Status Updates From The Art of a Lie

Reading for Alaina’s Bookclub. 9/2025.

"A betrayal only acquires the name when it is known. Without that knowledge, a person might live their whole life in happy ignorance. But once it is discovered, betrayal cuts deep and is slow to heal."

"Cynicism does not sit easily alongside trust. Experience has taught them that men are cruel, unfeeling creatures, and there are indeed too many like that in this world. Yet there are also good men out there, and they only need to believe that I am one of them. So many do, long after their money is gone."

finally reading again wooo

Update 260825. Wow this book is brilliant. I am flying through it.

Really enjoying this so far, hooked me straight in and the writing style is definitely for me!

Oh this is such a treat! LSR gets me every time. Great story with a real sense of the period but never dull, has hooked me right in.

🤌🏼

EXCUSE THE FUCK OUT OF ME?!?!? WHAT

Listened to the audio, well narrated and very enjoyable

IM SAT FOR THIS BOOK OMG!!!

'It is rare to meet a man who reads novels. Or, at least, one who will admit to it. '

YO WHAT THE WHAT

This MMC is giving morally grey a la 2009-Sherlock-Holmes-Victorian-villain vibes and even though he’s absolutely despicable I kind of love him 😂

Dead owl

Hook

RTC

Apple tree yard

Oooh. That was a bold choice. I applaud Laura for making it. Very well done. Now the fun begins in earnest. Not that I wasn't enjoying it already.

EVERYTHING IS CRUMBLING AND I CANT LOOK AWAY

God I can’t keep up with this book in the best way!!

Oh the layers. THE LAYERS TO THIS STORY AND THESE CHARACTERS

Ok that 5th chapter!!!! WHAT!!

ARC time!

this woman is BRILLIANT

NO
WTH

“She was a natural at lying”
Babes, I think that’s because she killed her husband
🤷‍♀️ just taking a wild guess

im deceased
i also need to be doing homework
but the plot is plotting
so thats a later problem

my man is going to get himself hurt

POV SWITCH!?
ah kill me i love it