The Lie

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I know your name s not really Jane HughesJane Hughes has a loving partner, a job in an animal sanctuary and a tiny cottage in rural Wales She s happier than she s ever been but her life is a lie Jane Hughes does not really exist.Five years earlier Jane and her then best friends went on holiday but what should have been the trip of a lifetime rapidly descended into a nightmare that claimed the lives of two of the women.Jane has tried to put her past behind her but someone knows the truth about what happened Someone who won t stop until they ve destroyed Jane and everything she loves. Read The Lie – kino-fada.fr Jane has a contented life or so it appears to the outside world She has the job of her dreams working with animals in a rescue center She lives in a cottage Wales and she has met a man she really likes.Her boyfriend has a daughter from a previous relationship and Jane gets on well with his little girl.What could possibly happen to threaten Jane s happy and contented life Lies have a way of catching up when we least expect it and Jane s entire life is based on a lie Jane was once known as Jane has a contented life or so it appears to the outside world She has the job of her dreams working with animals in a rescue center She lives in a cottage Wales and she has met a man she really likes.Her boyfriend has a daughter from a previous relationship and Jane gets on well with his little girl.What could possibly happen to threaten Jane s happy and contented life Lies have a way of catching up when we least expect it and Jane s entire life is based on a lie Jane was once known as Emily but someone out there knows her secret.Five years ago Emily was persuaded to go on a holiday with three of her friends to Ekanta Yatra a retreat in Nepal The retreat is not all it appears to be and soon friendships will become a thing of the past This was supposed to be the holiday of a lifetime but it i...I absolutely loved The Accident by C.L Taylor, thought it was really taut clever fiction, so naturally I dived into The Lie with much gusto and excitement, waiting for that page turning feeling that is like an addiction to book addicts around the world What I got was a mixed bag of a book to say the least It s left me somewhat baffled as to where it went in places and why I shall do my best to express how it impacted me I know your name s not really Jane HughesJane Hughes has a loving I absolutely loved The Accident by C.L Taylor, thought it was really taut clever fiction, so naturally I dived into The Lie with much gusto and ...This review can also be found at Carole s Random Life.3.5 StarsI would have to say that overall I liked this book I enjoy a wide range of books and find that mixing things up works best for me I have been reading way too many romances lately so I was immediately interested in this book because I was in the mood for a mystery The fact that the cover promises that it will be Dark and creepy was really just an added bonus.I really had a hard time getting into this story as I started reading This review can also be found at Carole s Random Life.3.5 StarsI would have to say that overall I liked this book I enjoy a wide range of books and find that mixing things up works best for me I have been reading way too many romances lately so I was immediately interested in this book because I was in the mood for a mystery The fact that the cover promises that it will be Dark and creepy was really just an added bonus.I really had a hard time getting into this story as I started reading the book largely because of the dual timeline I actually set this book aside early in my reading to read another book which isn t something that I do very often Once I picked the book back up and read about a third of the story I was muchinterested in what was going on The second half of the book really flew by and I couldn t pull myself away from the story.This book is told in two different timelines the present and five years ago It switches back and forth every chapter ...This is a creepy read which just oozes menace in every chapter Five years ago four friends Emma, Al, Leanne and Daisy went on holiday to a spiritual retreat in Nepal, but it was a holiday that ended in disaster and we know right from the start that not everybody returned although we don t know the full horrific details until much later in the book Five years later Emma has a new identity Jane a new job and a blossoming relationship Her past is a highly guarded secret, or is it Someone This is a creepy read which just oozes menace in every chapter Five years ago four friends Emma, Al, Leanne and Daisy went on holiday to a spiritual retreat in Nepal, but it was a holiday that ended in disaster and we know right from the start that not everybody returned although we don t know the full horrific details until much later in the book Five years later Emma has a new identity Jane a new job and a blossoming relationship Her past is a ...Engrossing read about the dynamics of close friendship groups We have a group of all female friends Emma, Daisy, Al and Leanne they decide to go on a retreat in the isolated mountains of Nepal Al has