon & Lies by Victoria Wilder

funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Loved the story but the writing wasn’t great. There were sentences felt overwritten and a lot of places that felt very jumpy. It regularly had italicised paragraphs that flashed back to something, and honestly they didn’t feel necessary most of the time. Personally I just kind hate flashbacks though, so it might be me.

I did really enjoy the plot. It was interesting and I never wanted to put it down. There were some parts that felt a bit random but I think that’s hard to avoid. I do wish we got more of a wrap up. There were some things I really wanted answers to but we got a “that happened, no clue why” instead.

Overall, it was a great story but could have used a bit more editing in parts.