I really enjoyed The Lies I tell by Julie Clark. It was a face paced book about two women who are out to avenge the wrongs they've been given. I enjoyed the alternate POV's from Meg and Kat and all in all, enjoyed BOTH characters--usually there's one I will dislike more than the other, but not in this case. A great summer thriller! Can't wait to read whatever Julie Clark comes up with next!!

I am happy to say I absolutely LOVED this one!

I loved the authors The Last Flight that came out last year, so I was excited to see she had a new one coming out this year! I flew through this one and read through it in just over a day. The ending was absolutely perfect I loved it so much. This book has alternating POVs between the two main characters as well as some alternating timelines. It did a great job of keeping my attention, and I really enjoyed the two female main characters and their relationship.

If this isn’t on your TBR please add it! If you don’t want to take my word for it Goodreads has this rated as a 4.25 so very good chances you would enjoy this one as well!

I really loved this book and could not put it down. I really enjoyed the dual perspective and found both women to be very likeable characters. I liked getting the backstory of Meg because even though she is a con artist, I found myself rooting for her because of the reason she is the way she is. Kat was annoying at first, but I ended up liking her by the end. Julie Clark is officially an auto-buy author for me and I can't wait to read more by her!

I LOVED The Last Flight and was so excited to read this one. It was less of a thriller than The Last Flight and more psychological suspense.

I also love stories about cons and con artists - I find them fascinating - so I loved reading about this woman who deceived others. What was her motivation and how did she operate. Then having a journalist chasing after her was really fun too.

Definitely recommend this!

Well this was a refreshing take on the villain. A cat and mouse story about a woman who is a con artist, and an investigative journalist who is ready to take her down. Both know who the other is, and both are set to finish their games. But who will come out the looser and who will be the winner.

I loved that the characters were morally grey. That there was no big twist in the end. And still loved the end, because everyone got what they deserved.

Can't say more - because spoilers. But brilliant characters, and definitely made me a fan of the author,

This is a cool twist on the con. Enter into your world a woman who can be anyone, to anyone. She will slide into your life and you won't realize that your world has changed until she is gone and you probably lost everything. Another woman wants to take her down from ruining her own life. Once they meet and become close, everything changes and neither is sure where to go from there. This is a must read!

3.5 stars

Entertaining female con artist protagonist, Meg, changes her identity depending what city she lives in. Kat is on the trail to catch her in one of her cons. Both females grew on me as the book went on. It was all wrapped up a little too nicely which is why I gave 3 instead of 4 stars.

I would read another Julie Clark book.

Thank you to Net Galley for an advanced copy.

It's official ... I will read anything that Julie Clark writes! I read The Last Flight in 2020 and was blown away by her writing. The Lies I Tell was just as good. Ahhh! I'm going to be thinking about this one for awhile.

ALL THE STARS!!! I LOVED the MCs! This book was sooooo well written. I finished it in a day. That ending though, I was clapping! YESSSSS! I love me a character driven story.

I can not wait to see what's next from this author!

Huge thank you to Sourcebooks Landmark and Netgalley for this e-copy!

This was different than I thought it would be - in a good way! I really loved it and the relationship between the two characters. The ending was super satisfying too.

This is a novel about liars and con artists, and two women. Neither women has found a respite from the multitude of injustices lobbed at them for most of their adult lives. Kat, the journalist, is tired of the constant pressure and reminders from her mother that giving birth to Kat destroyed her career with the Washington Post, and, therefore, Kat must succeed as a journalist to make up for it. The other woman, Meg, is a con artist. She and her mother were the victims of a ruthless realtor who convinced her mother to put him on the deed of the inherited, valuable, family home, then evicted her and Meg when the mother was ill with cancer. That loss forced Meg to finish high school living in her car when her mother died after the swindle. Meg’s cons started small, exposing a predatory high school principal who preyed on underage girls. By the time she neared 30, her cons had grown past the million dollar point.

Kat crossed paths with Meg while working as a lowly fact checker for the L.A. Times, and thus began a decade of interaction that at times begged the question, who is the con artist? Kat, the undercover investigative reporter or Meg with her schemes? Or was the brutal realtor the con artist that society could not see since a cruel man is often simply labeled a crafty businessman? These are the questions that pop up in “The Lies I Tell” as the story unfolds, always begging the question who is telling the lies? I literally could not put down this book. Five stars.

In return for an honest review, I was provided an ARC by the publisher through NetGalley.

