‘The Liar’s Treasure’ Book Review
The Liar’s Treasure by Connie Mann is about an exciting treasure hunt featuring fantastical tales of deadly riches, the strong bonds of community, and the importance of protecting family.
Main Themes
The Bible warns us that the love of money is a terrible vice, and that theme certainly rings true as various people compete to find the fabled treasure. Greed drives people to do awful things and is never justified. When people start getting hurt, Camille is desperate to find the treasure first so she can keep it out of the wrong hands and save her family, who is caught in the middle of deadly crossfire.
Other main themes are how people are more important than gold and that some people really do deserve a second chance. Characters have to be intentional about choosing what and who are their priorities, especially when the danger escalates and every action comes with serious consequences. The novel is also honest about how people sometimes make mistakes. Even when those mistakes weigh heavy, extending grace and compassion can make all the difference in a person’s life.
I also found it refreshing how real Cass, Camille’s teenage daughter, was. It can be easy in books to glorify teenagers, but Cass made plenty of immature and impulsive mistakes that are characteristic for a typical 18-year-old. She had to learn to trust the adults in her life, even when she didn’t understand everything. I thought the character of Camille did a good job of knowing when to involve her daughter in the action and when do tell her that she wasn’t ready.
Faith Elements
The characters are Christians and pray when they are afraid or in danger. Greed is portrayed as evil, and people are considered more important than money. These are all values that align with the Bible.
Family Friendly Consideration
The romantic elements are very small in this novel, which allowed more room to focus on the action, which I always appreciate. It was also very clean, with nothing more than a few hugs and brief kisses. There was some violence in the form of gun fights, sword fights, assassinations, and kidnappings, but nothing gruesome or graphic. It’s a great, clean treasure hunt and women’s fiction novel for older teens and adults.
Interested in Similar Reads?
If you love reading about brave heroines going on adventures, you might want to check out these novels as well!
- Riches Beyond Measure by Mary O’Connealy
- Song in the Dark by Kimberley Woodhouse
- Tea with Elephants by Robin Jones Gunn
