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libbyjo8's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
helenpickett's review against another edition
3.0
This is the story of many parts.
It is initially written in the present but the book is written as a dual narrative of how two unlikely meet and goes into detail of how despite many difficulties, they have a much wanted child.
The unlikely couple, both have secrets about a past before they met which neither one of them knows of each other that they are ashamed of.
Moving forward, their 15 year old son comes home with a dark guilty confession.
The book then moves into single narrative as Sarah does what she thinks is best to protect her son or is it?
Like Jane Corey’s other book that I have read, Blood Sisters, it keeps you guessing until the end. A theme that I also noticed with Blood Sisters is prison and artistry.
It was a book that I felt dragged slightly in the middle but definitely picked up at the end when everything comes together.
Many thanks to NetGalley for this preview read in return for this honest review.
#TheLiesWeTell #NetGalley
It is initially written in the present but the book is written as a dual narrative of how two unlikely meet and goes into detail of how despite many difficulties, they have a much wanted child.
The unlikely couple, both have secrets about a past before they met which neither one of them knows of each other that they are ashamed of.
Moving forward, their 15 year old son comes home with a dark guilty confession.
The book then moves into single narrative as Sarah does what she thinks is best to protect her son or is it?
Like Jane Corey’s other book that I have read, Blood Sisters, it keeps you guessing until the end. A theme that I also noticed with Blood Sisters is prison and artistry.
It was a book that I felt dragged slightly in the middle but definitely picked up at the end when everything comes together.
Many thanks to NetGalley for this preview read in return for this honest review.
#TheLiesWeTell #NetGalley
aimees03's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
windy_witch's review against another edition
4.0
What would you do to protect your only child? When Sarah’s 15 year old son comes home one night and admits to killing someone she decides she will do all she can to protect him from going to prison.
The story tells of a mother desperate to prevent her son from going through the same experiences as her and lies that both parents have told that have devastating affects on their lives.
carlg88's review against another edition
4.0
So, I started off with no preconceptions for this one. I had never even heard the name Jane Corry, let alone read any of her work. At first getting into this book was hard - the book had some formatting issues that only went away (somewhat) during the middle stage of the book. However, once I really got into the meat of this story - wow, I could not stop reading! I have been gripped for the last several days and haven't been able to stop thinking about this story. There's essentially three characters that get talked about initially, Sarah, Tom and Freddie. Although we don't hear much directly from Freddie for the majority of the book, there is a lot said about him. It seemed that each one of these characters had hidden secrets in their past which they did NOT want to come out.
I liked how the story ended also and overall I was very pleased with the this book. One small thing that annoyed me was near the end, one character visits another in a police station. All fine = however one moment they are separated by a Perspex screen, then the next they are hugging each other. This certainly broke the immersion of story for me.
I'd certainly read more of this author and am glad I put the time into this one. Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for the ARC.
I liked how the story ended also and overall I was very pleased with the this book. One small thing that annoyed me was near the end, one character visits another in a police station. All fine = however one moment they are separated by a Perspex screen, then the next they are hugging each other. This certainly broke the immersion of story for me.
I'd certainly read more of this author and am glad I put the time into this one. Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for the ARC.
marijemulder's review against another edition
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
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!
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!
k_west1984's review
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.
nwill_reads's review
4.0
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
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