3.5 Stars from me
This book is a delight. An interesting story unfolded and what first appeared to be a missing persons case soon crumbled away into something else entirely.
Beautiful teenager Saskia Foley went missing after a dare sent her deep into the woods under the light of a full moon. She left behind a heartbroken boyfriend and family, with a little sister who strives to live up to her sister’s legacy and struggles to grow up in the shadow cast by the night Saskia went missing.
There’s a little bit of something for everyone here, there’s teenage love, betrayal, coming of age, family relationships alongside a thriller – sprinkled among all of this is some folklore that throws a whole new light on the mystery.
My thanks to the author, Netgalley and Random House UK, Cornerstone for an ARC in return for an honest review.
Blurb: Killiney is one of South County Dublin’s most coveted postcodes.
Home to cliff-top views, perfect lawns…and secrets buried deep.
On the night of a full moon, five teenagers go into the woods for a game of dares. Saskia Foley – bright, magnetic and unforgettable – doesn’t come back.
Now three women must navigate their worst fears and darkest instincts to protect their children who were with Saskia the night she vanished.
Saskia’s mother thinks she could have been taken by a wolf. Which is surely impossible.
Because in Killiney, the predators don’t have claws.
They have keys to perfect homes.
And everything to lose.
With folkloric roots and a creeping sense of dread, Beautiful Liars explores what happens when the mask of privilege slips, revealing something truly feral underneath…
