My thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Everyone Is Lying’ written by Holly Down in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

Jen Vincent wakes up after being in a coma following an accident where her car leaves the road and hits a tree. She’s being cared for at home by her sister Rachel and male nurse Bryce as they believe her recovery will be quicker if she’s in familiar surrounds. Jen can’t remember the accident, her friends and family, or the people caring for her, but she has vague memories of a husband and daughter although Rachel tells her it’s in her imagination and they don’t exist.

‘Everyone Is Lying’ is a psychological thriller of lies and deception with the story told by Jan who believes she’s not being told the truth but doesn’t know why they should lie to her. The plot is well thought-out with realistic characters and plenty of suspense and twists and turns, but although the plot was building up to what I thought was going to be a thrilling ending, it didn’t really blow me away apart from the twist in the final pages. It’s nevertheless been an intriguing and well-written story that’s kept me absorbed from beginning to end and is a novel I can recommend.

Wow! What a page turner! Such a thrilling adventure! Can’t wait to read more by this author!! This book kept me captivated from the first page.

This book had me feeling as clueless and trapped as Jen and I absolutely loved it.

I found myself, when I had the time to sit and read, flying through the pages as the writing was just immaculate and clearly made for thriller books. I also found the characters to be intriguing and full of their own mysteries which was fun to read about.

The plot/starting elements of this novel, while not unique to this genre was done in a way that had me feeling as though it was. it was gripping and had my head absolutely going round in circles at times trying to figure out what was going on and who was who alongside who is lying. I had a million different theories going through my mind at one point, which is something I do crave for within a thriller book..

This book however, while I did enjoy it, just lacked that true thriller element. I felt as though I was in the unknown yes, but I wasn't ever on edge as I knew it would all be revealed and what I had expected to happen, did. The ending did then add a little bit more thrill to the novel but I just wished we had a bit more of that energy throughout. Especially due to the situation our character was in. I just think something was missing.

With that said, I did still enjoy this book and could totally see this being someone else's 5 star novel. It had many differing characters, a great basis and an overall, unique and interesting foundation to the story.

An absolute thrilling read , full of surprises and twists. I was guessing right up until the last chapter and the ending!! This is brilliant, I thoroughly enjoyed the book.

I loved this book. I did not see the twists coming and the ending c0mpletely surprised me. It was a bingeable read for me. I thought I knew what would happen, but absolutely did not and at a few times I blurted out the word wow due to the shocks.

Enjoyable and Unputdownable!

Oh, how I love when a book grips me from the very first page and never lets go and that is exactly what happened with Everyone Is Lying. This story is told almost entirely from the POV of Jen, who is our main character who is suffering from amnesia. I liked that as the reader, we were only allowed to know as much as Jen knew and that any revelations were told to us as Jen learned them. This helped to increase the tension and build suspense throughout the book as I, along with Jen, questioned everything and everyone. While the story got a teeny tiny bit over the top at times, it was still very enjoyable and exactly the type of suspenseful escape I needed. I tore through this in two days. I did not want to put it down. 5 stars for a fun mystery ride with some good twists and a satisfying ending!

With thanks to NetGalley, Bookouture Publishing and Holly Down for the opportunity to read this fantastic book before its release.

Oo oo oo I was racing to read this. And when I started I was jumpy and angst ridden needing to keep going and going!
A stellar thriller. And this really did show you what a THRILL in thriller books can be. Bravo.
I was trying to figure out and out clever the twists ha
But I didn't. Which was even better.
Poor Jen though. I was just imaging being in thar bed. Waking up and soon knowing things were very very off. But what do you do from your bed when everyone is lying. Ans where are the people meant to love her!?
Read this.

Oh my! This book started on the first page and did not stop until the last sentence! 😳 The twist and turns were abundant, and I absolutely couldn’t put it down! Jen has been in a coma for 6 months, and when she wakes up she has no memories. But the information that the people, who supposedly love her, provide her just doesn’t seem to fit. The more Jen finds out, the more crazy it all seems. And I never saw the ending coming! Fantastic!!! 5 ⭐️

Gripping from the very first page, Everyone is Lying by Holly Down had me flipping through the pages to get to the end. Poor Jen was in a horrific car crash and has lost her memory. Her sister Rachel and her caregiver Bryce are taking care of her but she has reasons to believe they are all lying to her. I wasn’t sure where this was going and found it hard to put down. I didn’t see the end coming and loved how it ended. It’s a doozy that’s for sure!!!! Very cleverly executed! Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this advance copy in exchange for my honest review. Looking forward to Holly’s next thriller.

Who is the unreliable one? Jen, who narrates or Rachel her sister who insists that Jen was not, as she believes ever married or had a child. Jen's just woken up from a coma and Rachel, along with Bryce the nurse, are controlling everything. But there are weird things-like being locked in a house and not in a hospital. It's a zippy thriller that has a few surprises. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. No spoilers from me.

