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bunnypez's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence
Minor: Bullying, Sexism, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
bookblonde's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Addiction and Sexual assault
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
babyygiraffe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Addiction and Death of parent
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Sexual assault
thealyson's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Rape
Moderate: Addiction and Gaslighting
Minor: Chronic illness
ohhthehorrors's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Car accident and Classism
lacyloveslit's review against another edition
- 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
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.
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
breeburkitt's review against another edition
- 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
"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.
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Death of parent