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Although I enjoyed this book I feltattimesitwasa a little unrealistic. It was a fast paced read and good story. I thought the ending was different and didnt see it coming.

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Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy.

This book took me by surprise from the first page. I did not read the premise and had no idea what it was about. I couldn't put it down and completely enjoyed this from the beginning. So many lies, twists, and turns throughout the story. I would recommend this book and consider it unputdownable!

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This book is fantastic and highly recommended. I read this book in the lobby at the doctors office and found myself having to really control myself to keep from shouting at the characters. THAT is the sign of a great book!

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Thanks for NetGalley and St. Martin Press for an advance copy. Well, the reading is at least easy and fast. I’m sure I will be in the minority but unfortunately this one did not work for me. I thought that the writing was very amateurish. The story line is not bad but the dialogues and the characters are very weak. In my opinion the twist at the end was quite ridiculous and unbelievable.

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I almost always find myself disappointed with a thriller that's hyped and circulating around but Lies by T.M. Logan was a quick, entertaining read, though the ending left something to be desired. The novel is constructed around a simple premise: what if your whole life is based on lies? For a long time, Joe Lynch has believed that he has everything: a great, stable marriage with a beautiful son, a fulfilling career. However, a series of decisions on what should have been a mundane Thursday afternoon set off a chain of events proving that maybe you can't have everything.

It's a long read for a psychological thriller. I definitely thought it could have been scaled back since there was so much repetition, especially when it came to conversations with the lawyer and the police. Parts of the novel also seemed implausible, especially when you got to the end. I'm on the fence about it but I'm definitely leaning more towards disliking it. I also wasn't emotionally invested in any of the characters. The wife, Mel, seemed rather annoying, too annoying if possible.

Thank you to Netgalley for this ARC in exchange to a fair and honest review.

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Well, this book was a shocker! I was trying to figure out the twist and guess but it completely came out of nowhere! I really enjoyed the storyline and the suspense. Definitely a book I want to go back again to try to look for clues I missed the first time around !

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Competent, well written psychological thriller. Good plot and a well paced narrative make this a very readable tome, and yes that is a "but" you see heading in this direction.

The main character, Joe, is portrayed as a victim and seems incapable of any meaningful response to the problems he faces. It was very difficult to sympathise or empathise with him.

Apart from that caveat a very good first effort,

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I would never have guessed this was a debut novel.. Joseph Lynch is the one you root for even as you think come on how are you missing this? He is missing it because sometimes we don't want to see what is right in front of our face. The thing is what you think he is missing...might not be what he is missing. This book was definitely twisty and turny with a precocious 4 year old son William thrown in for comedic relief as well as heart tugging moments.
I would definitely recommend...just don't get to the final say 15% right before you should be sleeping...because well you won't be.
Thank you NetGalley for the read!!

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Wow. This was very cool. Totally surprised me in the end. I thought the affair was going to be with a different Man but nope a Woman. Joe was slow to figure everything out. I had some stuff figured out just not that the lover was her friend.

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Great beach read! I couldn’t put this one down! So many twists and turns from start to finish...and so many lies. Appropriate name for this fast paced read. Not sure if all the tech features are possible...if so it is very scary what someone can do to you without your knowledge. Loved Joe and William! Many thanks to T M Logan, and NetGalley for providing me an ARC of this psychological thriller soon tone published on September 11th.

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This book kept me on my toes every step of the way. The beginning started a bit slow, but once it gets into the plot, it’s pretty much impossible to put down.

Joe is a happily married man who’s entire life changes with one simple action, following his wife to surprise her.
Things quickly go in a downward spiral and Joes life crumbles before his eyes. He’s quickly trying to find the proof to show his innocence, but the person behind it is always two steps ahead.

The ending completely blew me away with a huge bombshell. I thought I knew what was going on throughout the book and was shocked at the ending. Absolutely amazing thriller.

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Great fiction book on friends and family when they have found there are lies. A game of lying between college friends takes twists and turns when they grow older and need each other. A text goes out requesting the help of the four girls to find out that the game has changed and now there is lying between the friends. So what happens next? And who is telling the truth?

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Lies by T.M. Logan is FANTASTIC! I was captivated from start to finish and definitely did not want to put this book down. The twist at the end caught me completely off-guard! Definite must read for psychological thriller lovers. I look forward to reading more from this author.

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Joe and Mel Lynch appear to be a happily married couple, raising their young son in their modest but comfortable home. Mel is the main breadwinner in a modern twist, and Joe works part time and is the main care giver of their young child. One ordinary day when Joe is driving his son William home, William just by chance spots Mel's car on the road and wants to surprise his mommy. Joe follows in his car, but it is he who ends up being surprised by what he sees.
This was an intriguing and twisty family drama/thriller about a man who slowly unravels the lies he's been believing about his happy marriage. There were a few points in the story that I could not help but think he was a bit more gullible than the average man would probably be, but his trusting nature was pertinent to the story line. I enjoyed it.

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I really enjoyed this book and I loved that it was written from a male perspective. It was very fast paced at the beginning but unfortunately slowed down a bit at the end, but I still was invested in the story. The chapters were short which I thought really helped to keep the reader engaged.

Overall I gave this book ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️/5 if you like a book that will keep you guessing you should pick this up!

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press & T.M. Logan for the opportunity to read this advanced digital copy.

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Buckle up your seatbelts folks, because there are more twists and turns in this book than one would expect!

If only William hadn't spotted his mum's car that fateful afternoon, or Joe hadn't then followed her into the hotel parking deck.

What follows is a psychologically thrilling plot that keeps spiraling out of Joe's control. I did at times get frustrated with his seemingly missing backbone but I just had to keep reading to find out how he was going to extricate himself from this mess.

I am being purposefully vague about the plot because I believe the less you know, the more surprised you will be by the book's several twists. A wonderful debut thriller and I look forward to more books by T.M. Logan!

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I kept hearing about this book and seeing it all over Facebook so I just had to read it , see what all the fuss was about. And I was not disappointed ! Really, really good book. Lots of lies, lots of liars, hard to know who is telling the truth ? Is anyone ? Even though you think you know what's going on, you don't. The ending , Wow ! That's all I have to say ! WOW !!!! Can't say anything more , don't want to give anything away. Get the book, see if you can figure it out !

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Wow, I didn’t see that coming at all! Do yourself a favor and try to go as blind, as possible, into this one. I think you will get a bigger kick out of it the less you know. It happened that way for me anyway.

This story isn’t too long. I devoured it in one lazy day. It is impossible to really say much without giving anything away. To me, some of the concepts in it are very modern and some maybe a bit outdated. It was a funny mix but I would recommend it and read more by this author.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and St. Martin’s Press for a copy in exchange for an honest review.

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I don't give many books 5 stars. But this one? It grabbed ahold from the very beginning. HARD. And it didn't let go until the very end. I was just going to take a quick peek because I had other books I planned to read first (because their pub dates are coming up sooner), but I couldn't stop reading once I started. All I wanted to do was read the book and forget about everything else.

I had to find out what was going on, and I really felt for Joe as his entire life tumbled down around him. Up until that moment, he'd thought everything was perfect - a gorgeous wife of almost 10 years, a son he adored, a job he didn't mind...

I did not see that ending coming.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC. I loved it! (and now want to read everything T.M. Logan writes)

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Great read! Difficult to stop reading this one! Twisted and twists all through it. Looking for more from Mr Logan! Thanks to St Martins press for my free copy!

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