WoW. . . . . . . My Mother's Lies by Diane Saxon was another excellent book from start to finish especially as it had great twists and turns throughout that will have you turning your pages over quickly to find out what happens next! WoW that was a roller coaster journey I loved it . . . . .
I just love the way Diane writes all her book, she will bring you into every story from the very beginning and you will enjoy every book she writes and this one was no different.

My Mother's Lies is a great book to read on you day off or coming holidays, an easy read

I highly recommend this book. Another 5 star read from Diane.

Big Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for my ARC.

A dark, thrilling ride that kept me on edge the entire time. The characters were complex, and the storyline was packed with shocking twists.

In My Mother's Lies by Diane Saxon, Anna’s mom drops a big secret while she's in the hospital: Anna might not actually be her real daughter. Shocked and confused, Anna starts digging into her family’s past, looking for the truth about where she came from. Along the way, she finds hidden secrets, lies, and even a scary crime that happened long ago. The deeper she looks, the more dangerous things feel, and she’s left wondering if she can trust her own mother.

This book is a thriller with lots of mystery and family drama. Diane Saxon’s story has exciting twists and turns that keep readers guessing as Anna tries to find out who she really is and if she’s safe in her own family.

I have read a few books by this author & she is fast becoming a favourite! This story was no exception, a great read!!!!

'My Mother's Lies' offered a fantastic reading experience with its fast pace and abundance of twists and turns, making it utterly unputdownable.

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for my ARC.

A great read
A story told over two timelines
Plenty of emotions in this book
But it will keep you turning the pages
Thanks NetGalley

I found this very interesting and it kept me on the edge of my seat. I really enjoyed the duel perspective of the past and the present and how they intertwined

I love all Diane Saxon’s books and this did not disappoint

Another brilliant gripping thriller that was fast paced and kept me turning the pages

Couldn’t put it down

Loved it

What a great story told in two timelines. Siobhon and her mother are very close. They've moved around quite a lot but always together. When mom has a fall and breaks a hip, she's given pain med which makes her loopy and she blurts out that she can't ever have children. That gets Siobhon curious about her father. And the possibility of other family. Twists are plentiful and the story is engrossing. It's really a thrilling family drama and very enjoyable.

What an intriguing read! Mixed thriller elements with a family drama, My Mother's Lies is a captivating story. This story is narrated by Grace, who was abandoned by her mother and has to fend for herself in the world, and Siobhan, whose mother lets it slip that she isn't her real mother while loopy from her meds.

This was my first story by Saxton, and I really enjoyed her writing style. It was enticing, and I was reading trying to figure out how these two POVs would come together. The characters were well developed, so much so that I was truly invested in what was happening. When everything came together, I was thoroughly impressed. This was SO GOOD!

Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

The book was so good I liked it and I really like the Dual timelines I was a little more invested in the mothers story The twists but a little predictable but over all good

What would you do if you found out your mother fell and got seriously injured? Siobhan becomes quickly worried when she is informed that her mother did just that. For a woman who has always been healthy and fit for her age. However, things start to escalate after mum starts to wake up. Siobhan’s mum begins making comments that don’t make any sense to Siobhan. Things such as her mum never had a daughter, and then her mum begins acting bizarre and nothing like the mum she’s always known. When questioned the healthcare professionals blamed it on the drugs. Siobhan can’t stop wondering though is any of it true, or the crazed talkings of an old woman on pain medication.


As Siobhan begins to investigate and look into her childhood and the things her mom was stating, she begins to unravel an intricate web of lies and find out who she really is. If you’re looking for a fast paced, action packed book with many elements of suspense and new things at every twist and turn then this is the book for you.

This is my first book by this author and the cover and the title is what drew me in. But the way the author writes kept me engaged from the first page till the very last. I highly recommend this book to anyone who’s looking for a good psych thriller, family drama.

This had so many twists it made me eat head spin - in a good way. When Siobhan’s mother Grace has a a fall and breaks her hip she discovers a web of lies from one little moment in her mother painful delirium - ‘Your not my daughter’. From here Siobhan discovers her mother’s secret past and the tale of deceit all comes to a crushing end and Siobhan’s true identity is revealed. I love this book and the lengths that Grace went to, to project Siobhan over the years.

I initially struggled to read this book because, during my first attempt, I was overwhelmed with emotion after spending many hours at my mother's hospital bedside in her final weeks. It felt too heavy at the time, so I put it aside and read a few other books before returning to it.

Once I picked it up again, I found it to be an excellent page-turner with plenty of twists and turns that were still easy to follow. The dual timeline, narrated by Grace and her daughter Siobhan, was well-executed and kept the story engaging.

The many twists kept me on my toes in the best way, and I was particularly moved by the lengths Grace went to in order to protect Siobhan.

I highly recommend this book.

This book is told with a past and present timeline. It moves at a very fast pace . With a strong theme of secrets and lies , it was addictive. Could not put it down. I really enjoyed Grace and James relationship.

Siobhan lives with her mother Grace. Grace has a fall and breaks a hip which turns out to be a complicated case. When she comes out of the anaesthetic she doesn’t recognise Siobhan and says she can’t be her daughter she cannot have children.

Obviously this worries her and cannot let the thought go that it wasn’t just the result of the anaesthetic and might be true, so she starts investigating her Mum and all sorts of secrets come out.

The book also tells Grace’s story from her viewpoint and how she gets to where she is.

I really enjoyed this book.

This book is an entertaining, fast reading thriller. Told between “years earlier” and “ present day”, the story revolves around Grace, a young woman, abandoned by her mother as a child, and pulling herself up as an adult. Grace is a hard worker , and gets a dream job working for a wealthy businessman. Her life is a lonely one, with only a homeless veteran as a friend.
“Present time” is the story of Grace, who now lives on a farm tending her animals, with her daughter Siobhan. When Grace falls and breaks her hip, requiring hospitalization, Siobhan hears her mother mumbling words in her unconscious state. She hears her mother mumble about being unable to have a child, which leads Siobhan to a DNA search of her parentage.

There are many twists to learn, as secrets begin to unfold!

I enjoyed this book, and give it a solid 4 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood books for the opportunity to read and review this book. The opinions are honest and truthful!

I really enjoyed how this was told in dual timelines one present day and one from the past. It had great reveals and twists to the plot and really kept me engrossed throughout.
I absolutely loved the character of James it was so nice to see how much he wanted to help Grace even tho he really struggled within himself.
This is my first book by Diane Saxon and I’m really intrigued to read more by her now.

Diane Saxon is the queen of the quick read psychological thrillers. What would you do if your mother told you she could never have children? Said while drowsy in the hospital, but it can’t be true surely? After taking a dna test, off we go into a great story with lots of twists and turns.

What a standout thriller! I loved the premise of this book and the author really delivered.bI knew someone was lying and I really enjoyed the journey this book took me on to find out who and why. This was a fast paced thriller that I read in one sitting because I really couldn't put it down. This was my favorite kind of page turner!