Thank you Penguin Random House Canada and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. IYKYK, my reviews are ALWAYS honest.

BEEP BEEP! HONDA CIVIC RELIABLE READ COMIN THRU!

Writing: unique | Plot: straight-forward | Ending: my fave part

SYNOPSIS

Stanhope is supposed to be a safe place, but the disappearance of 9-year-old Avery reveals a dark side to the close-knit community.

MY OPINION

This is my second from Shari Lapena; I dubbed Someone We Know a Honda Civic Reliable as well. This book deploys the same fragmented and minimalist prose as Someone We Know, which I quite enjoy compared to long-winding similes. It's an easy read to buss out on a sunny afternoon while you work on your tan—don't forget your sunscreen though. Skin cancer and sun spots ain't cute bookstahoes! Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.

Anyways, the plot isn't anything original but I like that it was straight-forward and didn't try to do TOO much. I mean, it does kind do a lot around the 65% mark, but I felt the whackadoodle behaviour was explained well enough. If you're looking for character development or world-building, keep on looking 😂 It's as MIA as my father's love. Bloop.

Lapena's storytelling is as sparse as her prose. If you like to be told the eye/hair colour and smell of a character's farts, good luck. You'll have to use your imagination on this one. There is a 'police procedural' element here, but the finer details (or even the basic ones let's be honest) are left out. This is all about the characters' actions and the unfolding secrets. It's really a 'all plots, no thoughts' vibe but... in a good way? Idk I'm explaining this as poorly as a Stacy Willingham simile. (Sorry for the driveby Stace)

In my unhinged opinny, the strongest part of the book was from 65% onward. I wasn't expecting it to go that direction, but I'm glad I did. Tbh had me feeling a lil uneasy. No spoilers but it will remind you of a very popular thriller.

All in all, this is your standard popcorn 'suspense.' It won't be one for the record books, but it didn't irk tf outta me which is always a good sign. It's like the Switzerland of suspense books 😂

PROS AND CONS

Pros: simple prose, straight-forward but entertaining plot, solid ending

Cons: barebones storytelling, no character development, limited character backstories

A page turner from the first chapter. A riveting physiological thriller that really kept me guessing, it could have been any one of the cast of characters and then the twist - wow. The ending was In a way satisfying and unsatisfying, but in a good way.
Thank you to Penguin Random House Canada, DoubledsyCanada and NetGalley for the advanced copy.

An interesting domestic noir suspense that I can see being a big hit with book clubs.
Thanks for the opportunity to read and review!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this read. I’ve been a fan of Shari Lapena since The Couple Next Door, so I was thrilled to be able to read her newest mystery and I’ll say it didn’t not disappoint. Imagine your child goes missing, everyone becomes a suspect; and suddenly things that everyone thought they new is completely turned upside down. Quickly we learn of the Wooler family, their daughter Avery has gone missing. Pure worry, the entir neighbour hood is turned upside down. Who took this girl? Secrets come out, fingers get pointed and families fall apart. It’s a book that easily could go a few different ways, each person with different reason why they would want to take Avery; but maybe not all is what it seems? Maybe evil is closer to home. I enjoyed this book, I quickly devoured it and couldn’t put it down. If you’ve read Shari’s others books, you’ll definitely enjoy this one. One little criticism is maybe there are too many suspects, too many characters. It’s as if she was trying to get you to purposefully look left even though you knew something was going on towards the right. Almost forced. Other than that it was a quick, suspenseful read that fans of Shari will love.

I read this book within an afternoon/evening. It was very hard to put down and when I had to I was thinking of the book and what could possibly happen next in this edge of your seat mystery.

With the amount of characters Shari focuses on in the book each one is as relevant to the next. With surprises coming at you left and right you are left wondering what is actually going to happen.

That being said the ending did feel a bit rushed and I would love to have read another chapter or even an epilogue of six months later the result of the events that happened.

This book comes out at the end of July and I hope you add it to your TBR list immediately!

Shari Lapena does 👏🏼 it 👏🏼 again👏🏼. I’ve been waiting for this one since it was announced and it did not disappoint. This was such a good read that instantly had me hooked.

