The potential obsessive nature of the friendship and the way it takes over, becomes something more and ugly, possessive and overshadowing. And it’s about a person who represents a chance to be seen. And how, at the end of the day, we just want to feel valued, seen, or loved.Įlise also has this sharp sense of revenge, of justice, of people who deserve to be exposed.
But also about how they feel pressure of their own to perform, to not show weakness, to succeed. How she isn’t as ‘ambitious’ or ‘driven’ as her mother and brother. But we ignore it, because of that thrill, that hum under our skin, pulling us along.Ī part of the story is how Remy doesn’t conform to the model minority myth. As if we have been waiting to come out of our skin and bloom, even if there’s a hint of danger, of not rightness about us, about it. The pull we have for someone who makes us feel electric. We witness the trauma Elise and Remy felt when our bonds are severed, tossed aside, so fraught and invisibly thin. The characters are where Lyu takes on an emotional roller coaster. It’s a story about the trauma we experience, how we move on (or not), and the lies we are willing to tell for those we love. The Best Lies looks at friendship, obsession, and love.
There’s a distinct psychological thriller feel to it: the eerieness and the expectation for lies. The Best Lies has a careful elegance to the words. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.) (Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher.
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