Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to read this prior to release! Loved it!! This was a fast paced, edge of your seat thriller with everything I needed to get me out of a slump! Can’t wait to read more from this author

1⭐️ Thank you to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for an advanced copy of Everyone Is Lying.

Alexandra has a wonderful life with her husband and their two children. She still has nightmares about her past and when she starts receiving threatening messages she knows that someone has found out about what happened all those years ago. She just needs to find out who it is.

This book was not well written, the story jumped all over the place, there were way too many characters to try to keep track of, and I just felt like the plot was very confusing. I could not connect with any of the characters and it was just a difficult book to read.

She seems to have the perfect life, but she’s been running from her past. Only now her past is catching up to her in a very threatening way. She doesn’t want to admit to her cop husband what she did before she met him, but can she really handle this herself?

I found this to be a quick, entertaining read. There were a few twists that I didn’t see coming, which I always enjoy. I will be keeping my eye out for more entertainment from this author.

2.75 ⭐

The Plot: The premise was promising and at times the story was quite interesting, but I didn’t really enjoy reading this book. It seemed like everything that happened could’ve been prevented and that thought was nagging me the entire time. Everything we do has consequences, whether it be good or bad, and it seems like nobody knew about this while they were striving for success and money. I will say that there were points of the story that surprised me, but most of the “surprises” I had already guessed or were explained. The story didn’t thrill me, chill me, or wow me. It’s more of a mystery novel than a thriller, but it isn't very mysterious. I wish it were so I could have liked it better! 😭

The Characters: The characters were all right. I liked how motherly and protective Alexandra was over her children, but she frustrated me sometimes with her back and forth of regretting being a part of the parties yet thinking it wasn’t so terribly bad because she didn’t do anything illegal and she got to get her degree. 🤦‍♀️ I’m not judging her because desperate times call for desperate measures, but like, girl. There are plenty of other students who work their butts off in school and work several crappy jobs to keep themselves afloat and still graduate and live the life they want without having to look over their shoulder. Her excuses fell flat for me. She confused me and I felt like she was on the fence about her past life. Everyone else was sketchy (except for Alexandra’s friends, I kinda liked them). I don’t think I liked any of the characters besides Alexandra’s kids, Clara, and maybe, maybe Gareth. 😅

The Writing: D. E. White is very good at what she does. Although I didn’t really like the story, her writing kept me engaged and the dialogue was realistic and readable, which helped me to press on and finish the book.

Overall Thoughts: I wish I could have liked it, but I didn’t. The lack of accountability and impulsiveness was incredible. I wanted to bang my head on the wall at how much of this could’ve been prevented if the love of money weren’t driving these characters to do things they wouldn’t have done otherwise. Money’s great and all, but it ain’t that great. 😅 Especially if it takes away your peace, puts you and your loved ones in danger, and destroys your future. Doesn’t seem worth it to me.

Content Warnings: murder, death, grief, some violence

Thank you to Storm Publishing for the complimentary digital arc in exchange for an honest review. All opinions and statements are my own.

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I felt like there were too many unnecessary details, overly detailing things that were not important to the story. Some were important, however, most seemed so far fetched.

I don’t know how a police officer and a cosmetics business could afford a luxury period townhouse. It is explained later on, however.

But who stays in the same place after witnessing a crime?! I would have been out of there in a flash for fear of needing to look over my back all of the time, wondering when and if they will come for me.

It was also too hard to get my mind around how Alexandra was the ONLY girl at Matthew’s special parties, that was not an escort.

There were only three twists I did not see coming whatsoever, so that was well worth sticking through to the end of the book. Even though I feel like so much was packed into the ending instead of spreading little hints here and there throughout and also character descriptions for the ones listed at the end were not as elaborate as the characters in the beginning. Continuity is important.

This is a great thriller crime-mystery, with lots of twists and turns and shocking revelations. It is very well written, and nails the creepy, tense atmosphere when needed. I was convinced the story was heading in one direction, and although I was shocked that it didn't, I did find the ending a little bit disappointing and not quite as jaw dropping as I thought it would be. It's also not quite as fast paced as I prefer (I almost want a book to give me whiplash!). This was still a gripping book, a proper page turner with a great plot. If you're a psychological thriller fan, this is definitely one for you.

