The Lie Tree

I wanted to like this more than I did. Things I liked: well established sense of place, overarching commentary on morality, great ending. Things I liked less: this was written in the third person, very slow build, repetitive language. It just didn't really grip me until the last third of the book, and I think I would have connected with the main character more if it was a first person narrative. The concept was great. A tree that bears truth telling fruit only after it is fed lies. Maybe there was too much going on? I would give this to readers of historical fiction before readers of fantasy.