Reviews with content warning for Adult/minor relationship - The Lies I Tell

Interesting enough to keep reading - my only complaint (as a divorce attorney) is the completely inaccurate depiction of divorce in Pennsylvania. I simple google search would have told the author it’s not a community property state. (I’m nitpicking but when you know the reality of something the inaccuracies can really take you out of the novel.)

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ohhthehorrors's review

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hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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lacyloveslit's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

"The difference between justice and revenge comes down to who's telling the story."

Julie Clark... *starts slow clapping*. I haven’t been this freaking amped about a book in a while. This was just an absolute 5 star read.

The Lies I Tell is a compelling, intriguing, complex, and unputdownable. The two main characters are multi-faceted, especially Meg, who is a female ~~con-artist~~ vigilante out to seek justice in the most intriguing ways. I loved reading about the cons and how ingenious and avenging they were. Meg was such an interesting character and I just ended up loving her!

Kat played such an important supporting role and showed that sometimes actions have affects that are widespread and that you may have never expected. I loved her complex relationship with Meg and the strange but true friendship that they formed.

I loved Clark's last novel, The Last Flight, and I loved The Lies I Tell even more. She has become an auto-buy author for me! AND THE CAMEO from TLF in the scene in the airport. It's a blink and you'll miss it type of thing but man, when you see it! "Two women working together are a force to be reckoned with."

Read this if you like:
- Multiple POVs
- Fast-paced novels
- Suspense Thrillers
- Minimal twists (but still a GREAT story)
- Con-artist storylines
- Female empowerment
- Women helping women
- Men getting their comeuppance
- Female badassery

Thank you to NetGalley, Sourcebooks Landmark, and the author for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! This is no way affected my review and all opinions are my own.

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breeburkitt's review

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tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Meg Williams is a con artist and journalist Kat Roberts has waited 10 years to expose her.
"The Lies I Tell" is a solid follow-up to Julie Clark's 2020 debut, "The Last Flight." Clark has again created two dynamic and compelling female characters determined to achieve their separate goals. It's a story of grudges, justice and revenge. It's a relatively tight thriller that's surprisingly well-grounded, unlike so many other contemporary thrillers.
The story kept me drawn in for the first 75% of the book. Unfortunately, it sort of fell off for the final quarter as the plot and resolution played out. Clark did a beautiful job of building it up, but the resolution was almost revealed too soon and was a bit lackluster as a result. Still worth the read, though.
As always, thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for sharing this advance copy with me in exchange for my honest review.

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