Alexandra's quiet and well-established life is about to fall apart when secrets from the past come through her door. She has worked hard to forget her days as a wild party hostess and the things she had witnessed, however, those secrets are staring at her again and her life, her business and her family are in danger. Little did she know that everyone around her also had secrets and they were going to be as damaging as hers were. Everyone is Lying is entertaining and it has a lot of twists and turns that will make you guess till the end.
I thank the author, her publisher, and NetGalley for this ARC.

When she finds a perfectly folded origami bird on her kitchen table one morning, she knows someone from her past is after her. Only four people knew her nickname – Birdie – and one of them is dead.

Now she’s forced to confront the night that changed everything – when three girls died at an exclusive party, and Alexandra ran away with a secret that could destroy some of the most powerful men in the country. The little bird isn’t just a reminder – it’s a warning.

This was a great story. It kept me engaged and turning pages from the first page. Part of me wonders why I keep reading this genre, because they're all pretty predictable after you've read a hundred of them - but even when it's predictable, it still makes for an entertaining afternoon of reading! 4⭐

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

EVERYONE IS LYING - A bit of a slow start but the book became better reading. Interesting story lines but not suspenseful, with good characters and a twist. Source: Netgalley. 3.5*

Everyone Is Lying by D. E. White is fast-paced psychological thriller about a dark past that catches you in the most unexpected way and time.
I loved the concept and the story:
Story of money, power and politics!
Story of greed and never enough.
Story of innocence dragged to the dark side.
Story of hope and future chances.

Alexandra (Lexy) has worked hard to succeed and she did. She's happily married to Harlan, has two young children and a successful business.
Twenty years ago Lexy took an extra job as a Candy Girl to arrange and host exclusive parties. This was the way she paid for her studies and was able to save for her future.
Now she is called in for jury duty and she must face the dark secrets... 20 years ago she witnessed something that she should not have, she ran and kept a low profile but looks like her past caught up with her and all she carefully built can go in dust in split second.

Thank you to Storm Publishing and NetGalley for this copy!

This is the first book that I have read by this author and I must admit that I really enjoyed it. D.E.White has managed to build the tension throughout, making it difficult to put down. The story is written over two timelines but it flows well.
Alexandra and Harlan had a perfect life, they had a nice house in Brighton, two beautiful children that they adored, Alexandra had built up a successful aesthetics business and Harlan was a police officer.
Things hadn't always been so easy, twenty years ago, Alexandra, then know as Lexy and a few friends, known as The Candy Girls, worked at an exclusive club as party girls, looking beautiful, serving drinks and escorting. Lexy worked hard and saved hard to pay for her nursing degree and her mother's care. Everything was well............until it wasn't, it changed on one horrific night, a night that would haunt Alexandra, a night that must stay in the past, a night that she would never speak about, Lexy had learned to live with the secret, a secret that her policeman husband must never discover.
When a traumatised Alexander found an origami bird in her house she knew that her past had caught up with her, her life was in danger, Alexandra must protect her family but how? who could she turn to ? she was up against powerful people, people who would stop at nothing to achieve their goal.
This is a well written book although the end felt a bit rushed and I can't say that I really connected with any of the characters but overall a really enjoyable story with a great build up of suspense and a good ending.
Thank you Storm Publishing and Net Gallery for this ARC, my review is voluntary.

alexander has a life she worked hard for. harder than most considering what she was trying to move on from...escape from. because many years ago Alexander was witness to something terrible. and has kept her secrets close ever since. and finally with her husband and 2 children she feels settled. then a call to jury service, a face from the past and then someone leaving an origami bird on her doorstep means all that fear is back again. because someone knows. someone is watching and wanting to remind her of just who she was back then. are they making sure she keeps quiet. or have they another reason for wanting to dredge up the past. does she dare relive it all again? and what IS the right thing to do here?
i felt the tension building and building throughout. and that way a great thriller has you needing to know what was going to happen but almost worried for the character when you do.
it also had me second guessing so many things and people. not least people who weren't meant to be closest Alexander. and the added dread was also from the very real life feeling and fear of those in such high positions in life that they can do anything and get way with such horrible harm to almost anyone and get away with it. that can leave a such a sense of powerlessness.
this was a brilliant book and i enjoyed it immensely. at one point i was reading it in dark and had to keep reading and reading my own angst getting higher and higher my dark room only adding to the psychological enjoyment of it all.
and even then right at the end it still had some surprises for me.

