FACULTY OF LIARS by R L Heber

3* Seems like everyone's a liar and sells their soul in this university town. Some are killers, and others cover killing up. Is academia really this bloodthirsty? 

There are no likeable characters in this book, including the narrator. Everyone seems to have opinions about the narrator, and the narrative of how and why things are done, with far more people involved in the (should be, but isn't emotive enough) event that starts the tale off. 

Sadly, it ended up being a waste of my time, reading a book with an unsatisfying ending.

ARC courtesy of NetGalley and One World Publications, for my reading pleasure. 



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