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chuskeyreads's review
5.0
Oh! You guys have GOT to read this one!
Meet Beckett Bergen: high school junior, amateur lock pick, and finder of a dead baby. Throw in the fact that her mother, Detective Bergen, is assigned to the case, the suspicious mystery texts her boyfriend keeps hiding from her, some Twitter hate from an anonymous account that goes viral, and the mystery of #LullabyDoe's parents, and you've got yourself a real page-turner.
I mean the story was so twisty that I was suspicious of every character: her boyfriend, her estranged best friend that shows back up, her mom, her dad (who died seven months ago), her brother. I was able to figure it out by the end of Chapter 15, but I was also an English teacher for nine years and naturally look for foreshadowing. It didn't slow down my need to get to the end of the book.
This book is masterful at showing how people handle grief differently, and ultimately, that was the biggest piece of this story. And it's my favorite read so far this year.
Meet Beckett Bergen: high school junior, amateur lock pick, and finder of a dead baby. Throw in the fact that her mother, Detective Bergen, is assigned to the case, the suspicious mystery texts her boyfriend keeps hiding from her, some Twitter hate from an anonymous account that goes viral, and the mystery of #LullabyDoe's parents, and you've got yourself a real page-turner.
I mean the story was so twisty that I was suspicious of every character: her boyfriend, her estranged best friend that shows back up, her mom, her dad (who died seven months ago), her brother. I was able to figure it out by the end of Chapter 15, but I was also an English teacher for nine years and naturally look for foreshadowing. It didn't slow down my need to get to the end of the book.
This book is masterful at showing how people handle grief differently, and ultimately, that was the biggest piece of this story. And it's my favorite read so far this year.
ambeesbookishpages's review
5.0
The full review + more can be found at The Book Bratz
*Thank you so much BLOOMSBURY and Netgalley for letting me read and review EVERY SINGLE LIE*
***Trigger Warnings: Drugs, Alcohol, Death, Overdose, Still Birth, Death of an Infant, Bullying, Death Threats***
Wow. It's been a few days since I finished Every Single Lie and I needed sometime to digest what I read. Not because it was bad, because it was heavy. I been a Rachel Vincent fan for a long time (Since her Soul Eater series) so I was excited when I heard she was coming out with a contemporary novel. Don't get me wrong, Every Single Lie was absolutely amazingly done but I was initially a little apprehensive about it. The subject matter is something that is quite heavy and is going to be triggering for some readers (Trigger Warnings: Drugs, Alcohol, Death, Overdose, Still Birth, Death of an Infant, Bullying, Death Threats.) But Vincent went about this book in a way that made it compelling and something that bought up a lot of things that need to be discussed, failures in the sex education programs and the importance of healing and family.
Watching Beck from the beginning of the book and until the end is something I truly enjoyed. She grew so much as a character and I feel like Vincent left her off on a good spot. Her character was realistic too, she acted like a seventeen year old who is going through this horrible trauma and trying to deal with it as well as the death of her father months earlier. Vincent didn't skip out on any of the parts that would make you want to cry or pull on your heart strings.
My only thing is that I did predict whose baby it was early on in the book, but it was interesting to see how Beck went through different people in her life and how they could be the potential parents when the answer was literally in front of her face the whole time.
Overall I did enjoy Every Single Lie. It was a compelling read that kept me interested from the first page until the very last. I know it won't be everyone's cup of tea but if you are looking for a book that is going to make you think long and hard, this is the one for you.
*Thank you so much BLOOMSBURY and Netgalley for letting me read and review EVERY SINGLE LIE*
***Trigger Warnings: Drugs, Alcohol, Death, Overdose, Still Birth, Death of an Infant, Bullying, Death Threats***
Wow. It's been a few days since I finished Every Single Lie and I needed sometime to digest what I read. Not because it was bad, because it was heavy. I been a Rachel Vincent fan for a long time (Since her Soul Eater series) so I was excited when I heard she was coming out with a contemporary novel. Don't get me wrong, Every Single Lie was absolutely amazingly done but I was initially a little apprehensive about it. The subject matter is something that is quite heavy and is going to be triggering for some readers (Trigger Warnings: Drugs, Alcohol, Death, Overdose, Still Birth, Death of an Infant, Bullying, Death Threats.) But Vincent went about this book in a way that made it compelling and something that bought up a lot of things that need to be discussed, failures in the sex education programs and the importance of healing and family.
