Faith has a thirst for science and a knack for uncovering secrets that proper young ladies are not supposed to have. When she finds her disgraced father's journals, filled with the notes and theories of a man driven close to madness, she's finally discovers a secret that might be too big even for her. Because before her are tales of a strange tree which, when told a lie, will unveil a truth: the greater the lie, the greater the truth it reveals. And what Faith really, really wants to know will necessitate the telling of some very big lies.
The Lie Tree is a gothic historical YA fantasy full of revenge, dark family secrets, and repressed Victorian sensibilities. And, of course, lies that very quickly take on a life of their own. I loved it! And The Lie Tree gets bonus love because almost all the main characters are complicated women who have found their own way to fight their battles at a time when women were supposed to be little more than somebody's wife or sister.
Recommended For: Fans of dark and gothic historical fantasies with a fairy tale feel
Read On: The Lie Tree is a standalone, but I want to go on and read A Skinful of Shadows by the same author.
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