I really enjoyed this book. It was incredibly easy to be drawn into Beckett’s world, especially the emotional drama that played out all around her, from the baby situation, to her relationship, and to her parents. Suspicions were high and all over the place. I admit I was also all over the place with my own suspicions, but did eventually deduce correctly. This book was well written, and I do believe the characters were well developed as well. I do wish there had been more of a “detective” feel to it, as Beckett was more guided by impulse and emotion than fact and reason, but that’s about all I can find fault with here.

A good thriller and mystery novel keeps you guessing and turning pages the whole way through the story. Every Single Lie does exactly that. I was deeply engrossed in this story wondering who the mother of the dead baby was, who the father was. Wondering if it was merely a tragedy or a murder. Vincent also sets up another mystery in the form of Beckett’s father’s death. There are questions about how he died and who he really was before death. While dealing with falsely being accused of being the mother of a dead baby Beckett must also handle realizing her father isn’t entirely the man she believed him to be.

I think that Vincent was excellent at creating tension in this story that would keep readers chugging along. There was always something new to uncover. Always another piece missing from the story. There’s so much misdirection and false accusations you start to believe that the mother might be anyone.

Unfortunately, that’s also the one thing that keeps this book from being five stars. There are a couple too many false starts in this book and it’s hard for readers to really solve the mystery on their own with Beckett as a protagonist. All current evidence always leads towards whoever Beckett currently suspects. By the third suspect, you’re starting to think maybe she should just wait for someone else to solve the case.

I did, however, quite enjoy the topics that were brought up throughout this story about who was really at fault for the baby’s death. Was it a teen mom who didn’t get the help she needed to keep the baby healthy in her womb, or was it society for not making the mother feel like she deserved the help they could give? Were parents at fault for not keeping a better eye on their teens? Were friends and teachers also guilty? It leaves the reader with a lot to think about.

The ending of the story – though I’ll not spoil it here – was so upsetting to me I had to place the book down several times. Vincent was incredibly efficient at evoking the horror of a young mother forced to give birth and handle everything on her own. My heart bled for this fictional girl who didn’t feel like she had any other choices. Vincent is an experienced author, that much is clear, and I really hope to see more work from her in these genres because she hit this out of the park.

***Trigger Warnings: Drugs, Alcohol, Death, Overdose, Still Birth, Death of an Infant, Bullying, Death Threats***

Wow. It's been a few days since I finished Every Single Lie and I needed sometime to digest what I read. Not because it was bad, because it was heavy. I been a Rachel Vincent fan for a long time (Since her Soul Eater series) so I was excited when I heard she was coming out with a contemporary novel. Don't get me wrong, Every Single Lie was absolutely amazingly done but I was initially a little apprehensive about it. The subject matter is something that is quite heavy and is going to be triggering for some readers (Trigger Warnings: Drugs, Alcohol, Death, Overdose, Still Birth, Death of an Infant, Bullying, Death Threats.) But Vincent went about this book in a way that made it compelling and something that bought up a lot of things that need to be discussed, failures in the sex education programs and the importance of healing and family.

Watching Beck from the beginning of the book and until the end is something I truly enjoyed. She grew so much as a character and I feel like Vincent left her off on a good spot. Her character was realistic too, she acted like a seventeen year old who is going through this horrible trauma and trying to deal with it as well as the death of her father months earlier. Vincent didn't skip out on any of the parts that would make you want to cry or pull on your heart strings.

My only thing is that I did predict whose baby it was early on in the book, but it was interesting to see how Beck went through different people in her life and how they could be the potential parents when the answer was literally in front of her face the whole time.

Overall I did enjoy Every Single Lie. It was a compelling read that kept me interested from the first page until the very last. I know it won't be everyone's cup of tea but if you are looking for a book that is going to make you think long and hard, this is the one for you.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury USA for the ARC of this book. All opinions are my own.

Personally, YA mystery/thrillers are hard to get into. Probably because I tend to read a lot of them in the adult category. But, wow, i absolutely LOVED this. I haven’t loved a YA in this genre since Karen M McManus’s One of Us is Lying. This was so well done. I don’t know if I’m blind and didn’t see the hints, but I did not see that twist coming!

The story follows Beckett after she finds a deceased fetus in the school locker room. Following in her mother’s footsteps, she turns her detective gene on, accusing almost everyone at one point. Only this is one secret she doesn’t want the answer too.

