My Lies, Your Lies is a fantastic title but this one never quite came together the way I'd hoped it would

Susan Lewis's My Lies, Your Lies takes the reader back and forth in time to explore the consequences of a forbidden love, a teen passion that lasted a lifetime but had tragic consequences.

The reader is essentially shown two versions of the same story as a long awaited vengeance comes to fruition. Though I found the ending of My Lies, Your Lies rather too good to be true, it's a well crafted and fascinating tale that ends with all kinds of surprises.

This book was a great summer read. It took place in the UK and while some words are hard to figure out the meaning, I had to look a couple of them up, the story itself was very easy to follow and was intriguing to read.

The story has it all! A bit of drama, love, suspense and great storytelling. The characters are well thought out, defined and very likable, with the exception of Freda, she was just sad and misguided. From the first words to the last words written, you will never want for more descriptions or clarity, as the author is really good about spinning her web to draw you in.

There are some very unexpected twists and turns in this book with some of them you can see before they come and some not so much. With each word, you are living the story with the characters and are immersed with them in the drama that they are facing.

I am very interested in reading more books by this author so that I can compare them to this one. I would suggest picking up this book, sitting back with a cup of tea, and enjoying the story as it unfolds in front of you.

This was my first Susan Lewis book, so maybe I just don’t jive with her writing style but this wasn’t for me. I found it to be a bit chaotic; felt like it didn’t know quite what it wanted to be.

I received an ARC of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Joely is hired as a ghostwriter for a reclusive writer. It was a difficult time in Joely's personal life, so the assignment was a well-timed gig that enabled her to take a breather from her problems. The job is far different that Joely had imagined, but through her work, she discovers much about her past.

This book has an identity crisis. It starts off very clearly as a traditional gothic novel, house on a cliff, isolation, a housekeeper, locked rooms, mysterious sounds, etc, and at the point of climax turns on a dime into a friends and family kiss and make up. Both aspects of the story are interesting, but go together as well as peanut butter and pickles (yes, I know that has fans). The strongest aspect is a character's relationship with a man who mistreats her; the weakest is the main character's marital fidelity story. That could have/should have been cut. I hovered between 3 and 4 stars, so I rounded up.

Joely has written plenty of books, but her name has never been on the cover. She’s a ghost writer for people with incredible true stories to tell. Now she’s writing the story of Freda’s life and her love affair with a male teacher when she was just 15 years old. After forty years, Freda has decided to set the record straight and the tale she spins has Joely questioning all that she believed she knew about her own family. For fans of Jodi Piccoult, this is a story that will stay with you long after you have finished reading it