Utterly fantastic-I was drawn in from page 1. A terrific story of a con artist (turned chameleon)-changing her name, her job and any other pertinent information about herself in order to draw her targets into her circle of deceit believing they would come out the winners. Enter Kat, a reporter with her own issues looking for her big break by getting to the bottom of this story-only to be drawn in as well. Let it be said that not all con artists are bad as you will see but suffice it to say “revenge is a dish best served cold” and what goes around always comes back around. Great read!

3.5 stars. I liked the end but I was just kinda underwhelmed with most of the book. Nothing was every surprising or big. It was just pretty flat.

"The Lies I Tell" is a mystery/thriller that follows the perspectives of two women.
I really enjoyed getting both women's perspectives throughout this book. I particularly enjoy multiple points of view because I feel like as a reader, we get a better, more thorough picture of what is really going on.
I look forward to reading more from Julie Clark in the future!

The Lies I Tell has alternating viewpoints between Kat and Meg. Meg is a con artist. She has gone by different names trying to right wrongs done by other people (men). Kat was accidentaly caught up in the end part of one of Meg's schemes and is looking to take her down. She is a journalist (although she doesn't appear to do much writing) and wants to expose Meg for who she is. When she sees an opportunity, she befriends Meg.

However, it is quite hard to con a con artist. Meg doesn't know Kat or how she was ever involved in her life, but she does know that she's not quite what she seems. The two women lie to each other but still form a friendship (although clearly not one that is based on trust). In a game of cat and mouse, who will win?

This book kept me turning the pages, trying to figure out Meg's end game along with Kat. Will Kat expose Meg? And is justice worth it? Do the ends justify the means? These questions get explored and get you thinking. Overall, a very enjoyable book!

Suspenseful and page turning novel. Meg Williams and Kat Roberts are on a collision course but they don't know it. One is a grifter and con artist; the other is a reporter trying to expose her. Kat has waiting 10 years for Meg Willliams to surface again and now it's her turn to put her plan into action. A riverting tale.

This was such a great book and a fantastic example of the anti-heroine done really really well. I have always loved the conman stories and this one sucked me right in. The story is told from both the con artist and a journalist trying to get a big story. It was so fascinating to watch both stories evolve. I really enjoyed this one and highly recommend it.

The writing style of Julie Clark is so easy to follow. You feel like you are listening to a friend tell you a story that they have been meaning to tell you for weeks. These characters are very well developed and likeable.

Meg is know by several other names but has gotten in the habit of being sure to erase the ones she is not using at the time. Meg is a con artist and has become very good at the game she is playing. When Meg was growing up she lived with her grandparents and had a good life until she went back to live with her mom and her mom got conned by a great con artist. Is that where Meg learned all her antics?

Kat is determined to expose Meg at all costs. Meg pretty much exposed Kat years prior when she called in a tip on a big story she was working on. She has been waiting for Meg to come back for her to be able to expose her and now is her chance. Kat has to play it smart though and use all of her resources wisely.

Both of these ladies are very devious. I enjoyed the alternating story telling from both Kat and Meg's point of view. I think that it gave you more insight to what was going on. This story was pretty mush straight forward and no hidden things going on but it was a great story none the less. I am looking forward to the next story from Julie Clark and can't wait to see what she come up with next!

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book and all opinions are my own. Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for an advanced copy of this book, even though it took me forever to review it., (Sorry!)

This book was so fun! I read through this so quickly and I loved the “girl code” message. Loved the fast-paced nature of this book and found myself looking forward to reading about Meg the con artist the most. Some of the twists I saw coming but it was still a great read and would recommend.

There is a lot of hype surrounding Julie Clark but so far she has not been the author for me. That’s not to say her books aren’t good because they definitely have entertainment value, but so far I have not been blown away. I think between these two I liked The Last Flight better but that might be because I am FATIGUED with the con artist trope. I know a few reviews ago for Cover Story I was loving it but now I have had enough lol. I did think there was a neat twist on the con artist trope but I won’t say too much because who likes a spoiler? I do think this was entertaining and I liked the storyline but I found myself losing interest and ready to read the next book I had lined up.

I LOVED this book! It had me hooked from the beginning and I COULD NOT put it down! I became very invested in Meg and found myself rooting her on. The book is told from multiple POV's including Meg and Kat. Meg was on a mission to take down certain people who had wronged someone; meanwhile Kat is a reporter trying to get a break and have a BIG story. She starts investigating Meg. But what happens when they meet, can Kat outrun Meg's con artist ways. Can Meg stay ahead of Kat? Such a great story. The writing was awesome. I can't wait for more from Jule Clark. Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for an ARC copy.