A psychological thriller about a woman with a secret that eventually catches up with her.

Alexander has a happy marriage to Harlan, a nice house in Brighton, her own business and two much loved children. Things start to fall apart and her whole world is threatened when she begins to receive tiny origami birds - a reminder of a time when she was called Birdie and lived a very different life.

I thought this was a really good read. It was a clever story full of suspense which kept me on the edge of my seat. Plus I could not stop reading because I just had to know what was going to happen. Recommended.

The Little Bird is a gripping psychological thriller that hooks readers from the very first page and doesn't let go until the shocking finale. The story follows Alexandra, a woman who seems to have it all — a thriving business, a picture-perfect family, and a life built on a foundation of secrets. But when a carefully folded origami bird appears on her kitchen table, Alexandra's seemingly flawless world begins to unravel. Someone knows her darkest secret — a secret that traces back to a night of tragedy, power, and betrayal. Well written in parts and keeping interest throughout.

Twenty years ago Lexy and her friends paid their way through college by being party girls for a group of rich, hedonistic hoorays. That part of her life came to an end one night when two girls died. Now Alex has her own business, is married with two kids and life couldn't be better - until one day a coded message tells her that the past is going to catch up. Its a rattling good tale of how two women team up to take on the rich and powerful. Good, twisty plot, if not entirely credible its a good read.

Hang on to your seats this book is a wonderful ride. It kept me wanting to hurry back to it every chance I had. I will highly recommend it to all of my fellow readers. I loved it!

Alexandra is a successful business woman, married with two children and has been holding on to a secret that is coming back to haunt her.
Twenty years ago, Alexandra saw something she shouldn’t have and now she is receiving cryptic messages that may put her life and her family in danger. Can she trust her husband to support her after she reveals her past to him after all these years, or will he leave her to deal with this on her own?
This story was slow going till about 70% in, then it becomes very intriguing and I was glad I continued.
Stick with it, you won’t be disappointed!

Thank you to Storm publishing and Net Galley for the opportunity to review

When you fight with the bull, you get the horns. That last party was a doozie!

Lexy took an extra job as a Candy Girl while a student. While she was more of a party planner than a party girl, her position was lucrative enough to help her finish school and set up a successful business. Her marriage to a successful entreprenuer helped her to finish the transformation to Alexandra.

Now it is 20 plus years later and her past is coming back with a vengeance. Origami birds are being delivered to her and only a handful of people (most of them deceased to her knowledge) knew of her "Birdy" nickname. Not only that, her husband is acting weird -- what is he hiding?

I am only giving this one three stars for these reasons:
🌟Sorry, but Lexy built a life on ill-gotten gains. I am sympathetic to her attempts to keep her kids out of it, but dirty money is sticky.

🌟She is called in for jury duty and immediately placed on a jury trial. I know the UK has different procedures, but the pool seemed awfully small for such an important trial. I have sat in courtrooms for days in the US only to be dismissed from the jury pool for a murder trial.

🌟There were pacing issues. (view spoiler)

Thank you to Storm Publishing and NetGalley for a DRC in exchange for an honest review.

Great title! A really good story. Little mysteries all through for you to try and figure out. You will wonder who the good guys are. Will be reading more by this author!

I really enjoyed this fast paced psychological thriller. The past should be kept in the past, but it’s rearing its ugly face. This story is full of lies, but who’s telling the truth? Really enjoyed reading about the Candy girls and what they got up to back in their university days. Plus the present and how they got on with life after some shocking things happening. A thrilling 5 star read. Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a copy.