Watching Beck from the beginning of the book and until the end is something I truly enjoyed. She grew so much as a character and I feel like Vincent left her off on a good spot. Her character was realistic too, she acted like a seventeen year old who is going through this horrible trauma and trying to deal with it as well as the death of her father months earlier. Vincent didn't skip out on any of the parts that would make you want to cry or pull on your heart strings.
My only thing is that I did predict whose baby it was early on in the book, but it was interesting to see how Beck went through different people in her life and how they could be the potential parents when the answer was literally in front of her face the whole time.
Overall I did enjoy Every Single Lie. It was a compelling read that kept me interested from the first page until the very last. I know it won't be everyone's cup of tea but if you are looking for a book that is going to make you think long and hard, this is the one for you.
cemsreadingcorner's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
5.0
This book was sooo good. I enjoyed every moment of it. I didn’t care for the “Fact-Check Rating” comments though. But other than that, the book was enjoyable. I’m going to miss reading Beckett’s story. I love a good mystery, and this was it! 👍🏼👍🏼
Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 10:20 AM
tatbookshelf's review
5.0
Review:
5⭐
EVERY SINGLE LIE is unlike any book I have read. It's one of the most heartfelt, emotional, and sad books I've read in awhile. I hated that the characters felt like they were alone, and that they went through what they went through. EVERY SINGLE LIE was just something(that's the only way to describe it). It's full of mystery, and I was on the edge of my seat wanting to know who, what, why? All the questions and all the answers. And I was shocked. Dumbfounded. I never put two and two together, but once it was explained, I did. It pulled at my heartstrings when they realized who the baby belonged to, and their emotions tugged at my emotions. This book had be in pieces.
What I Liked About It:
*how it was an emotional roller coaster
5⭐
EVERY SINGLE LIE is unlike any book I have read. It's one of the most heartfelt, emotional, and sad books I've read in awhile. I hated that the characters felt like they were alone, and that they went through what they went through. EVERY SINGLE LIE was just something(that's the only way to describe it). It's full of mystery, and I was on the edge of my seat wanting to know who, what, why? All the questions and all the answers. And I was shocked. Dumbfounded. I never put two and two together, but once it was explained, I did. It pulled at my heartstrings when they realized who the baby belonged to, and their emotions tugged at my emotions. This book had be in pieces.
What I Liked About It:
*how it was an emotional roller coaster
eastcoastbooktart's review
4.0
I went in to this without reading much of the synopsis past the first sentence or two. I’m not sure what to say except that this was a really, really great book and I’m so glad I checked it out. The characters feel so real. The pacing is stellar. And I just really enjoyed everything about it, even with the really dark subject matter.
gggina13's review
4.0
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early copy! This book’s out now, though, if you’re interested!
3.5 stars probably in actuality.
Beckett lives in a small town, 3 miles wide, one high school, two detectives at the local police station, two funeral homes, etc. So when Beckett finds a dead baby in a duffel bag in the girls’ locker room at school, it rocks the town immediately.
One of the two detectives in town is Beckett’s mom, and she gets assigned to the case. Immediately, people assume Beckett is the one who gave birth to the baby. Beckett has an older brother, Penn, and a younger sister, Landry, and their dad recently died a little over 6 months ago. Their family is pretty splintered after it - they still love each other, but they all move pretty independently from each other. The case of Lullaby Doe, as she’s soon named by the media, brings the family members back together pretty quickly.
