SuitabookLies Beneath (Lies Beneath #1)
Anne Greenwood Brown
- Reading
- Read alongside a conversation about consent, trust and revenge. Pause when Calder’s motives shift or Lily learns new information, then compare the characters’ choices with the consequences the story gives them.
- Themes
- Forgiveness and trust: Lily learns that Calder and his sisters intended to kill her father, yet she forgives Calder quickly. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Revenge and changing motives: Calder begins by wanting to kill Jason Hancock, then his feelings for Lily appear to alter his priorities. The book leaves its stance open to more than one reading.
- Dangerous mer-people and mythology: The mer-people are portrayed as animalistic, vicious and dangerous, feeding on human feelings rather than flesh; this process is linked to humans dying. The book presents this mainly as information or explanation.
- Worth knowing
- Pay attention to how the story handles Calder’s pursuit of Lily, the threat against her father, and the speed with which affection and forgiveness develop. These choices may merit discussion rather than acceptance at face value.