Lies Like Poison, Chelsea Pitcher
Lies Like Poison, Chelsea Pitcher
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Lies Like Poison

Author: Chelsea Pitcher

Narrator: Amanda Dolan, Emily Ellet, Kevin R. Free, Em Grosland

Unabridged: 7 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/10/2020


Synopsis

“A journey into the dark corners of friendship.” —Mindy McGinnis, author of The Female of the Species

Riverdale meets Karen M. McManus’s Two Can Keep a Secret in this “twisty, sumptuous dark fairy tale of a mystery” (Kara Thomas, author of The Cheerleaders) about estranged friends who reunite when someone commits the murder they’d planned—but didn’t go through with—and leaves one of their own to take the fall.

Poppy, Lily, and Belladonna would do anything to protect their best friend, Raven. So when they discovered he was suffering abuse at the hands of his stepmother, they came up with a lethal plan: petals of poppy, belladonna, and lily in her evening tea so she’d never be able to hurt Raven again. But someone got cold feet, the plot faded to a secret of the past, and the group fell apart.

Three years later, on the eve of Raven’s seventeenth birthday, his stepmother turns up dead. But it’s only belladonna found in her tea, and it’s only Belladonna who’s carted off to jail. Desperate for help, Belle reaches out to her estranged friends to prove her innocence. They answer the call, but no one is prepared for what comes next.

Now, everyone has something to lose and something equally dangerous to hide. And when the tangled web of secrets and betrayal is finally unwound, what lies at its heart will change the group forever.

About Chelsea Pitcher

Chelsea Pitcher is a karaoke-singing, ocean-worshipping Oregonian with a penchant for twisty mysteries. She began gobbling up stories as soon as she could read, and especially enjoys delving into the darker places to see if she can draw out some light. Chelsea is the author of The S-Word, This Lie Will Kill You, The Last Changeling, The Last Faerie Queen, and Lies Like Poison. You can visit her at ChelseaPitcher.com and follow her on Twitter at @Chelsea_Pitcher.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Claude's on February 18, 2023

Great rainbow representation in this YA murder mystery and I loved the premise but there were too many 'reveals' in this one to find it plausible. You know how a writer lays down threads in a story that they then craftily weave together in a way that feels seamless to readers? This felt someone was......more

Goodreads review by Angela on October 25, 2020

Thank you NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. Honestly, I really enjoyed this book much more than I was expecting. I loved how it was based around this mystery of who murdered someone, but also about four queer best friends who would do absolutely anything for each other. We have......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on February 01, 2023

Children pretending to be in a fairytale, brutally awoken years later when someone turns up dead from their games. Lies Like Poison was one of the rare books that had a synopsis I couldn’t resist, and I wasn’t disappointed with the dark atmosphere and twisted backstories. While I can see how people......more

Goodreads review by Jenn on April 29, 2021

This book had all the makings of a great book - childhood friends, a murder, and a mystery. But sadly, it just all fell flat to me. I couldn't relate to any of the characters and everything just felt over dramatic and forced. The story follows 4 childhood friends: Poppy, Lily, Belladonna and Raven.......more

Goodreads review by Sasha on September 14, 2020

Like Like Poison was a twisted contemporary fairytale with exciting twists and centring around the friendship between four kids who would do anything for each other. Overall I really enjoyed this book, it was an exciting thriller with four queer main characters, a m/m and f/f romance and discussing......more