A review by therobinjoyce
The Lies She Told by Paula Johnston

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Lies She Told is Paul Johnston's outstanding and fabulously sinister debut novel.

This book has been EVERYWHERE and I was so pleased to snag a spot on a book tour for it and get to read this book for myself. It is absolutely amazing. I have never read a thriller like it. I don’t want to go into too much detail and spoil anything but it was so dark and sinister getting to hear this story from the main character’s POV as it is unusual to get to hear a book straight from the mind of such a twisted and dangerous character.

The nervous excitement and thrill I had while reading this is unmatched by anything I’ve read so far and I cannot stop raving about this to my friends and family who all love thrillers also. It is so easy to follow along and become engrossed in the story and the excitement doesn’t stagnate at any point, it just keeps building and building until the very end!

CONTENT WARNING: Death, Cursing, Infidelity, Violence, Toxic Friendship, Blood, Body Horror, Gun Violence, Pregnancy, Toxic Relationship, Emotional Abuse, Gaslighting, Blackmail, Alcohol, Car accident, Death of a Parent

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