What you get:
- Short chapters
- fast paced
- everyone’s a suspect (and everyone has a secret)
- excellent twists
- THE ENDING (very amusing)

What else do you need? Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for this eARC!

Another great quick read by Shari Lapena. I am a fan of many of her books. I found the ending a bit abrupt but overall I enjoyed following all the characters and you can’t go wrong with a little neighbourhood he said she said. I would rate this a 3.75 stars.

Everyone Here is Lying is aptly named, as you have no idea who is telling the truth and what secrets they are holding. Nine year old Avery has gone missing after leaving school, and having an interaction with her dad. At first her dad, William, is a suspect, then others in the neighbourhood become suspects. Lies spiral out of control, and everyone starts to wonder who they can trust in their neighbourhood.

I don't know if anyone in this book was a "likeable" character, but it did not hinder my enjoyment at all. Lapena writes an intriguing thriller, where we are left trying to figure out what is going on, who is telling the truth and who did what. She is the queen of misdirection and led us down one path, only to prove it wrong and lead us another direction. I was constantly second (and third) guessing myself and what I knew throughout.

This was a quick read, and I found it hard to put it down. I found myself saying "just one more chapter" multiple times, as I could not wait to see what twists and turns were happening. The drama made for a great read that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Overall, this was an excellent domestic thriller by Lapena. Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for a copy of this book. All opinions are 100% mine.

An enjoyable book by the queen of rime Shari lapels. This clever who dunnit let me guessing right to the end

Shari Lapena has written a really quick paced enjoyable book, filled with flawed but somewhat realistic characters. The title is completely accurate as there is no character in this book that can be trusted. Great family dynamics even the awful ones. Avery is a 9 year old sociopath with ADHD, didn’t love the portrayal of ADHD it was pretty extreme. Didn’t love how the 1 Autistic boy living in the street was portrayed, he was described as odd and weird and some neighbours jumped to the conclusion that he was the criminal of the book. As a mom of 3 wonderful kiddos with autism this broke my heart a little. Lots of thrills with a twisted ending. Besides a few parts I didn’t like this was a pretty decent read.
If you’re a fan of her other books I am sure you will love this one.
3.5/5

I am so disappointed that I was unable to access this title as it is not available in a Kindle format. I absolutely love Shari Lapena's writing, and am certain that this latest, much anticipated read would not disappoint. If the publisher makes this file available for Kindle viewing in the future, please consider my request still very much pending, thank you!

I had a very difficult time reading this book on the NetGalley shelf app. I was unable to finish it fir a review.

This was such a twisty, fun read! It's my first by Shari Lapena, and it makes me want to seek out her backlist.

I was drawn in immediately, and I loved how reading different scenes from different characters' point of view only made me LESS sure of who was trustworthy and how it would all unfold.

I have to admit my initial thought when I got to the end was, "What?! It can't stop THERE!" But the more I think about it, the more I like that ending.

I'll be recommending this one widely. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read the eARC in advance of publication.

This was an extremely highly anticipated book for me so I went in with really high hopes! Shari Lapena is one of my favourite authors and I’m happy to say, this is one of her best books yet!!

A twisty neighbourhood thriller that I binged in less than 24 hours. A missing child in a safe quiet neighbourhood makes everyone point fingers at the people they thought they could trust. When I say twisty.. I mean TWISTY. No one is who they seem and it’s hard to decide who you’re rooting for! The setting and characters felt like you were in the story and I had SO many theories. The ending was everything, twisted, creepy and tied it all together with a shocking twist. Shari, you’re a star, I’m obsessed with you and I know I’ll be recommending this book for years!

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐈𝐟…
✨You loved Then She Was Gone or All Good People Here
✨You like neighbourhood thrillers
✨You like short chapters

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🚨Pub Date: July 25th, 2023
🫶🏻Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for the ARC!

5⭐️

Well this was a trip.

I was into this right from the beginning and it was hard to put down.

The story follows several characters and families that live on the same street as the police try and sort out what has happened to a missing child.

Shari was able to bring in more and more characters to the story seamlessly and it keep the pace of the story up at the same time. This is such a well executed thriller.

