I was granted access by netgalley.com to an ARC in exchange for an honest review. This book was hooked my in the first few pages, and I had a tough time putting it down! An eerie, murder mystery that I'll recommend to all lovers of psychological thrillers!

A good followup to her first novel. I thought the characters were well drawn and the setting was atmospheric and compelling.

This started out as a very promising suspense novel, it then took a turn into a Sweet Valley High mystery novel. BUT it's a very enjoyable Sweet Valley High mystery novel. This is a fun read for when you want a quick not too heavy murder/suspense story. (ARC giveaway)

I really wanted to like this book. It had all the vibes of a classic 80's horror flick but it fell a little flat for me. I did like the twist at the end and that bumped up my rating of this title. I wasn't thrilled about the Final Girls either so I'm not sure I'll continue reading this author.

Part of me is mad I waited so long to read this one and the other part of me is glad I saved it for October.

Let’s play two truths and lie. One: This was my first Riley Sager read, but I own both books. Two: I’m mad at myself for putting off reading this book. Three: I knew where every twist and turn this book took was going.

I know it is obvious which is the lie because who could see those twist and turns coming?! I flew through these pages because I had to know what was going to happen. It was hard to tell who to trust and what was the truth during most of the book. If you are a fan of thrillers, this book is a must read.
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Wow! This book was incredible and had me guessing till the very end! I read Final Girls a few months ago by the same author and really enjoyed it but this one left me speechless. Can’t wait to read more from this author.

i was going to give this 2 stars and then the last seven minutes happened and I bumped it up a star but this is a disappointing fall from how much I enjoyed Final Girls. The story spends the entire time pointing in so many different directions that it feels the end result will be anti-climatic and then the ending takes place but the reward is only so slight.

I really enjoyed this book. I will suggest it to my customers for a thrilling read. I look forward to reading His next novel.

This is my very first Riley Sager book and I’ve been wanting to read some of the others for awhile, but I’m pleased this was my first foiree into these novels. This was definitely a dark and complicated psychological thriller that had me wanting to not put it down from the very beginning. This book has a divided rather than solitary focus that really engages the reader and challenges you to try to figure out what could be next, as well as the final outcome. I’d change the ending around just a bit to better suit the outcome to my liking, but overall 4.5 Stars! Thanks to the publisher, author and NetGalley for another good ARC to enjoy!

Sager’s second title was superior in every way to his first. A winding tale of deception and intrigue, I guess half of the mystery but was still a bit stunned by the ride and all the twists and turns to get there.

Would have liked some more resolutions with character plot lines and development, but that didn’t stop this from being the absolute perfect weekend page-turner.

Thank you Netgalley and Riley Sager for allowing me to read and review this riveting book!

Fifteen years ago, Emma Davis was the last to see her cabin mates: Vivian, Allison, and Natalie as they slipped out of the cabin into the night. After the trio vanished from the camp, Camp Nightingale was closed down.

Present day, Camp Nightingale is reopening, and Emma has been invited to return as an art instructor. At the urging of her best friend, Marc, Emma reluctantly agrees to go with the intention of finding closure...and maybe clues to what happened. The more Emma digs into the past, the more secrets she reveals about the camp, about Vivian, and about herself.

Why was she invited back to Camp Nightingale? Someone doesn't want her there...but who?

