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The Lies We Tell by Jane Corry

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marijemulder's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

crystal7's review against another edition

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5.0

Another absolute cracker from Jane Corry!
What things do you hide, is all what it seems with your family and friends?
What would you do for your son?
This is an absolute page turner!

avoidingrealitywithbooks's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

k_west1984's review

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3.0

Probably would give this 2 and half stars. It started well but I was getting bored. The story is very unbelievable. I kept waiting for The twist and turns but sadly there wasn't any.

Rating; 3.5 ⭐️

Straight off the bat we jump right into a confession from teenage Freddy, building the suspense and grabbing you in!

Then we go back to how Sarah and Tom met and their journey together trying to conceive. Once Freddie is born we get the families background and their relationship dynamics which help builds the scene. Little bit of a slow burner, but I didn’t mind it as it helped get a feel of the family dynamics and made sense when the lies were told.

I disliked the troubling character called Knuckles. Purely on the stereotyped name, which really form what we find out about him, is a name wrongly given

bbyjscx's review

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3.0

2 and a half rounded to 3, I found this story so repetitive, I didn't really have any interest In finishing the last 30/40 pages, it just went on and on and on ( if only I hadn't lied ect ) it got irritating. Half the book was just people being indecisive and making decisions and regretting them. First I have read of Jane corry after hearing good things, though I can't say I am going to seek out any more, if the opportunity comes maybe. It could have been a great story, but needed to be half as long as it was.

jelibean13's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mystikai's review

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5.0

How far would you go to protect your son?
The Lies We Tell examines this exact question when Sarah and Tom’s son comes home telling them he has killed someone. Each has different ideas on what to do and it leads to Sarah run away with Freddy to protect him.
Throughout the book, we have the perspectives of both Sarah and Tom, from when they met to the present day. They both kept secrets about themselves from each other, why they kept the secrets, how they were both so very different from each other and how they drifted apart.
I really enjoyed reading the back story between Tom and Sarah, their differences in parenting styles and other things and what their secrets were.
As we get towards the end of the book it got even better when more things come out and I was totally invested in it. I felt I knew the characters really well by that point.
The ending tied everything up.
I am so glad I picked this up, it kept me reading until late and night and hooked me from the first sentence.