Beckett wants to clear her name, and obviously even if not, she kinda just wants to know the baby’s true story. She finds out secrets about her loved ones along the way. She suspects a lot of her loved ones along the way. Her (ex?)boyfriend, her best friend who recently came back into her life... none of them are safe from her suspecting them in the case of the baby.
It all sounds so dramatic but it was really done in a pretty emotional and generally stable way. Beckett has genuinely normal reactions to the things she finds out and never flies off the rails or anything like that. She does end up in a few arguments with people in her life, but everyone has pretty decent communication skills.
As far as the actual baby storyline, there’s some conversation about lack of attention, and how there was some person out there who went through a whole pregnancy and births with no one noticing. Everyone starts suspecting everyone just because it’s so hard to believe you’d let yourself miss that kind of thing happening in someone’s life. But, life isn’t always that simple. There’s also discussion about sex ed and prenatal health and basically just the circumstances that lead to a situation like the one in the story.
I think it was well done, I think there were plenty of possibilities presented for the conclusion, and I think it’s dark enough to attract teens who like to read that sort of thing without being gratuitous, unrealistic, or obscene.
3.5 stars probably in actuality.
Beckett lives in a small town, 3 miles wide, one high school, two detectives at the local police station, two funeral homes, etc. So when Beckett finds a dead baby in a duffel bag in the girls’ locker room at school, it rocks the town immediately.
One of the two detectives in town is Beckett’s mom, and she gets assigned to the case. Immediately, people assume Beckett is the one who gave birth to the baby. Beckett has an older brother, Penn, and a younger sister, Landry, and their dad recently died a little over 6 months ago. Their family is pretty splintered after it - they still love each other, but they all move pretty independently from each other. The case of Lullaby Doe, as she’s soon named by the media, brings the family members back together pretty quickly.
Beckett wants to clear her name, and obviously even if not, she kinda just wants to know the baby’s true story. She finds out secrets about her loved ones along the way. She suspects a lot of her loved ones along the way. Her (ex?)boyfriend, her best friend who recently came back into her life... none of them are safe from her suspecting them in the case of the baby.
It all sounds so dramatic but it was really done in a pretty emotional and generally stable way. Beckett has genuinely normal reactions to the things she finds out and never flies off the rails or anything like that. She does end up in a few arguments with people in her life, but everyone has pretty decent communication skills.
As far as the actual baby storyline, there’s some conversation about lack of attention, and how there was some person out there who went through a whole pregnancy and births with no one noticing. Everyone starts suspecting everyone just because it’s so hard to believe you’d let yourself miss that kind of thing happening in someone’s life. But, life isn’t always that simple. There’s also discussion about sex ed and prenatal health and basically just the circumstances that lead to a situation like the one in the story.
I think it was well done, I think there were plenty of possibilities presented for the conclusion, and I think it’s dark enough to attract teens who like to read that sort of thing without being gratuitous, unrealistic, or obscene.
kait_ofstageandsun's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
✨ N E W R E V I E W✨
4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I just finished this read today, making it my first book of the year! I decided to start with this one because I wanted to focus on knocking out some award winners for my state that my students have been reading and enjoying.
Overall, I really like this book! It was juicy, made me gasp, and had my jaw fully dropped by the end. It is a YA novel, which I feel like can sometimes have hit or miss characters. Sometimes they just get a smidge whiny or annoying, and at times, Beckett (the main character) felt a little whiny to me. Granted, she is a high-schooler so like, I dunno, you get what you ask for on that one. The relationships of the book were filled out really nicely though, and one of my favorite things was the setting. It’s one of the few YAs I’ve read that’s set in modern day but isn’t afraid to discuss life with little to no money, especially around Christmastime. Honestly, I would recommend this solely for the feeling you get when that plot twist hits because MAN, that was priceless. I truly wish I could have seen my face! A pretty solid start to my 2024 reading, I must say… 🖤
hitbooksnotgirlz's review
5.0
Wow! Was this ever a great story. I read the whole book in one sitting because I just couldn’t wait to see how it all played out. It kept me guessing the entire time, and still managed to completely shock me with the outcome. 12/10!