Surprisingly delicious writing that kept me wanting more even when the plot seemed a bit stagnant in some areas. While reading I could feel the build of the plot like the simmer before a boil. I connected deeply with characteristics of each character and I felt that they became close friends of mine. This book perfectly displays the light and darkness within us all and it was a gripping read. The ending surprised me by being a happy ending that I didn’t know I needed, but I was also not disappointed by the plot’s climax with the dark tone and build up. Overall it was a really fun read and I look forward to more work by this author.

Lie, Lie Again follows the lives of three women, all neighbors, as they walk through their daily struggles. Sylvia is a strong, lone, career driven women that will only interact with men on her terms; Embry is a young mom married to her high school sweetheart turned aspiring actor; Riki is a single, pining teacher that struggles to succeed as a private school elementary teacher. Each of these women come together to deal with the fact that there is a potential dead body outside of their doorsteps.

Overall, I thought this story had a lot of potential--it had varied, interesting female leads and there are elements of mystery and betrayal. But honestly, I toiled my way through this book; I finished because I genuinely liked Embry and wanted to know how she ended up, but I struggled to connect to both Sylvia and Riki. Sylvia's scathing view of men, while I'm sure is not Wise's view of men, didn't sit well with me, and I felt that Riki tried too hard to convince herself that she wasn't responsible for her actions, which I felt to be disappointing.

I liked the set up, and I would try another one of Wise's books, but this one just wasn't for me.

Easy to read book although I was expecting a psychological thriller. Easy to like character's apart from one or 2. I didn't like the Sylvia character, way too manipulative despite her background. Not a very sympathetic character. Plot was a bit simple and not very deep. Ok for a quick easy read.

Thanks to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book follows one of my favorite formats for thrillers/suspense: you start the book knowing that someone has died, but you don't know who. The book opens with the three main characters looking at a dead body at their apartment complex, and the majority of the book is the events leading up to that mysterious death. At times it's a little hard to keep up with the plot and the character motivations, but overall it was an entertaining read.

Review posted on Goodreads on April 19, 2020.

Characters that came alive a story that kept me involved.Really enjoyed this novel an author Inwill be following.Sat down to read a few pages and found myself so caught up I read for hours.#netgalley#lakeunionpublishing,

Addictive book! This should definitely have its own show. 3 women in the same apartment with difference secrets.This is a page turner! I couldn’t put it down.

This was a joy for my first NetGalley book. An easy read thriller centred around three residents of an apartment building. As the title suggests there are plenty of lies plus a death, secrets, obsessive behaviour and revenge. The story is easy to follow so there’s no flicking back and too thinking you’ve missed something. There are also just the right amount of characters albeit pretty unlikeable ones for the most part but that’s the point of the story. I read this in 24 hours and would happily recommend it.

I really enjoyed this novel! Each of the three women, Sylvia, Riki, and Embry had their own reasons for their actions and I found the plot really captivating. Wise does a good job of giving each characters voice some space, which I think can be hard with so many people inter-connecting. While I don;t think I would want to live on Mockingbird Lane with these women I did enjoy peeking in on them as a neighbor might.

I also really love the cover layout with the tiny windows. I will look forward to this novel being published and will be recommending it to my friends and family.

Such well-drawn characters and an interesting premise. I actually didn’t want it to end. A great read that I highly recommend.

This book had a lot of promise. The characters were varied and interesting, and each POV was discernible from the other - fantastic work by the author. However, I believe the description of the book let it down. I went into this expecting a bit of a thriller and I instead encountered a story about female friendships, which was enjoyable but not what I was expecting. Great writing from the author, the storytelling was engaging and maintained my interest.

Really enjoyed this book! told from the perspective of 3 neighbors - each harboring their own secret that lightly binds them to one another.

I appreciated the ending and how each character grew.

Lie, Lie Again by Stacy Wise is a book about women living in the same building in California and their lives intersect. I kind of pictured it like Melrose Place, did you ever watch that show?

Three women, three secrets. On Mockingbird Lane, Sylvia, Embry, and Riki all harbor secrets and personal decisions that could affect other people. For Sylvia, she is dealing with the fact her boyfriend Hugh has been lying about some pretty big things, like being married.

Embry is pregnant with her third child, not great timing since her handsome husband’s acting career is going nowhere and money is tight. Riki has a boyfriend but can’t stop thinking about Embry’s husband. She’s a second-grade teacher who must contend with demanding parents who make life miserable for her at school.

Sylvia is the most devious of the bunch and I kept reading, looking forward to how she was going to confront her boyfriend about his huge lies. I went into this thinking it was suspense, it’s really not. This is another slow read, not a thriller about evil people, rather it’s about how the women they handle their problems. There’s also a subplot of them uniting against the person who wants to sell their beloved apartment complex.

Synopsis:

All three women who live at 1054 Mockingbird Lane have secrets…and with a body at the bottom of their apartment building’s staircase, those secrets need to stay buried.

Sylvia Webb has a plan. And a potential Mr. Right. He’s sweet, simple, and dependably clueless about what she’s up to. The only thing unpredictable about him is his needy ex-girlfriend, who is this close to shattering Sylvia’s dreams. But Sylvia’s not going to let that happen.

