Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Blog Tour Review: The Lies We Told by Camilla Way


I'm so excited to be a part of this tour because this is one book that all fans of mysteries needs to read, young and adult alike. I had so much fun with it, seriously pick it up and give it a try. 






Title: The Lies We Told
Author: Camilla Way
Published By: Berkley (October 2, 2018)
Genre: YA Mystery/Thriller
Source: ARC Provided by the Publisher in exchange for an honest review

Book Description:
The highly acclaimed author of Watching Edie returns with a new novel of dark psychological suspense that explores how those closest to us have the most to hide...

When Clara's boyfriend, Luke, disappears, everyone believes that he's left her, but Clara thinks she knows the truth. Recent evidence suggests that Luke had a stalker, and Clara worries that he's been kidnapped. Then Luke's older sister, Emma, who vanished twenty years ago, suddenly reappears.

Emma wants to help Clara with her search for Luke, but she refuses to talk about what happened--even though it nearly destroyed her family when she vanished. And the deeper Clara digs into Luke's mysterious disappearance, the more convinced she is that the two incidents are connected.








About the Author:



Camilla Way was born in Greenwich, south-east London, and studied Modern English and French Literature at the University of Glamorgan. Her father was the poet and author Peter Way. Formerly Associate Editor of the teenage girls' magazine Bliss, she is currently an editor and writer on the men's style magazine Arena. Having lived in Cardiff, Bristol, Bath and Clerkenwell, she now lives in south-east London







Exciting, intense, thrilling, and enthralling are all adjectives I would use in describing exactly how wonderful The Lies We Told is.

It completely took me by surprise and from the very first chapter had me captivated.

With the back and forth of the past and present slowly unfolding, each mystery had me spellbound until I was hooked and couldn't put it down. I read each page not only as fast as I could but as intently as I can remember reading a mystery in a really long time.

With fascination and slight horror of what would happen next and how the two stories merged, I was so transfixed by the stories that I couldn't even decide which one I liked more and as they slowly, meticulously came together, I decided I liked them both equally for all the same horrifying reasons.

Wonderfully put together and executed, The Lies We Told will leave you chilled to the bone by the very last page and completely in awe over its greatness. 





27 comments:

  1. Love books with past and present and a mystery!!! Sounds great!

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    1. I do too, they sometimes unfold so much better.

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  2. This one is new to me. I love that you're reading so many mysteries and thrillers. It sounds really exciting. Like Grace, I think it's clever that there are 2 mysteries! Great review, Ali.

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    1. I love reading them this time of year Nick! When it gets closer to Christmas I will read more romances. ;)

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  3. This is the perfect time of year for a good thriller/mystery. I've not tried this author but this sounds well done.

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    1. This was my first book by her as well and I definitely want to read more now!

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  4. Oh this one looks quite well done there!

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  5. Awesome. Sounds like a thriller that I need to read! I will add this to my list.

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  6. I have been in the mood for mystery lately and this sounds great especially with the two timelines running through it.

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    1. It was fun for sure. I hope you like it if you decide to give it a try!

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  7. Love that this totally grabbed you. Another one for my list. :)

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  8. This sounds like a good mystery. Got to add this to my list.

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  9. Well when you describe it like that I may have to give this a try! And I love how it sounds like the mystery slowly unfolds as it goes... I love those!

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    1. I really do as well. Sometimes when too much is revealed early on I figure it out way too soon.

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  10. I just read another really good review for this one. I am definitely curious now. I love a great mystery.

    -Lauren
    www.shootingstarsmag.net

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    1. I really do too and they are so hard to find, especially in this genre.

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  11. This is on my TBR so I'm happy to see you enjoyed it so much! I also love that it captured your attention from the beginning, and only continued to keep you engaged in the story. Yay!

    Lindsi @ Do You Dog-ear?

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    1. Me too and I do hope if you try it you love it as well.

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  12. I'm always on the lookout for a good YA thriller for my teens. I will definitely check this out.

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    1. Happy to hear it! Good ones really can be hard to find in YA.

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  13. That sounds really well done! Glad you enjoyed it :)

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  14. I've been a thriller mood, so I'm adding it to my TBR list.

    Melanie @ Hot Listens & Books of My Heart

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