Jessica is rich, confident, and carefree, Louise aspires to be like her so she keeps information away from Jessica that would cause Jessica to leave her. That one act of betrayal sets Jessica's life on a downward spiral that pushes Jessica to the brink. While Louise's life only seems to be getting better and more like the life Jessica used to have. Louise is not the only one keeping secrets, however. While the story is intriguing and unpredictable. There aren't really any characters to root for in this story. They are all selfish and act only in their own best interest. Also, the end is less than satisfying. Overall, the book was somewhat disappointing.

I loved this book, loved the characters and how I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. Suspenseful and exciting, definitely recommend!

Snaptastic! 😳😯

Well holy moly cannoli! I gotta say this was a very intriguing book. Louise is a photographer and gets pulled into the world of the elite and rich, befriended by Jessica eight years ago. Alexis was killed one night back then and now eight years later, Jessica's husband is dead. Louise walks back into her life, but what's going on? Why has she changed so much? While I enjoyed this book quite more than I thought I would, I did guess the ending ahead of time. Even with that, I still was shocked and impressed with this novel. That ending was still pretty damn good I have to say!

Thank you to @netgalley & the publisher #Canelo for allowing me this #ARC
Release date: January 12, 2022.

I give this 3.5 / 5 snowflakes! ❄️

The Eight Year Lie by J.M Hewitt is a colourful roller-coaster of a psychological thriller. The action begins in the glorious sunlight of Cannes, France, where Jessica is enjoying the privileged existence of a wealthy man’s daughter. Louise, a talented photographer who is trying to build her career, covets Jessica’s lifestyle and friends. The two women are drawn into an addictive, semi-erotic relationship which even Jessica’s lover Ben cannot disrupt. Their connection becomes even closer when they stumble together into the scene of a murder. During the next eight years both women form deep - and in Jessica’s case destructive - relationships with new men, but when the mysterious death of Jessica’s husband in their Suffolk cottage changes everything, the old connection between them regains its significance. I enjoyed the vibrancy of this novel, the range of characters and its short chapters, which are just right for a coffee break. At first I found the way the narrative leaps through time and space rather confusing, until I learned to relax and go with the flow.

The Eight Year Lie is a psychological thriller of two friends and the trials they go through as they are suspected of a murder. But not everyone is being honest, and everything is not as it appears. They both have their secrets about the past.

Eight years later Jessica's husband has died. The police believe one of the two friends are lying about the past while investigating the death of the husband. Louise, after keeping her distance, has come to help her friend. Now the two are together again.

The story is told between the two friend's point of view, with the past and the present alternating. Feelings of obsession, jealousy, hatred come to the surface, as the truths are slowly revealed.

Louise and Jessica meet and become friends when Louise starts working for Jessica’s father. Jessica is everything Louise wants to be rich, confident, a party animal and Louise wants nothing more than to be like Jessica.

As their friendship becomes deeper Louise and Jessica support each other through various issues. When Jessica’s boyfriend Ben moves away she desperately wants to go with him, he wants the same but neither seems to have the courage to tell one another. Then one night a murder takes place. Jessica and Louise were both placed at the crime scene with Jessica looking to be the guilty party.

Forced to flea the country with her lawyer Patrick Jessica settles down to a new life with Patrick who she soon finds herself married to and trapped in a marriage she’s not happy with. Louise on the other hand stayed in France and is settled down happily married with a child of her own.

8 years on Jessica’s husband Patrick is found dead the police say it’s to coincidental and all eyes are once again on Jessica but with the evidence leading down a different path to what everyone suspected where will this investigation lead and will Louise and Jessica reunite to get through another tragedy?

This book was told from Louise and Jessica’s point of view with alternating chapters from then and now. At times I found this book really hard to read, I lost the plot of the book at times and had no clue where I was or what was going on. There were also a few times where I considered putting the book down and giving up altogether but I’m glad I didn’t and I’m glad I kept going as I did enjoy the ending it was fast paced and exciting even if I did guess the ending.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for an advance readers copy in exchange for this review.

At times a fast paced thriller,other times it seemed to slow way down,overall a good read and did keep me reading as wanted to know the ending

Eight years ago, a girl I know died. I try not to think too much about that time, about the person I used to be when that tragedy happened. It hurts too much. Besides, it's so far in the past. Now, I have a beautiful home and a committed husband. I should be looking to the future. But my husband is found dead in the home we built together. The police seem convinced that I had something to do with it - it's always the wife, right? And it doesn't help that the police thought i had something to do with that girls death eight years ago. too.

Louise and Jessica become friends when Louise works for Jessica's father. Louise is a photographer who was helping Jessica's father with publicity for his hotel. Louise and Jessica quickly form a close bond. When an acquaintance is murdered, Jessica becomes a suspect.

