A review by lacyloveslit
The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark

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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