Liar, Liar

by Gabrielle Williams

Ellie, who is in lust with Minnow, tells a lie that destroys their relationship before it even begins, while her ex-boyfriend Ben falls for a responsible single mother, in this rollicking romp through the Australian dating scene where these four people will do anything, including lie and cheat, to find love. Reprint.

Genres: Chick Lit, Romance, Fiction

251 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Gabrielle Williams has worked in recording studios, advertising and television. Her first novel for young adults, Beatle Meets Destiny, was shortlisted for two literary awards in 2010.

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 2 out of 5]

We went to a bridal shower and my 6 year old won this book, 4 other romance novels, and 2 bottles of red wine as a door prize. I traded her my prizes, which were a doughnut shop gift certificate and some yummy-smelling shower gel. Win-win.

Before I began reading, I noticed the main female character's name is spelled differently on the back of the book than it is in the text. Not an auspicious beginning.

After reading, I think it may have really needed those bottles of wine. I hope the other books from the door prize are better.

The other books are:
Sweet Revenge
Friday Night Cocktails
What Goes Around
Girls' Night Out

[Ava · Rating 3 out of 5]

I will say the one thing I did not like was there were so many characters and storylines. Because of this at times it was hard to understand who was who and what was happening. And I did not like the ending because it just stopped.

[Sophie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was alright, nothing crazy good, but not so bad that I would dnf it.

[Lenette · Rating 1 out of 5]

absolute shit, bad writing, awful story line
who ends their book with "or something like that."

[Laura · Rating 1 out of 5]

Williams takes the category "Fluff novel" to a new level with Liar, Liar . If you are looking for a quick read, then this might be worth picking up from the library...at a short 230 pages, and very little in the way of plot it definitely fits the bill for that. The story is set in the author's native country--Australia, in a mid-sized town just south of Sydney. Elli (not Ellie like its spelled on the back cover *head scratch*), Minnow, Doug, and Jacinta are embroiled in a web of lies that has the potential for comic relief if it wasn't so completely and totally over the top. They're a late 20's-early 30's crowd that party hard. I actually did laugh a few times during the first 1/3 of the book, but then the plot spiraled into the realm of unbelievability, and my interest spiraled down the drain. Williams narrator tone got a bit annoying after awhile too--she uses a 3rd person POV, but with internal dialogue for each of the main characters, with a bit of direct talk to the reader for good measure. Finally, a bit of a warning for those sensitive to language--the author is fond of colorful language, and I mean *VERY* colorful language.

Given 0.5 stars or a rating of Very Bad. Read at your own risk :P

[Jenine Young · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first 80% of the book I hated all the characters and found them entirely unrelatable. The ending was a total can't look away train wreck that kept this book from being 1 star.

The writing style was difficult to get used to. Very stilted.

[Jessie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'd give this book 3 stars. I liked it but it was a little meh throughout the first 2/3 of the book and with so many characters I felt like I needed a flow chart of their relationships. The end picked up a bit and tied loose ends together. It was a tad predictable but I enjoyed it nonetheless...

[Staci · Rating 1 out of 5]

meh