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When Faiths father dies a short time after moving to Vane,
everyone believes that he committed suicide. Faith, however, is adamant that he
was murdered, and she’ll do anything to prove it, so he father can finally be
buried. As she tries to uncover the truth she uncovers a strange little tree
that feeds off lies and produces the truth…
With a historical setting, I already was drawn in to the
story of Faith; an intelligent girl who was born before her time, when girls
were only good for wives, but all she wants to do is study Natural Science. The plot was similar to a regular murder
mystery but it had a lot more depth to it, including the lie tree in the midst
of it, a magical plant that listens to your whispered lies, growing the more
people believe in them. One of my favourite features of the Lie tree was how
Faith grew as a person through her discovery’s, learning revenge is not what it
seems. I felt that at times Frances Hardinge made you question whether Faith
was really the villain, rather than the heroine. Overall, with unexpected plot
twists, lies, a mystery and the tale of underdog, I loved the Lie Tree and hope
it gets the credit it deserves!
Until the next time,
Izzy
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