In the theme lately of small lies growing into out of control ones, storylines, Everyday Lies makes a splash and sets itself apart from others similar that i have read.
Told from two POV, Lucie the single mom to a small boy and Emma who has it all, but does she really, this book draws you into their lives and makes you question what people really want out of life and what they will do to get it. Things were a bit too wrapped up in a nice bow for me and made me not really feel like this gave too many twists, but it's a nice domestic thriller that has some good writing.

In Everyday Lies, we discover that there is nothing at all “everyday” about lying, and if you lie once, most likely you will lie over and over, to your loved ones and yourself, until one day you don’t recognize yourself and find yourself so enmeshed in the web you’ve spun that you don’t know if things will ever get put right.

I found myself feeling very angry at Emma and Lucie, the main characters, apparently intelligent young women; angry about the really dumb choices they made; and how blind they were to the consequences of their actions. Thankfully, they both realized that their behavior was destroying every relationship they had in life, when Florrie, a wise old woman with whom they both crossed paths while doing community service, came into their lives, and they changed their ways. . Had this been the story of Cinderella, Florrie would have been the Fairy Godmother. And, yes, there are several handsome princes and one disgusting frog in this tale as well.

While I enjoyed the book, I found it very difficult to like either Emma or Lucie, although the characters playing supporting roles in their dramas rang true. Too much was resolved with heart to heart chats for my taste.

This is a light read, definitely chick-lit, and that’s just fine with me.

I received this book as an ARC from Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley.

Emma is a rich and beautiful woman, but her need for excitement leads her to do some very dangerous things. Lucie is a widow with a special needs child barely scraping by. It’s not long before the two women meet, after the police catch up with them that is. The two form an unlikely friendship after they are sentenced to community service where they meet Florrie, a seventy something with a like minded desire to lie. All the while, the women are doing all they can to keep their friends and families from discovering their true natures. This was an interesting story about truth and our perception of how we want the world to view us