The way Rachel set this up is fantastic. I loved the characters from the moment they entered the story. They were relatable. They stayed true to themselves yet grew. It was wonderful. I loved every second of this and felt so emotional, yet happy? In a weird way. It was like a revelation at the ending. Wow. I truly loved this.

If you love emotional YA mystery/thrillers, pick this up! It’s fantastic

This story is literally a whirlwind in a GOOD WAY! I honestly didn’t know what to believe and books like THIS is what makes me come back for more. I did not want to put this book down at all. I was captivated from start to finish. The fact that there are topics that people have a hard time talking about is actually brushed on in this book makes it even better. Absolutely recommend grabbing this book!

Beckett is a high school junior who’s had a rough year. Her dad, a military vet who became addicted to painkillers after suffering an active-duty injury, died about 8 months ago. The family is dealing with the pain in different ways. Her mom, the small town’s only detective, buries herself in work. Beckett’s brother, a senior, obsessively prepares for his West Point application. Her 13-year-old sister takes up cooking. Beckett retreats from her friends, makes no plans for her future, and only hangs out with her boyfriend. However, her boyfriend, Jake, keeps hiding texts and might be cheating on her.

But none of that compares to the day Beckett finds the body of a newborn baby in a gym bag—JAKE’S gym bag—in her high school locker room. As word leaks out, rumors that Beckett is the mother take off like wildfire in a town all too ready to believe that her mom is covering for her.

As Beckett struggles to clear her family’s name, she uncovers more and more secrets about the people around her.

This book covers a lot: opioid addiction, teen pregnancy, and the devastating effect of social media. Overall, I enjoyed the book. The writing was solid and the story moved along at a good pace. I do wish the secondary characters had been a little more developed, though. I figured out the mystery baby mom pretty early on, although I wish I knew more about the “why” and “how”.

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Hi hi! I still can’t believe we are in November. Insanity. Truly. Today we’re reviewing one of my netgalley titles, and I’m thrilled to be able to recommend it to you guys.☺️
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Every Single Lie is a spooky tale that centers around our main character Beckett, who just broke up with her boyfriend, looking for a fresh start. Ditching school for the day, she finds herself in the girls locker trying to clear her head, when she finds a dead baby in a gym bag - her ex boyfriend’s gym bag. That single discovery flips her entire life upside down, and soon her small town is put on spotlight for the whole world to see, and destroy. Soon Bec finds herself in vain of public harassment, but that doesn’t stop her from trying to find who the internet deems as Lullaby Doe, mother is. Trouble seems to follow everywhere she goes, and soon Beckett must make some critical decisions before the stakes get higher and higher.😨
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For those who want a new YA thriller to sink their teeth in, this will be perfect for you. The writing was addicting, fast paced, and had the perfect twists. For the first 100 pages it kept me second guessing everything, including second guessing if I was the person pregnant with Lullaby Doe. Soon after the 100 page mark though, I did guess the mystery, which is why I took .5 off. I still totally recommend this, and I cannot wait until this releases, letting everyone to get to read this, because it will keep you up until the late hours of the night.😁
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This was truly such a treat! I adore when author's branch out in the genres they write in for this very reason! This was just so much fun. So addicting, so mysterious, so much happens in such a short amount of time and it completely kept me engrossed in the story and turning the pages. I loved every minute of it! I truly hope this author continues to write more in this genre because she killed it!

I am still speechless. This book was so incredibly well-written and I flew through it. The plot, the pacing, the emotions were all just magical. I felt like I knew about halfway through who was the mother of the baby but honestly, it's because I've read too many mystery books such as this. I will definitely read anything published by Rachel Vincent.

Rating: 5 stars and a blown mind

Rachel Vincent had never disappointed me when it comes to her exceptional writing. And she once again did NOT disappoint and gave us a book full of mystery, heartache and plot twists.

I finished this in less than a day because I couldn’t stop reading it!!!!

I really liked Beckett and her entire backstory. Her family has gone through a hard time in the past year and they are just trying to stay afloat.
This book showcases a lot of really heavy topics that her family and community go through. It shows how social media can take a harsh turn on you in a second and how sometimes so can your closest people in your life.

This book was raw and emotional and so freaking good. It makes me want to go back and reread all of my other Rachel Vincent books because I just love immersing myself in the worlds she creates.

Review will be on my blog 1/2/21

“You can’t make people accept help they don’t want. And you can’t blame yourself for not being able to read minds. To see the future. Down that path lies madness.”

This book blew me away.
Fact-Check Rating: Completely accurate

Wow. I finished this book just moments before writing this and my mind is still reeling. I don’t know what I was expecting but this book surprised me in so so many ways. It was a very real and emotional story, making it impossible to put down.

