The Lying Game - Ruth Ware

I got this book from book club and it sat on my shelf while I read a few other books I thought would be more interesting. Also, it was at the back of my shelf and I forgot about it. I read The Woman in Cabin 10 earlier this year, which was also written by Ruth Ware. It was a good thriller, so I assumed this one would have the same tense moments.

The book is narrated by Isa and it switches between the past and the present. Isa gets a text from someone saying "I need you" and she knows immediately it's from her friend Kate, who she hasn't seen in seven years. She also knows that their two other friends, Fatima and Thea, will also have received the text. Isa is on maternity leave so she packs up her baby, Freya, and tells her husband a lie (one of many), and goes to see Kate.

Kate lives in the town where all four girls went to boarding school. Isa keeps implying that they did something horrible throughout the book and have been lying about it ever since. The four girls met on the first day of their fifth form year (they were 15, so I guess it would be similar to grade ten or eleven). Kate and Thea had been friends the prior year and began playing they lying game where they would tell the most elaborate lie they could and get points on if people believed them. Isa and Fatima joined in on the game. The four girls were inseparable during the year and would do anything for each other. One act later on in the year would result in them lying for the rest of their lives.

There are a few twists and turns during the book. Just when you think the truth has come out, it twists one more time. I enjoyed it for the most part, though did find it exhausting that Isa kept talking about Freya. I'm a mom, but for goodness sake, it seemed like every other sentence was about Freya needing to eat, Freya needing a nap, Freya, Freya, Freya. Also, for a book called The Lying Game, it really did not explain or go into much detail about the game. Seems like that could have been explored more than Isa's baby. Other than those two annoying points, the book was good with some good twists.