Riki McFarlan has a good career and an amazing boyfriend who wants to settle down. If only she didn’t have feelings for her neighbor—who happens to be her close friend’s husband. With everything going so right, why is Riki flirting with something so wrong, so…dangerous?

Embry Taylor is as devoted to her children as she is to her husband, who’s a bartender by night, an aspiring actor by day. She is his biggest fan. But with his career not taking off and tensions high, even sweet Embry has something she’s desperate to keep hidden.

Lies, secrets, and revenge. For three neighbors with stakes so high, someone is headed for a downfall.

This was an entertaining read that flowed well and had a tidy ending (I always like a good ending). It will be out on November 17, you can pre-order here for only $1.99 and then be happily surprised when you get this on your Kindle in the fall!

I received this arc in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley.

Somebody contact Lifetime and tell them to make this book into a movie, please! Three women, three narrations- one epic tale!

I am all down for a strong and powerful woman who knows what she wants and takes charge of her own destiny, but I certainly was not prepared for Sylvia Webb and her plotting and downright diabolical plans for finding her Mr. Right. Sylvia has an extremely clinical approach to finding a life partner with merit being based on their physical features, ability to father children and financial income rather than trivial matters such as those of the heart. Hugh, her latest victim, devastated her with his betrayal and rather than sweep it under the rug, she embodies the old phrase "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."

Mockingbird Lane seems to be the epicenter for drama as we meet Riki McFarlane who has a "do-gooder" persona but is harboring a dirty little secret, Forever in the shadow of her big sister who is thousands of miles away, Riki struggles with mounting pressures of work and a man whose face is replaced by another during intimate moments.

Embry Taylor and her hubby Brandon are the quintessential small-town couple (a talented good looking guy and beautiful girl) who move out to Hollywood to make it big. So far Brandon has only gotten some small roles and works as a waiter while Embry struggles with trying to be the perfect wife and mother. As Brandon feels pressure to catch his big break with mounting insecurities he will soon realize he isn't the only one with a secret to hide.

As Sylvia serves as the catalyst of this story, her actions create ripple effects for all the inhabitants of Mockingbird Lane. The book really brings to light the struggles faced by women who are never really happy with their lot in life. The honesty of their emotions was very raw: jealousy of beauty and age, insecurities at work, forbidden desire for your best friend's husband, childhood abandonment issues and how they potentially impact the adult psyche, desperation for love and more importantly the destructive power of a woman with revenge on her mind.

It was a good book. I was intrigued by the synopsis, but expected a little more. Partway through the book, I described to my friend as “I’ve never read a book where so little happened, but I’m completely absorbed.” The book follows 3 women who live in neighboring apartments and explores the secrets that they are trying to keep. This book could have easily been 5 stars with a better ending, but instead I was considering giving it 3. I thought about it though and the characters were so well done, and their backstories so fleshed out, that I was not bored during this book at all.

Funny, twisted, and like watching your favourite guilty pleasure. I enjoyed Lie, Lie Again by Stacy Wise. It was an easy read and even though some things the characters did felt completely unrealistic, I found myself drawn to their antics. Some parts felt a bit drawn out, but overall I had fun reading this one.

I liked this book- it isn't really a psychological thriller, but there is some mystery involved, and I'd say it was more like domestic suspense. I didn't really feel like the synopsis accurately depicted what the book was really about. That being said, it was an interesting read that kept me engaged. It starts off with the body at the bottom of the stairs, but the rest of the book goes back a couple of weeks and leads back up to that. So the reader knows that someone died but does not know who it was until the end. The chapters alternate between Riki, Embry, and Sylvia, who all live in the apartment complex and are all at different stages of their lives and worrying about different things. They basically became friends because they were neighbors and not because they had a lot in common, but that seemed believable to me.

The character development was pretty good, though it did take some time to understand where each was coming from, though I never truly understood Sylvia. The story does start off a little slow but picks up quickly after the first quarter or so when you realize who everyone is and how it fits together. I found the end to be satisfying as well- while it didn't tie up loose ends neatly, it gave you enough to go on about what might happen next.

Overall, I'd recommend the book and would encourage those who didn't get into it immediately to continue reading. Thanks to Netgalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

There’s a body at 1054 Mockingbird Lane and the three women who live there all know how it got there. Three women who have invested too much in the men in their lives and the men they want in their lives will be pushed into paying the ultimate price

This was a wonderful novel that I had a great time reading. The way the writer depicted the characters will strike a chord with many of the readers, and the story will draw everybody in. Highly recommend this novel.

Three women live in the same apartment complex, but with very different lives. Everyone has a secret, ranging from the benign to misguided. The characters are all well done, as you can definitely identify with one or more. One is wholly unlikeable, but she adds to the mix. The owner of the building has recently passed, and in the midst of their own secrets, they're facing whether their home will remain standing, or if the owner's son will sell. To top it all off, someone ends up at the bottom of the stairs. This was a quick, but really interesting book, and I highly recommend Lie, Lie Again. Thank you to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for this e-ARC of another winner. All opinions expressed are my own.

I really enjoyed this book. It seemed to pack a big punch in a short amount of time. The characters were well developed and the plot had a little of everything. Very enjoyable read