Lie of the Land by Kerry Hadley-PryceMy rating: ✨
Lie of the Land.
Lie of the Land.
I've got to be perfectly honest here; I'm not exactly sure about what I've just read. This book is like the literary equivalent of 'no thoughts just vibes', and didn't really give me the mysterious thriller I was hoping for...more like a constant feeling of 'eh?!' with barely any clue on what was going on from page to page.
The narration style and lack of chapters being properly laid out didn't do it for me, and any hope of tension being built simply didn't happen. It felt dirgy, like wading through treacle, and barely anything of note occurred. Then when things did occur it was so outlandish and not fitting with the tone of the book it was what I imagine a psychotic break feels like. Perhaps that's actually the point of the book and I've accidentally experienced it as intended.
I'm usually quite good at suspending disbelief with fictional novels, but Lie of the Land felt like when you're being talked at by your least favourite co-worker and it all merges into a drone you're not interested in. Sure you'll pick up some details, but do you care about them? No. Do you want to keep listening? No.
Thankfully it was quite a short read, so there's a plus point. Definitely not one for me, and I'm not sure who the target audience would even be for this. Just an utterly bizarre reading experience being on the receiving end of a boring stranger's stream of consciousness.
Lie of the Land is available for pre-order now, and will be released on January 6th 2025. I’d like to extend many great thanks to NetGalley and Salt Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read this book in advance of publication.
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