While this is what earned high praise from some reviewers, it was Ware's downfall to others as reviewers described the novel as a slow burn. The Lying Game is filled with descriptive prose and imagery of the chilling wind, water, and decrepit jetty. Readers enjoyed the atmosphere that Ware backdrops against the plot. This flashback thriller earned its score from 147,290 ratings and 12,183 reviews. RELATED: 6 Best Upcoming YA Fantasy Book Series Adaptations The game escalated during their final year when the girls were expelled surrounding the mysterious death of Kate's father The four were inseparable during their time at boarding school, playing "the lying game" where each girl told various lies to the people around them, but never each other. After years of distance, Fatima, Thea, Isabel, and Kate gather one more time at Kate's home near the village of Salten, bordering the English Channel. This mystery surrounds a group of four women who reunite after one sends the one message they never wanted to receive, "I need you." after a dog walker makes a horrifying discovery. Coming in with a 3.54 star rating is Ware's third novel, The Lying Game.
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