Finished #thelasttimeilied By @riley.sager ! Thank you so much @duttonbooks for sending me the free ebook.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 stars for this book. I was really confused on the rating because i did not like it SO much for all 5stars but I didn’t dislike it so much either for 3stars. So i settled on 4.
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This is a mystery thriller about a three girls who disappear into thin air during their summer camp. Only one of their closest friend Emma, who shared the same room as them has no idea where they are. 15 years pass with no sign of the girls but they never slip Emmas mind for a minute. Then suddenly one day she is invited to the re-opening of the camp and she unhesitatingly takes the chance. She needs closure. She needs to know the girls are okay. She need to know it wasn’t her fault that night 15 years ago. But will she get what she came for? Or was this camp a huge mistake to begin with.
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Let me tell you that the book had me in its grip till the very end. The big bad reveal is saved for the last 50 or so pages. They keep unraveling bits and pieces of what happened 15 years ago and along the way you’ll have several different theories. I bet none of them are gona be true 😅
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A perfect summer because its about summer... and summer camp... and thriller.. so you know perfect for summer! 😅❤️
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‼️Have you read his books? Do you think thrillers are perfect for summer? If not, whats your fav summer genre? Telll meee 💕
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This book!! I have read a lot of "psychological thriller" type books and I think I can be hard to please with them. I tend to find them way too gruesome or pretty predictable. The Last Time I Lied ended up being the perfect balance of suspense and darkness and while I thought I knew what happened several times I was totally shocked by the ending. I loved that it was based at a girls summer camp and the scene was set so perfectly. I loved the writing style and how it jumped back and forth with dual timelines of 15 years ago and today. The narrative worked perfectly to portray the stories of a group of teenage girls at a summer camp where things go terribly wrong. I like that it was an easy read and that it was fast paced enough to keep in interested as there were some twists and turns but not enough to be totally confusing. I know some people might say that the ending was just too unbelievable and it that it would never happen, but I think that's the best part about these types of books. Totally engrossing and the perfect type of easy and addicting ready to fly through on the weekend or take on a relaxing vacation.

Camp Nightingale isn't for chumps... This book started off a little slow for me. I almost put it down and put it into my DNF pile, but I'm glad I kept reading. 20% of the way through, you really start to pick up on the story, where the whole mystery becomes more real and the character is having to relive her past. There is layer upon layer within this story that it makes for an intriguing journey. A must read for all mystery fans.

Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review.

The Last Time I Lied is entertaining and a typical mystery novel, but there were times I found it dragged. Thank you Netgwlley for the advanced reader copy.

4.5 STARS - With The Last Time I Lied, Riley Sager has written an enticing, dark and riveting thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. Set at Camp Nightingale, an all-girls summer sleep-away camp, readers will quickly become enmeshed in the secrets and lies of this complex psychological thriller.

The story is told in present day and uses flashbacks to the summer 15 years earlier when Emma was one of the campers during Camp Nightingale's final summer. The same summer when Emma's three cabinmates went missing and were never found. Now Emma, a professional artist, has returned to the newly reopened camp as an art instructor, with the goal of figuring out what happened to her teenage friends.

This was a great read. It has a good pace, numerous red herrings and some fantastic twists that left me muttering 'Oh, you got me, Riley Sager. Well played!' Finding an author who can still surprise this avid suspense reader is definitely one to keep an eye on.

This was my first book by Sager but will not be my last. I plan to pick up his book, Final Girls, as soon as possible. If you're looking for a great psychological, atmospheric thriller that teasingly reveals its secrets, includes dark twists and some edge-of-your-seat scenes, you'll want to pick up this book.

4.5/5 Stars!!

*Complementary Arc provided via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

After reading and really enjoying Final Girls, Riley Sager's first book, I knew that I had to dive into The Last Time I Lied. And y'all, this one was just as good as Final Girls was for me!!

As with my Review for Final Girls, I won't be going into too much details here because I don't want to spoil anything and potentially ruin the reading experience for anyone. But in The Last Time I Lied we have a somewhat similar scenario going on as we did in the previous book. When Emma was younger she went to summer camp at Camp Nightingale for the very first time, and she ends up bunking with 3 older girls. Vivian, Natalie, and Allison take young Emma under their wing and the 4 quickly form an odd pairing from the outside eye. Long summer nights at the camp bring on games and secrets, namely through Two Truths and a Lie. But one night Emma sees the older girls leaving late one night, and they're never seen again. Now years later Emma is a rising painter who uses her past to inspire her work, and this is how Francesca Harris-White gets in touch with her. She was the owner of the camp before she shut it down after the disappearances, and now she wants to reopen the doors, and she wants Emma there to help her out. Emma is hesitant at first, but she sees the opportunity as a chance to try and figure out what exactly happened that night her friends went missing. But as she starts to uncover the history of the camp, she also discovers a camera pointed right at her cabin. Is she in over her head? You'll have to read to find out.

