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Bethan Gwyndaf, the protagonist ofIn My Skin, is a spectacular liar.
Her mother works in human resources and her father is a tax officer, she says.
But none of that is true.
Her father is a raging alcoholic who takes zero responsibility for anything.
Although the episodes are only a half-hour long, they are dense.
(What actually happens when Bethan shows up to school looking like that?
Some coming-of-age stories are designed to show how important it is for its impressionable characters to learn life lessons.