Didn't capture my attention and engagement. Interested in trying it again though and hopefully it will take.

Full review to come on Instagram and Amazon. Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for a review copy.

This was a very fast paced book and I flew through it quickly. The story and ending was very predictable though.

DNF - did not finish. I did not connect with the writing style/plot and decided to put this one down. Thank you, NetGalley and publisher for the early copy.

Being a fan of Lisa Jewell, I loved this book. Not only did Jewell give a blurb about this book, but the covers seem similar in style and Jewell is known for her thrillers, especially those psychological. This was a book that certainly added to the psychological thriller genre. If you like or love any of Lisa Jewell's books, this is going to be your next auto-read author.

After her marriage falls apart, Sadie Roper moves back to her childhood home in London. As a condition of an inheritance from her mother, Sadie must enroll her daughter Robin in an exclusive school that she also attended and live in the family home. Upon arriving at the school, Sadie and Robin quickly learn this is not an inviting place and both find themselves on the outside of both the moms and girls. There is quite a bit of drama - both on a personal and professional level for Sadie culminating with the disappearance of Robin. An interesting take on how far some will go for their own success and that of their children.

DNF @21%
2020; Grand Central Publishing/ Hachette Audio

I was so confused on what was happening in this book. It felt a bit muddled like trying to see and hear what was behind a fog. I did not feel invested with Sadie or any other character in this novel. I decided to bail when the story just wasn't keeping me going. But the cover…it's just so pretty. I decided before I called it, I would read some reviews. Unfortunately, most of the reviews I follow (and a few random ones) kind of enforced my own view. (I did this one on audio, and the narrator did not save this one).

***I received a complimentary copy of this ebook/audiobook from the publisher through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.***

first off, thank you so much for an arc. but, as i was reading this book, i realized that i probably wasn't the correct age to read this and actually really enjoy it. with that being said, i still feel like this book had some edge of your seat moments, which is good, in a thriller. but, i also didn't really care about the family drama.

Thank you SO much for the opportunity to review this book, The Lies You Told by Harriet Tyce.

This book is awesome! I really like psychological thrillers, and this book blew me away. I am a new fan of the author and will be on the lookout for new books. Despite the fact that there are multiple plots (seems to be a common characteristic of new publications nowadays), I think that this book did a great job of interweaving them effectively. Particularly, I liked the modernity of the situations and callbacks to other characters. I thought the lack of trust in characters was also realistic and not cheesy/forced on the reader.

Great book. Thanks again for the copy.

Sadie Roper moves back into her childhood home in London with her daughter Robin under complicated conditions after the death of Sadie’s terrible mum. Sadie is hoping everything will be okay even though she did not want to move back. Having ended her career as a barrister after Robin was born, she gets back to work on a high profile case involving a teacher and his alleged affair with a student. Meanwhile Sadie enrolls Robin in the school she attended as a child. From the start, the moms there are competitive and unaccepting of Sadie and her daughter, the newcomer. After a bad start lasting a few weeks, things turn around when the queen bee of moms befriends Sadie, but she must not turn her back on these moms, not even for a second.

This is my first Harriet Tyce novel, and I loved it. The high profile case and the uppity moms had my attention from page one. I highly recommend this book.

This was an excellent read. Well paced and good plot. Easy to follow with the suspense building in all the right places. Definitely recommend.

Sadie moves back to her mother’s house after fleeing her marriage. There are conditions in which she must go through to remain in the house. Her daughter Robin must attend Asham Sadies’s old stomping grounds. After being treated poorly by the moms, Sadie then becomes befriended by Julia. The most competitive mother at the school. With jealousy flying, Sadie slowly begins to learn more about Julia and the need to protect her daughter.

This book was a bit of a slow burn for me, but tolerable based on the strong character development. I enjoyed the multiple storylines and how they were woven together - with the common thread being the effect lies have on us.

Not a bad thriller, it had a lot of chilling moments and I was very intrigued to finish it. But I definitely went into this with high expectations.

Sadie and her daughter Robin have returned to her childhood home in the UK , after the death of her mother and her marriage falling apart. Robin is enrolled in her old private school to comply with her mother’s wishes in her will, if she fails to do so she loses her childhood home and the money that comes with it. Right away Robin doesn’t feel like she fits in, the parents of the school are competitive and bullies, they view Sadie and Robin as interlopers and when Robin begins to get better grades than the head mom Julia’s daughter it gets worse. With the stress of the school and the move Sadie decides to go back to work as a lawyer, she lands a scandalous high profile case a teacher who supposedly groomed a student. The story line was a slow burn and very character driven. In between each chapter we see a glimpse into the future as Sadie is frantically trying to find her daughter. As the tension grows we the readers can feel something is about to happen. The ending was a shock and had me saying what! I’m giving this book four stars!

The Lies You Told by Harriet Tyce is an intersting read. Distance from her husband causes Sadie and her daughter to move back to London following their split. Working toward getting her career back on track, Sadie is soon brought to terms with her past when her personal and professional lives collide.

Last year, I read and enjoyed Tyce's debut novel, Blood Orange, so I was quite excited to dive into her second book. Told from Sadie's point of view, the book opens in two timelines: a breathless future that intrigues as it helps pull the reader through the first part and the background, starting with Sadies' return to childhood home in London with her daughter, Robin. Sadie's husband has remained in America and Sadie must deal not only with the state of her marriage but also her own past as she placed her daughter in the same school that she was so unhappy in.

Alongside the constant social drama of the school -f rom the cliquey mom's groups to some grotesque hazing of her daughter, Sadie's also struggling to reclaim her own legal career and is thrust in as junior on a high profile case of sexual misconduct. Sadie makes some head-shaking choices, but remains sympathetic despite them.Needless, to say, there's a lot packed into these pages, which certainly keeps the pacing both quick and consistent throughout. The plot definitely has some unexpected turns (and there's some purposeful author manipulations here too!), but there are also some more obvious turns as well. Needless to say, it's a riveting read and certainly a strong sophomore novel. I am definitely curious to see what Tyce's third novel will be about!

An excellent addition to mommy-noir. A recommended purchase for collections where thrillers and domestic suspense are popular.

This was a fast, suspenseful read with multiple layers. There was an intriguing all girls school drama that led to a kidnapping. There was also a courtroom drama, a very controversial and ultimately heartbreaking case. I loved all the dimensions of these, which made me think. The twists kept on coming, to the very last paragraph.

Thanks Netgalley for a copy of THE LIES YOU TOLD by Harriet Tyce, for a honest review.
This book was a really quick read, it took many surprising turns especially the ending.

Harriet Tyce is honestly such a great writer, so I went into this galley with the utmost expectations of what I read with Blood Orange. Maybe it was me and just where my headspace was but I just couldn’t get into this book. I got to about 40% and couldn’t force myself through anymore.