It covered a lot of very heavy topics (see warnings at the end of my review), all of which were covered in a realistic way. It wasn’t about a wild and unbelievable incident, it was about something that actually happens and illustrates just how harmful rumours can be. The fact that authors note at the end mentions that many things covered in the book are actually based off of things the author has experienced, really adds to the depth and intensity of the story.

There were so many twists, turns, lies to uncover, thoughts to question and heartbreak to endure. I can honestly say that it was one of my favourite YA mystery/thrillers of this year and you should definitely read it when it comes out on January 12th! Especially if you enjoy books by Courtney Summers or Tiffany Jackson.

**Warnings: drug addiction/usage, blood, threats of violence, death, miscarriage/infant death.**

This book is objectively well written. Good plot, good pacing. That said, this book is heartbreaking. There were aspects of it that honestly left me a little sick to my stomach even hours after finishing. It is face paced, but it is not light. The characters go through something absolutely horrible, in part because someone convinced their supposed friend to do something they shouldn’t, with horrific consequences. I don’t want to spoil the book, but I am angry at and sad for so many of the characters. I can already tell that this will be a book that sticks in my head for ages to come, but not necessarily for the best reasons. It’ll pop into my mind and I’ll feel a little sick all over again for what occurred in the book. And because this is fiction, there is no real person to blame. No one to yell at. Again, let me reiterate that the book is good. But I went in expecting one type of dark and got a completely different one. It is definitely not for the faint of heart. In some ways I kinda regret reading it, but at the same time I know I always would have wondered what happened if I hadn’t read it. So what’s better? The knowing or the not knowing?

**Review will be posted on blog on 1/02/21**

3.5 STARS

My Attention: read in two days

World Building: small town

Writing Style: easy to read

Crazy in Love: no, there is a troubled relationship but this is not a romance book

Creativity: A mystery that kept me guessing!

Triggers: suicide, drug use, cyberbullying, bullying, teen pregnancy, grief

My Takeaway: The truth can be shocking.

I Liked:
*I like how raw this story is. Beckett finds a dead baby in the locker room and all evidence point to her. She hasn’t had an easy life, her dad just died from suicide – he was a veteran dealing with an injury and PTSD and had a drug problem because of it. Her mom is a cop, and unbeknownst to Beckett there has been talk about her family in town.

*It is a mystery and one that was intriguing to solve. The story of a dead baby is already sad, but the conclusion just takes it to another level. It’s shocking and unexpected.

*Cyberbullying and bullying in general happens in this book – all of it towards Beck because she’s suspected of being the baby’s mother. The press hounds her, the town and kids at school talk about her, crucifying her for supposed choices she’s made and tying all her family history into it as well. It was ugly. But the issue of women’s reproductive rights does get some

*Beck’s father is a veteran who was injured in Afghanistan. I like how this story touched on PTSD and drug abuse. All of these are heavy topics but important topics.

Random Thoughts:
*Beck is clearly a girl going through a lot of emotions. She lost her dad, her mom is always at work and she’s also going through a breakup with her boyfriend. Finding the dead baby was the tipping point for her, but personality wise, she doesn’t come off as someone likable – I didn’t really connect to her character, but the mystery kept me reading.

*The reveal is a shocker, a very sad one. For me it showed how everyone in Beck’s family was in their own grief and didn’t see what was going on in front of them.

Final Thoughts:
I got sucked into Beck’s family history, the tragedy of her father’s death and how their family tried to cope with it’s aftermath. I think this book brings up many different issues that should be discussed like mental health, grief and teenage pregnancy or just women’s reproductive rights in general. Overall, this story was a mystery that kept me hooked and wanting to find out who was the mother and father of the baby that was found in the locker room.

When Beckett discovers a dead baby in a duffle bag on the floor by the shower in the girls’ locker room, her already dysfunctional life becomes even more chaotic. She’s accused of being the mother and killing her baby. She thinks her boyfriend is cheating on her, so she dumps him. Many months before, her father overdosed on alcohol and painkillers and people in her small town think her police detective mom got her dad out a theft charge. This is an emotional roller coaster of a YA novel. Be sure to read the author notes at the end of the epilogue. Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to be an early reader.

Every Single Lie was a rollercoaster of a book! I actually read this book in about 5 hours because I had to keep reading to figure out WHAT HAPPENED! I was second guessing everything up until the very end. I ended up really loving this book and I can’t wait to have a physical copy.

Wow.

