In All Your Little Lies, Annie is a lonely woman who longs for social contact. Unfortunately, she’s terrible at making friends and, worse, has a secret that she feels is so shaming that it stops her from behaving naturally around other people. In fact, she’s so very awkward that she’s hard to like; her desire to please, alongside her social incompetence, leads to the very opposite outcome.
As writers we’re often told that our characters don’t need to be likeable but they do need to be relatable. That is, we need to make sure it’s possible for the reader to connect.
Marianne Holmes 