The story is told from Louise and Jessica's perspectives and in the then and now format. They haven't had much contact over the last eight years. Things are not always what they seemed to be. We are slowly drip fed the truth surrounding the main characters.

I would like to thank #NetGalley #Canelo and the author #JMHewitt for my ARC of #TheEightYearLie in exchange for an honest review.

The Eight Year Lie was a very easy read with an great plot line and intriguing characters. It was a very interesting look at how the other half live and reminds you that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. All the money in the world will still not necessarily make you happy.

Really enjoyed this domestic thriller. A great cast of characters. This one hooked me early on and I just could not put it down! So many great twists and turns.
Highly recommend
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book

I’d like to thank Canelo and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘The Eight Year Lie’ written by J M Hewitt in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

Louise is a photographer and is in France on her way to a photographic job at a party with her friend Jessica. A crime is committed and Jessica is suspected but is released thanks to her lawyer, Patrick, who she later marries. Eight years further on Patrick himself is found dead and if the police learn of Jessica’s former history they’re bound to suspect her of being involved.

I started reading ‘The Eight Year Lie’ full of expectations of an exciting thriller but unfortunately I found it hard to get involved as the story was extremely slow and tedious, the characters totally unlikeable and the whole setup unbelievable. It’s not often I instantly dislike a novel but within a few chapters I realised I had no interest in reading more and despite jumping a few chapters I pretty much gave up. I’m so sorry as I can guess the amount of work that goes into writing a novel, but I couldn’t stir up enough interest to read any more. I’ve read other novels by this author that I’ve enjoyed so I’m hoping this is a one-off and I’ll like the next one.

Slow, slow, SLOW. A bit confusing in places. Too much to keep track of. Unbelievable. And did I mention it's slow?

I found this book very slow and confusing, and I didnt like any of the characters. This wasnt one of the better books that I have read recently. Sorry, its not for me

Told from the point of view of two friends, in the past and present time , the 2 young women have been through a lot together , though have had minimal contact in the last 8 years. Both are now married , one living in the Uk and one in France where they met. Jessica is the daughter of a rich hotel owner, has a circle of friends round her and has been living a wild existence, drinking, taking drugs and getting into problems. Her father bails her out regularly.
Louise is a photographer starting on her career who has been involved with publicity for Jessica's father's hotel. She meets Jessica and they become friends. Louise is living in an awful apartment and is glad to take up with Jessica and her friends. A summer follows when Louise develops a close relationship with Jessica, to the point almost of obsession. Then an acquaintance is found murdered . Jessica is a suspect .
I found the plot interesting though the changing perspectives and time periods sometimes made it difficult to follow the proceedings at times. Descriptions of some characters are shallow in places and I did not find the relationship of Jessica and her husband believable, The crimes were OK, though stretched the realms of possibility in places for me. As the story went on, the truth about both the main characters is gradually revealed and the feelings about one of the characters become unnerving and you realize that things are not or have not been what they seem
Thank you to Net Galley for the read in exchange for an honest review .

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The Eight Year Lie
by J.M. Hewitt

Thanks to NetGalley for the Advance copy to review for my HONEST opinion. Well, The Eight Year Lie was slow, very slow. It became difficult for me personally to finish. I disliked all of the characters. Will I remember this book next month? no,...next week no... Did I finish it,? YES.

I felt somewhat conflicted on the conclusion of this novel. At times it was fast paced and I really got into it, at others it seemed to drag and felt like it was from another author altogether! A good read overall.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Eight Year Lie. The story is told from two POVs (Jessica's in the present and Louise's in the past). Eight years ago, Louise, Jessica, Marco, and Ben were a close-knit group of friends enjoying the lavish lifestyle in Cannes, France. Eight years later, their lives have drastically changed, and it can all go back to one specific night, the night that one of Cannes' most popular stars was murdered. I thought that the jumping between the past and present added to the telling of the story. While there weren't too many twists that I didn't expect, I still couldn't put the book down. I'd definitely recommend The Eight Year Lie.

Slow burner that gripped me at times but other times not so much. Story dragged out the conclusions far to much and most of the characters were unlikeable.
Overall though its an ok read and I would give the next offering a chance. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to review it.

Rapidly Moving Suspense…
The past comes back to haunt along with its secrets and lies in this rapidly moving, cleverly crafted psychological suspense. An immersive storyline laced with twists and turns aplenty and a credible cast make this a hard to put down read until the very final denouement. A gripping, edge of seat read.

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

I loved this one. Very fast paced, had me turning pages as I tore through it – I had to see how it would end. The characters were well rounded and the narrative felt believable. Gave me chills. Solid five