This book was incredibly powerful.

I usually dislike books like this that try to tackle so many things. After all, this book is about rumors and bullying, lying, teen pregnancy, and addiction, just to name the mega themes. Usually when a book has all these things going on, it either comes off way over the top and scandalous or super preachy. This book was neither.

This book felt like a gut punch in the best possible way. It’s funny, but the ending didn’t come as a surprise to me and I found myself relieved by that. To me, it meant I am a little more realistic about what middle school girls face than the family and community in this book. Even though I saw it coming, I was heartbroken for the reality of the story and how easily this could be true for anyone who thinks their kid is too young for concern. Very good book. I will use it in class.

Book review: Every Single Lie
by Rachel Vincent
Pub Date: 12 Jan 2021
Read courtesy of http://www.netgalley.com

If you love twists and turns, you'll enjoy Every Single Lie. The author deftly wove a tale with believable evidence at every turn, and she convinced me to twist my decision each time. I didn't feel manipulated as I followed along with Beckett in trying to solve the mystery that entangled her family and friends.

The small town setting was effective as the backdrop for the gossip of the undeniably too-close-for-comfort coincidences that cause Beckett to become the center of a social media onslaught. Some of the story focuses on the consequences of uncontrolled and unsupervised use of social media, while another part of the story focuses on the havoc that opioid abuse can cause to a family. The mixing of the two was toxic and deadly to Beckett's family.

I am looking forward to getting this into my high school students' hands.

"I think that putting so much fuss into a funeral is a bit like spending all your time worrying about your wedding and none thinking about the actual marriage."

Y'all this book was off the chain! I finished in 6 hours. I wish I could erase my brain and read It all over again.

5 stars.

There are some books that you don't expect to be something that will pull you in, and then they do. Every Single Lie was definitely one of those books for me. It isn't a mystery per se, however there were many times where I thought I knew who the "guilty" party was in the story and then something would happen where I would question my certainty. I'm sure there will be those who nitpick the storyline or the writing style, but for me, this book was a hit and I will try not to spoil any of the mystery by giving too much away in my review.

These days it doesn't take long for lies and rumors to spread like wildfire, making it somewhat impossible to suss out what is fact and what is fiction. Beckett's life hasn't really been easy lately, with her dad losing his job and then dying not long after. Then a breakup with her boyfriend who is probably cheating, or at least hiding something from her. And now, the icing on the proverbial cake: Beckett discovers a dead baby in her school's locker room and of course everyone suspects she is the mother. It's not like she can really blame them, especially when more of the story starts coming out. Honestly, I was even suspicious of Beckett at one point, even though as a reader, I felt as though she was a pretty reliable narrator.

Beckett's mother happens to be on the town's police force, and is one of the officers in charge of the case. She works long hours and sometimes that leads to her breaking down and trusting Beckett with information that is sensitive, especially if Beckett really is the mother of the baby. Beckett feels powerless against the rumors and hate that are surrounding her; she knows she's not the mother, but more and more, all evidence is pointing to her. Eventually, the town will move on and lay the baby that an anonymous Twitter profile has named "Lullaby Doe" to rest. But will Beckett ever be able to escape the reputation that she's built? And will her family and classmates ever stop looking at her with suspicion?

If you're a fan of drama and mystery, even if YA isn't your age bracket, you'll want to read this book. Like me, you might find that your suspicions lie with a certain person in the end, but it's still hard to come to that being a reliable conclusion. This book is modern and deals with some tough subjects, and it is realistic in all of the right ways. I will definitely be keeping my eye on the author's future books!

Review of a Digital Advance Reading Copy

"Every Single Lie" is not only a gripping novel about a teenage girl discovering the body of a dead baby, but also about tough subjects that need to be discussed.

- addiction
- mental illness
- women's reproductive rights
- grief
- social media/cyberbullying
- & of course, teen pregnancy

I was taken aback by the twists and turns Rachel Vincent threw at me. Not only was the story interesting, but I found myself invested in the community's response. The book details how one girl's discovery can have friends and families questioning everything... even themselves.

This book isn't for the light-hearted. While it is categorized as YA, it's important to note that it might be triggering for those who have suffered or know someone who has suffered a miscarriage. Teens/YA who are reading this book: talk to your parents and peers! Think about what Vincent writes about! "Every Single Lie" is a great place to start up a healthy conversation of the tough subjects listed above. As a 22 year old woman, I learned a lot.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Rachel Vincent for the ARC! An amazing read that I couldn't put down.

~ 4.5 stars!