A review by theawkwardbookw
The Telling by Alexandra Sirowy

4.0

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Lana spent her childhood hearing stories from her step-brother Ben. These stories fueled her summer on make-believe and adventure, always leaving Ben and Lana as the heroes defeating the villains. Then Ben is killed, causing Lana to be swallowed up in her grief, becoming a shadow of herself. While trying to pick up the crumbling pieces of her life, Lana and her friends discovers a body at the bottom of the Spring. The body ends up being that of Ben's ex girlfriend, Maggie causing Lana to instantly become a suspect when the connection is made by the police. Then the bodies begin piling up and Lana soon realizes that each brutal murder has a strange connection to the stories Ben used to tell.

I definitely enjoyed this A LOT more than The Creeping, which I really did not like. The writing style and flow improved so much from her first novel. From the beginning, I was intrigued with where the story was headed and how Ben's stories tied into the overall mystery. I liked how unreliable Lana was as a narrator and how she was questioning herself throughout the book as well. It made me second guess everything as well! One of my only complaints about the book would have to be the length. I feel as though many pages could have been cut out without taking away from the story. It seemed to drag on at points, making me loose interest. Although, the ending was so well done! I definitely did not have it all figured out like I though I did!