THE LIES I TELL by Julie Clark

 

MY THOUGHTS

This was one of those books that made me literally go WOW! It was so good that I have to say it's one of my very favorite thrillers this year. I absolutely loved both of the women in this book. The two main characters. Equally.. I was all set to hate Meg but it's impossible after this.

This book is so good you won't want it to end. You will root for the bad guy all the way. Or in this case bad woman, Meg. You will want her to get what she sets out to get. You will fall for her. Also you will root just the same for the other lady. Kat, the one who intends to bring Meg down. Down hard and cold. To make her pay for what happened ten years ago. These two females are a force for sure. A strong force that seek justice in different ways. 

Each of these two have a story. Each is telling their story. Told from Meg and Kat's POV.. Alternating chapters. It also goes back to before several times. Very easy to follow. 

Kat is a very nice hard working young woman who is living with her gambling fiancé. She has worked hard and been through some things that she feels are Megs fault. She's never given up making Meg pay for what happened to her. Kat befriends Meg and starts her ploy to make her pay. To bring her down. She's done a lot of investigating found out some things that Meg has done to people and it's her goal to make Meg pay now.

Meg has been after something too. For almost fifteen years she has been after the man who took away her family home. Put her and her dying mother out on the streets. Took away the home they had and didn't think twice about it. His parting words were so cruel and callous. He is a very cold hearted man. Meg is a very vindictive woman set on making him pay. So what is along the way other's have to pay a price also. It may be for the best. They did bad things and it's time for them to be made to pay. 

QUOTES from book.

"It's a complicated shame to have someone you trust deceive you, the pain of that betrayal compounded by the unraveling of the life you thought you'd have. The removal of their belongings, the empty spaces left behind to remind you for all you never saw." 

"Two women working together are a force to be reckoned with." Yes I love that one immensely. 

This book will grab you from the start and not let go until the very end. The things you won't see coming are so good. The things you think are not what you think. Can you trust anyone who lives to TELL LIES?

Thank you #NetGalley, #JulieClark, #SourceBooksLandmark for this ARC. This is my own true thoughts about this book.

5/5 stars and I would give it even more if I could. Grab it. It's great.

SYNOPSIS

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH

"A mindbender." —Jessica Knoll

"Riveting...a winner." —Laura Dave

"A knockout." —Mary Kubica

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight comes a twisted con-woman thriller about two women out for revenge—or is it justice?

Two women. Many aliases.

Meg Williams. Maggie Littleton. Melody Wilde. Different names for the same person, depending on the town, depending on the job. She's a con artist who erases herself to become whoever you need her to be—a college student. A life coach. A real estate agent. Nothing about her is real. She slides alongside you and tells you exactly what you need to hear, and by the time she's done, you've likely lost everything.

Kat Roberts has been waiting ten years for the woman who upended her life to return. And now that she has, Kat is determined to be the one to expose her. But as the two women grow closer, Kat's long-held assumptions begin to crumble, leaving Kat to wonder who Meg's true target is.

The Lies I Tell is a twisted domestic thriller that dives deep into the psyches and motivations of two women and their unwavering quest to seek justice for the past and rewrite the future.

Praise for The Last Flight by Julie Clark:

"Thoroughly absorbing...the characters get under your skin." —The New York Times

"Highly thrilling." —Entertainment Weekly

"You won't be able to put it down." —People.com