Lying With Lions by Annabel Fielding -- Starting June 18th 2021

[Jenn]

Edwardian England. Agnes Ashford knows that her duty is threefold: she needs to work on cataloguing the archive of the titled Bryant family, she needs to keep the wounds of her past tightly under wraps, and she needs to be quietly grateful to her employers for taking her up in her hour of need. However, a dark secret she uncovers due to her work thrusts her into the Bryants’ brilliant orbit - and into the clutch of their ambitions.

They are prepared to take the new century head-on and fight for their preeminent position and political survival tooth and nail - and not just to the first blood. With a mix of loyalty, competence, and well-judged silence Agnes rises to the position of a right-hand woman to the family matriarch - the cunning and glamorous Lady Helen. But Lady Helen's plans to hold on to power through her son are as bold as they are cynical, and one day Agnes is going to face an impossible choice...

[Bayan]

29%
(view spoiler)[ I just love Agnes’ relationship with the lady xD (hide spoiler)]

[Bayan]

58%
I’m only just a tiny bit confused by basically everything Agnes says and does at this point lol

[Bayan]

82%
The fact that Agnes is still working for them, smh

[Bayan]

Finished
This was super awesome and satisfying lmao I LOVED it

[Trisha (semi-hiatus)]

I'll start tomorrow!

[Trisha (semi-hiatus)]

Starting now!

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Bayan wrote: "29%
[spoilers removed]"

Me too!! (view spoiler)[Although I grew less and less supportive of this throughout the book, this relationship was definitely one of the highlights! (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha (semi-hiatus)]

Bayan wrote: "58%
I’m only just a tiny bit confused by basically everything Agnes says and does at this point lol"

Um, what exactly happened here? I kinda just read this in one go yesterday, and I have no notes for this region...

[Trisha (semi-hiatus)]

Bayan wrote: "82%
The fact that Agnes is still working for them, smh"

I know right!??! Sometimes I would feel that she should just leave this place, but then I really wanted to know what happens next so not that much XD

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Bayan wrote: "Finished
This was super awesome and satisfying lmao I LOVED it"

Same! I really loved it too! The writing was amazing, and Agnes was such a relatable yet fresh character, and I loved the ending. (view spoiler)[Even though I'm the kind of person that hates character deaths, this time I really felt that it suited both characters, and it was the right ending for this book. (hide spoiler)]