This was an interesting read by an author that I was not familiar with having never read their work before. I always enjoy a new to me author and I wasn’t disappointed.
I found the characters interesting and really had a depth to them with lots of details described for me to portray them in my mind and really get inside them.
The story line took me to a place I wasn’t expecting and kept me intrigued right until the end.
I would recommend to anyone interested in this genre and will be reading more.

Enjoyed this decent paced book from start to finish this was despite the characters being on the whole unlikeable. Decent 4 star read

This was a brilliant read. As soon as I started reading this book I just knew I was going to love it. Highly recommended

Unfortunately this book was not for me, it was a bit slower than I would like and it just didn't hold my attention. I am sure other people will love it!

A really good read, a very realistic portrayal and I loved the way it went back and forth, kept me hoooked the whole time!

This book was slightly too miserable and with no likeable characters I just couldn't connect or like this book much. Without much else to sustain it I felt it was slightly dull and tended to drag more than I'd hope for a thriller.

This author is new to me and I enjoyed her writing. I will definitely read more by her in future. A good read, with plenty of suspense and an unreliable narrator. Recommended.

We are introduced to the main character of Alex right from the beginning of the story. Alex South is 39 and is an alcoholic. Alex is also a successful television new journalist, but her career is at risk after a drunken on-air rant – Alex knows that she needs to stay in control of her drinking to keep her job.

When a young woman is brutally murdered near to where Alex lives, she seizes the opportunity to become successful in her career again and she is suddenly thrust back into the TV limelight. Alex struggles with this and turns to the only method she knows of coping – drinking.

The discovery of a another body, murdered in similar circumstances sets off a media frenzy, with a serial killer believed to be on the loose. Alex is struggling to deal with everything, and is drinking more and more – finding bottles of wine and vodka in her bag, which she cant even remember buying and drinking, and experiencing blackouts, where she wakes up not being able to remember anything at all.

I wont give anything away, but the conclusion to the story was pretty incredible, and one that I wouldn’t have guessed. I Never Lie is a gripping account of how ordinary people can very easily slip from a seemingly “perfect” life to something that is very much not so, and that bad things in life can affect us all at any time.

This is quite an intense psychological thriller. Gripping and compelling.

I'm not sure quite what I felt about Alex, TV journalist: she's supposed to be a 'functioning alcoholic'. Seems to be a bit of an oxymoron to me. If you drink a bottle of vodka for breakfast, I wouldn't say you're functioning. If you blackout three times in a week, minimum, and can't remember what you did, you're not functioning.

Sympathy for her isn't at the top of my list. I'll be honest, I'm not sure I like her very much. She cuts rather a pathetic figure. Oh but, she's not an alcoholic, of course, she can control her drinking, and she can stop when she needs to. After a near career-ending drunken rant on air, she tries to rebuild her future. She's in a good place, doing well, with a growing Twitter audience. She's doesn't have a problem with alcohol. Certainly not.

Three murders, local to where she lives is the news story she's banking on to get her back on the ladder: it's her neck of the woods, she's the ideal person to take the lead on the reporting. But while she's trying to be the best, she's still fighting the battle with her notion that alcohol is not a problem. Even vital gaping chasms in her memory aren't spelling it out for her. It's all getting a bit messy. Especially when this huge story is edging into her life, past and present.

Alex is brilliantly drawn. The plot is well constructed and it's very well-written. No points for present-tense narrative, though…just not my thing…never works in my view. But that's just a by the by. It's a good, tense thriller that keeps your attention right to the end.

Read Dec 18

I will start by saying that it seems like every female thriller main character is single, desperate for a child and has a drinking problem. It’s boring and I want to see it less! As for the actual plot it was interesting and held my attention, but it wasn’t exactly exciting.

I wish we had seen more of Sarah’s story, the snippets we heard were very interesting. In fact, several of the side characters were more interesting than Alex. The ending like many thrillers was weak and seemed incomplete. Also are blackouts really that much of a thing? That you can do that much and seriously not remember? It seemed a bit of a stretch to me.

A very clever whodunit. I Never Lie is a book I will be rereading in the future as it kept me guessing until the bitter end. It is my kinda read and should be everyone else's too.

A very good read by a author I have never read before . I will read books by this author again as I really enjoyed this one .

A good read. Characters and plot are realistic. Grabbed me from the first page. An author to look out for.

Not too particularly exciting. Not a bad storyline but not thrilling either. The storyline was basically the same as The Girl On The Train. Would recommend giving this a miss.

With thanks to Netgalley for allowing me to review this book

I never Lie by Jody Sabral is a good and steady read, that kept my interest throughout the book, in all a good psychological thriller.

This was a good and solid read dealing with a subject that affects a lot of families, namely alcoholism. It was written well and gripping until the end. Recommended.

A compelling read exploring the difficult subject of alcohol dependency and the impact it can have on your ability to navigate through life (and your safety and vulnerability). It was definitely a page-turner - a good pace, flawed but interesting characters and a good twist at the end.

Tv reporter Alex is a functioning alcoholic trying to get her career back on track after an embarrassing drunk performance on television.

When a body of a woman is found close to where Alex lives, this is her opportunity to redeem herself, with other bodies discovered this could be the biggest story of her career. Alex is desperately trying to detox but her continued drinking and her blackouts are not helping her focus.

We read the “Dear Diary” chapters where we meet someone trying desperately to give up their dependency of alcohol , I was very intrigued with who they are and how they fit into the story.

I enjoyed this well written book and it kept me intrigued, trying to guess who the killer was and why they were doing these atrocious crimes. The short chapters make this a book easy to read, I kept saying just 1 more chapter and before I knew it I had finished this book.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for a review.

Whilst I thought it interesting to to see the lies told to herself by Alex about how she wasn’t an alcoholic, I found the overall story too slow to capture my interest.
Alex clearly thought she was in control even though it was obvious she wasn’t and she ignored her black holes in her memory and the blackouts she experienced. And ignored the fact that she just needed a ‘little drop’ to function.
The decline of an alcoholic and the damage they do to their nearest and dearest and others they come into contact with is shown by the story but I still didn’t manage to finish reading to the end.

Riverting book from start to finish. You will not want to put this down. Alex is a television journalist who used to be on TV news. Totally dependant on alcohol to get her through the day she is in complete denial that she has a problem. When her addiction starts to have an impact on other people she finds her life spiralling out of control. When girls are turning up murdered there is a link which she has to find. This book is great for those who like a good murder, read it and see.