gone through a breakup this is what they all need to cheer her up, be with your closest friends, the ones you trust with your secrets to help you heal.The retreat is not what it seems When friendships are put to the test, we uncover toxic jealousy, resentment and possessi...3.5 starsThank you to Net Galley, HarperCollins UK, Avon and author C.L Taylor for an ARC of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.The Lie is a suspenseful novel about a British woman who is being stalked five years after a horrifying experience while on vacation in Nepal It is immediately clear that the events are connected The tale is told in first person narrative from the point of view of the protagonist Emma aka Jane The chapters alternate between the Nepal adventure five years 3.5 starsThank you to Net Galley, HarperCollins UK, Avon and author C.L Taylor for an ARC of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.The Lie is a suspenseful novel about a British woman who is being stalked five years after a horrifying experience while on vacation in Nepal It is immediately clear that the events are connected The tale is told in first person narrative from...I did not enjoy this at all It felt way too unrealistic and predictable I hated each of the characters for various reasons and could not connect with any of them, nor did I want to The ending was zero percent satisfying, and in all honesty, the writing was bland I never felt the suspense I was supposed to, and I felt like I was being toldthan shown The flipping back and forth between past and present was fine until the present spoiled things that happened in the past that could I did not enjoy this at all It felt way too unrealistic and predictable I hated each of the characters for various reasons and could not connect with any of them, nor did I want to The ending was zero percent satisfying, and in all honesty, the writing was bland I never felt the suspense I was supposed to, and I felt like I was being toldthan shown The flipping back and forth between past and present was fine until the present spoiled things that happened in the past that could have made good, actual plot twists And the questions I was left with that made me curious to keep reading the past chapters were never addressed properly It s no fun reading a story when you know how it ends.It also pissed me off how just downright dumb the main character Emma was The book at least the present day parts is written in first p...The Lie is a really excellent follow up to The Accident a book I was enthralled by last year, clever and tense psychological thrillers both In The Accident the focus was on parental relationships and secrets, here with The Lie it is all about friendship.Jane Hughes was not always Jane Hughes In her other existence she and a group of friends went on the trip of a lifetime What happened during that holiday led Jane to change her name and hide away from the world Now, however, someone has The Lie is a really excellent follow up to The Accident a book I was enthralled by last year, clever and tense psychological thrillers both In The Accident the focus was on parental relationships and secrets, here with The Lie it is all about friendship.Jane Hughes was not always Jane Hughes In her other existence she and a group of friends went on the trip of a lifetime What happened during that holiday led Jane to change her name and hide away from the world Now, however, someone has tracked her down and soon the truth will emerge I do love books like this for their utterly addictive quality, where a past story is slowly drip fed to you in conj...In the crowded psychological thriller market it can be tough to stand out, but CL Taylor succeeds here by mixing a zeitgeisty tale of friendship gone wrong and secrets from the past with Alex Garland s 90s blockbuster The Beach This is a fast paced, tense and atmospheric novel a good old fashioned thumping good read The descriptio...HOW CAN ONE CHARACTER BE SO STUPID That s literally the thought that was screaming through my head the whole time I was listening reading this book The Lie focuses around Emma and is split into the present where she is working in Wales and known by the name Jane Hughes and four years earlier when Emma went on a holiday to Nepal with three of her best friends and only two of them returned alive Emma has built a new life for herself as Jane but she sudden y starts receiving ominous messages and HOW CAN ONE CHARACTER BE SO STUPID That s literally the thought that was screaming through my head the whole time I was listening reading this book The Lie focuses around Emma and is split into the present where she is working in Wales and known by the name Jane Hughes and four years earlier when Emma went on a holiday to Nepal with three of her best friends and only two of them returned alive Emma has built a new life for herself as Jane but she sudden y starts receiving ominous messages and must figure out who is threatening her.So the first thing you need to know about this book is that Emma s friends Al, Daisy and Leanna a...

The Lie
  • English
  • 08 June 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 461 pages
  • C.L. Taylor
  • The Lie