I feel like I'm quickly discovering that I really enjoy Sager's writing style. There's something so atmospheric about it that instantly transports you to whatever setting his books are in. There was such a campy vibe while reading this and I felt like I was bunking in the cabins and participating in camp activities right along with the characters. One thing I also want to say is that the vibe of this one is kinda different than Final Girls in my opinion. I don't mean this in a bad way or anything, but as I was reading it was something that I definitely noticed from the beginning. Final Girls had a gory/slasher vibe going for it that really set that horror movie mood off. To me, The Last Time I Lied had more of a mystery, campy vibe going. It didn't have the gore, but more of a true suspense thriller type feel. I'm probably not making any sense at all lol, but if you've read both then you probably know what I'm getting at here.

I loved reading about Emma trying to uncover all these secrets and finding all these clues to see if she could solve this mystery surrounding the missing girls. Every time she found a clue to dive deeper into I was shook most times, and also peeking over my shoulder to make sure no one was watching haha.

I think that The Last Time I Lied wrapped up a bit better than Final Girls in some aspects. After I finished Final Girls and calmed down a bit from the story, I found myself wondering about some details because it seemed like there was something missing for them. It didn't take away from my enjoyment, but it was something I noticed. With The Last Time I Lied I feel like it was tied up a bit better. There's one or two things that some might feel weren't, but I didn't mind.

In the end I HIGHLY recommend this if you're looking for something to read in October to get you in that fall mood. Actually I recommend reading Final Girls first and then this one so you can get a two for one on those vibes. The settings and atmospheric writing will hook you in from page one, and the characters and thrilling story line will keep you reading until the end!!

I read Sager's first novel, Final Girls last summer and I absolutely loved it. So I was really excited to pick up The Last Time I Lied when it came out this year. This novel was a little different and not quite as gory, which I appreciated. It was filled with constant suspense and I was on the edge of my seat from start to finish. The story switched between past and present throughout the novel and I loved that change in pace because it added even more suspense. The characters were complex and I totally didn't see that ending coming!

The Last Time I Lied was an entertained suspense novel filled with twists from the first page to the last. I read this book in about two days and couldn't force myself to put it down! If you are of fan of Sager's work or you love suspense novels, this one is for you! I would highly recommend it! Thank you to Dutton and NetGalley for sending a copy in exchange for and honest review.

Rating 4/5

This is a slow burn sort of thriller that carefully unravels pieces of the puzzle bit by bit. Emma is an unreliable narrator that everyone tends to have suppositions about and not good ones.

I will admit that the majority of the novel was a 4 star read for me. I found it to be a little too predictable until I reached the very end.

I totally did not see that plot twist coming! Now I’m hoping a sequel will be written! That was my main reason for upgrading it to 5 stars.

This book may be slow-paced and have some predictability, but it still contains some pretty good surprises within. This is my first book by Riley Sager but it certainly won’t be the last!

Special thanks to the publisher and the author for approving my request to read this book through NetGalley!

Thanks to Netgalley for this copy of Riley Sager's "The Last Time I Lied" in exchange for my honest review.

This is definitely a 5 STAR THRILLER! Fifteen Years ago, Emma Davis was 13 years old, enjoying her first summer at Camp Nightingale. Shortly after her arrival, her three cabin mates, Vivian, Allison, and Natalie, vanish. She is haunted by their disappearance, and the fact that she was the last to see them alive as they snuck out of the cabin.

Now, Emma is an artist with beautiful and ethereal paintings of forest landscapes and flora. However, the only way she can make her pieces beautiful is by painting all three girls on each canvas, and hiding them underneath all leaves and branches. Fifteen years after that awful summer, Camp Nightingale is reopening and Emma has been asked to return as a painting instructor. Despite her hesitation, Emma knows that this might be the only way for her to move on from that haunting summer, by returning to the scene of the crime, and piecing together what may have really happened to the girls. Little does Emma know, that by trying to unveil the past, things will only get worse for her at Camp Nightingale.

This book will have you hooked from beginning to end. Every one has a secret, especially Emma. No one around her can be trusted, and the twisted and confusing clues she finds during her return may have been left by Vivian fifteen years ago, knowing this day would come. While trying to stay under the radar and heal her own grief, Emma falls deeper and deeper into the secrets of Camp Nightingale.

An amazingly written mystery with characters that make each piece of the story all the more intriguing. A must read!