In 1999, Scarlett Russo and her best friend Pepper were involved in a car accident that killed two classmates, leading them to lie to the police and subsequently lose contact when Pepper left town. Twenty-two years later, Scarlett’s quiet life is upended when Pepper’s daughter, Zoey, arrives with news of Pepper’s death and a cryptic letter hinting at past secrets. Zoey, an aspiring journalist, seeks answers about her mother’s history and the true events of that tragic night, threatening to expose the secrets Scarlett has long kept hidden.

A solid 3 star. Many of the twists were predictable. It is a book with a limited character list, which allows for easy guesswork of who did what.

The characters are unlikable which means some great drama and very messy situations, but it makes it tough to empathize with the characters.

I listened to this on audiobook. Hillary Huber was a fantastic narrator and did a great job of distinguishing between the different voices and characters. I will look for other audiobooks that she has done.

Thank you to HighBridge Audio, Jaime Lynn Hendricks, and NetGalley for this audio-ARC!

A Lovely Lie is a thriller with a sprinkle of Real House Wife’s energy sprinkled in. I loved every minute of this book and the ending was everything I wanted. Give me high school jealously, drama, and secrets, and I’ll eat it up. Add in those secrets staying secret for more than 20 years, a women marrying her high school best friend’s boyfriend.. knowing your ex best friend is the love of his life? I couldn’t get enough! If you’re a Bravo girly and a thriller girl, I don’t know how you couldn’t love this book!!

The narration of this book was done by Hillary Huber, who did a brilliant job!! She was perfect for this book. I loved every minute and flew through this audio book.

Thank you to NetGalley and HighBridge Audio for the audio-arc of A Lovely Lie!

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Wow a fast pacing fantastic mystery that will not let you put it down. It so so good. You will continue to turn the pages to know what happens next. Lots of great characters, twist, turns, lies, & justice. I really enjoyed it!!
Thank you NetGalley!

I chose this audiobook because of Hillary Huber, she was as amazing and easy to listen to as always! The storyline was entertaining and I loved reading all the POVS of these imperfect characters. Fun read, highly recommend- especially the audiobook!

The entire cast is SO messy and I lived for it! I love thrillers centered on deliciously unlikable characters and if you're the same way I expect you'll enjoy this.

Premise - the head cheerleader (Pepper) and her flunky (Scarlet) are harboring a secret around the death (via car crash) of two of their senior year classmates. Twenty-two years later, Scarlet is not-so-happily married to Pepper's ex-boyfriend when a younger version of Pepper shows up on their doorstep: it's Pepper's secret child... who just might be Scarlet's husband's daughter? When I say messy!

This thriller has it all - obsession, affairs, betrayal, manipulation, murder, personality disorders, people checking in and out of the afterlife like it's Ibiza... if you want telenovela drama in literary form, set in an accessible American context, look no further.

I'll definitely keep my eye out for more from this author!

Thanks, NetGalley and Scarlet, for the gifted ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you so much to High Bridge Audio for the ALC!

Hillary Huber is a favorite narrator of mine and she absolutely nailed this audio and was so easy to listen to!

I saw quite a few 5 star reviews for this one and when I read the synopsis I knew it would be for me! Why have I waited this long to read a Jaime Lynn Hendricks book?? I finished this one and instantly went and added her whole back list to my TBR!

I quite literally could not put this down! The format made it so absolutely bingeable and she threw in surprises left and right that will have your jaw hitting the floor!

There are alternating perspectives, short chapters, scripts from interviews in the past mixed in, etc. etc.

I really had no idea where this story was going to take me, but the ride was FUN! I will be recommending this as a "read in one sitting" thriller for years to come!

My recommendation is to skip the synopsis and go in with as little information as possible! You won't want to miss out on this one!

This will be available on May 28th!