The boarding school one

The Lying Game brings back memories of Mallory Towers with its descriptions of train rides, room sharing and towers. The author has confessed to her own fascination with boarding school stories. But this is not a nostalgic school reunion and she deftly weaves in what is the reality of school life with the bullying, lying and facing off against teachers. 

Who hasn't pushed their teachers to see what they can get away with? And who hasn't dreamed of the close bond as shared by the four heroines in the book? Their friendship is strong and had survived into adulthood. But its strength is also deepened by the secrets they share and keep for each other. The lying is only part of what one does for one's friends.

Gripping and with a very satisfying ending, this is easily one of my favorite Ruth Ware books till date.