I don’t even know where to begin!! You know when you read a thriller and you figure out the ending early on…this is not that book. Our narrator was in an accident and has no memory of her past and the way it was written put you in her shoes. I was uncomfortable not knowing who to believe just like Jen. I wanted to know who was believable and who was not. It made me want to keep reading to find the answers and I did. I gobbled it up in one day and was left very satisfied!

A great read! I love amnesia thrillers and this one definitely delivered the twists!

When Jen wakes from a coma after a car accident, her first thought is for the safety of her husband and baby, but a woman claiming to be Jen's sister, Rachel, gently tells her that she's not married and doesn't have a child. Jen has no choice but to believe Rachel, but something feels off; actually, everything feels off. As Jen begins to regain her physical strength and recovers some of her memories, she realises that she can't believe anyone. They all claim to have her best interests at heart, but why are they all lying to her?

There were some really clever twists, plenty of red herrings and well written characters who were morally grey, to say the least! I flew through this book, hooked from the very beginning and needing to know the truth, almost as much as Jen!

5 ⭐️ Thanks to Netgalley, Holly Down and Bookouture, for an ARC in return for an honest review.

Read this book in a couple of days whilst and holiday and the storyline was intense and kept me guessing up to the very end, fantastic and thrilling

This book starts with a woman waking up in bed, completely confused. She doesn’t know where she is, or even her own name. She can barely move. She’s hooked up to tubes and needles, but she can tell she’s not in a hospital room. Then a woman walks in…her sister, Rachel.

Jen was in a bad car accident and has been in a coma for six months. Rachel has been taking care of her, along with a nurse named Bryce, and they promise that a neurologist is also on the case. Jen feels like something is wrong, though. She remembers a husband and a child. She doesn’t remember their names or what they look like, but she can’t shake the feeling that she’s married - but Rachel insists she’s never been married or had a child.

As the days go on, Jen starts remembering bits and pieces of things, and she also starts to mistrust Rachel. Why isn’t she in a hospital? Why does she feel like she’s a mother? Why does Rachel lock her in the house when she leaves? When she ventures outside and meets her neighbor Cathy, things become even more confusing, soon leaving her not knowing who to trust.

This story is entertaining, but I felt like something was lacking. It was pretty similar to some other thrillers I’ve read, and while the ending was good, the whole book left me with a feeling like “is that it?”. I’ve seen some great reviews for this book, but to me, it was a bit dry. Still, I recommend it as a very quick popcorn thriller. 3.5 stars.

(Thank you to Bookouture, Holly Down and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my review. This book is slated to be released on February 26, 2025.)

This was a super quick read and I read it in two days! Very suspenseful and I could not wait to see what would happen. This is my first book by this author, but will not be the last!

Well, this was a slow burn…but the last 3 chapters came with a bang! Definitely a very twisty psychological thriller meant to confuse the reader along the way. I couldn’t understand some of the stuff Jen, the MC, believed; but then she had amnesia after a traumatic event happening 6 months prior, so I didn’t question it. And then, Bryce was her “nurse”, who we later come to find out Jen was having an affair with before the accident. Rachel, Jen’s sister, kept telling her creepy lies and no wonder Jen had no clue what was happening in her head and in her life, after coming back from 6 month coma. But then, the plot starts to heat up and a plan of revenge is hatched! One of the characters knows how to play the long game and puts the “hammer down” with a huge plot twist making the long game all worthwhile! Great ending I did not see coming! Thanks to Bookouture and Net Galley for this ARC and my independent and honest review.

I LOVED this book. I was looking for a good mystery/thriller going into it and boy did I get it! It kept me guessing at the end of every chapter and I found it so hard to stop. The twists were amazing and I didn’t notice any large plot holes. I think the author did a fantastic job at tying all the loose ends. I will recommend this to everyone, I loved it so much!

a 5 star read, for sure
It was gripping. Almost all chapters were a cliffhanger so I just couldn't put it down especially at the end. The way it ends is perfect.

I can hear a door slamming, and the low hum of distant traffic. I struggle to open my eyes, and the panic sets in. I have no memory of who I am, why I’m here, where all this pain is coming from. Then the door cracks open, a face lighting up in surprise. ‘You’re awake!’ She looks pleased to see me, but all I can think is: I don’t know you. She tells me I’m her sister – that there was an accident and I’ve been in a coma. But as she skilfully evades my questions, I know something is wrong.

Because when I ask her about my husband and baby, she gently tells me they never existed. I know she’s lying. As she leaves the room and the lock clicks behind her, my heart starts to pound. And as the days pass stuck in this room, I start to discover unsettling details I hadn’t noticed before. Photographs that don’t seem to fit their frames. The anonymous note buried deep in a bunch of flowers I feel sure I was never meant to find – with just two words on it: I’m sorry.

Enjoyable read. I think I've read a few similar to this one recently. This was good while I was reading it, but I think it's one I'll forget about pretty quickly. Nothing bad about it, but nothing that stands out for me, either. 3.5⭐

I received an advanced complimentary digital copy of this book from Netgalley. Opinions expressed are my own.

This book was so good!! Sucked you in from page one, so any twists you didn’t see coming! Definitely recommend and buying a copy asap!