Highly recommend. I will be going back to read more of her books.

Sooo good! Shari Lapena does it again with another twisty, keep you in suspense novel. Shari Lapena is a great author and this novel is another hit.

This fast paced read explores a street full of secrets that are brought to light after a girl goes missing. Everyone has dark secrets that het exposed and has everyone second guessing just what they know...

There are many twists in the book that keep you guessing. The chapters are an e joable length and the story keeps you turning pages!

Highly recommend this read.

Thank you to Shari Lapena, the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in return for an honest review

Even before 9 year old Avery Wooler is declared missing, there are many secrets along Connaught Street, in safe, suburban Stanhope. Is everyone here telling the truth? Or are they lying?

I was so excited to receive this galley of Lapena's new book that I couldn't help but read it right away! Like my favourites of Lapena's work, this thriller focuses on a family and their neighbourhood, revealing bit by bit just how much lies under the picture perfect surface. We are thrown right into the complex dynamic of the Wooler family, making this book compulsively readable from the first chapter. The character development is lighter in this one than in Lapena's previous books, but the plot is so fast-paced that I found this worked to keep things moving.

I must say, I found the inclusion of neurodivergent children in the book a bit unnecessary, especially with the parents of said children spending a lot of time emphasizing how “difficult” they were. Including and naming these children's diagnoses could have been excluded and it would have not made a difference to the plot, and would not have reinforced how “challenging” and “frustrating” neurodivergent children are.

I appreciate that Lapena's books deal with twisted relationships and unsettling characters while keeping the on-page violence to a minimum, which can be hard to stomach in more intense thrillers without knowing what will happen next. The twist in this one really worked for me, and while the ending was a bit rushed, it still left me satisfied. This is a great read in one sitting, race to the finish read.

Great mystery where all the characters have secrets. Lapena often makes unlikeable characters and most of them would fit that category. I found the jealous husband's thoughts too extreme. I could see him wanting revenge but not planning his wife's murder. I liked the conniving missing Avery. She reminded me a little of the little girl in The Push by Ashley Audrain. Dangerous little children seems to be trending in books right now. (I just finished reading Everything She Feared by Rick Mofina.) I loved the ending. Avery was quick thinking but she really misspoke, and probably couldn't talk her way out of the situation. The thinking of the "kidnapper/conspirator" is a little unclear. I'm not sure what she would have gained by killing Avery.

I was so excited and so grateful to have received Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena. Lapena is one of my favorite Canadian gems and I am beyond excited to have received her latest book from Penguin Random House Canada.

Avery Wooler is a 9 year old girl who is a bit of a troublemaker. She has been struggling at school and at home and on this particular day she is kicked out of after school choir and she chooses to walk home alone without letting anyone know. Instead of coming home to an empty house, she is met by her father who has recently had an affair that ended. He is not in a good place. Avery coming home early is the cherry on top of his not so great day and he loses his temper in an awful way. Several hours later, Avery is missing and the whole town is looking for her. Did her father make the biggest mistake of his life? Did she run away? Was she kidnapped? Read this one to find out!

Lapena always writes twisty and unpredictable books. She sends her books in so many different directions that I can never fully suspect how it will end. I love her typically short chapters and nail biting finales. I also have grown to love the more open ended endings. I think this makes her story writing unique and different then other authors who write in similar styles. I really enjoyed this book as much as I have enjoyed the rest. If you love a good past paced thriller with short chapters and many twisting turns- you will love this one. This one comes out July 20th!

Thanks again to Penguin Random House Canada, Netgalley and Shari Lapena for this awesome read!

Was so excited to get this book in my hands as I am a huge fan of this author. Once again the author has written a captivating psychological thriller that I could not put down. I was hooked within the first chapter and devoured it in 2 days. The title says it all Everyone here is lying in this cute idyllic neighborhood and lives will get turned upside down everywhere. Everyone will question everything. I’m not sure what to think of the young female lead, although disturbed comes to mind.

I voluntarily received a free copy from NetGalley and all opinions are my own

I would recommend this book to my family, friends and book clubs