• Title: The Lies I Tell
• Author: Julia Clark
• Genre: Domestic Thriller
• Pages: 320
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
• Published: 2022

I like a good thriller mystery. So it was no surprise why I picked this book up. I read the synopsis and it gave me Anna Delvey vibes. Conwoman came back to her home state not knowing that there was a reporter hell-bent on exposing her.

Meg was the con artist. Kat was the reporter. And this book basically revolves around their relationships. And their motivations for why they do things.

And with that, I found Kat’s motivations for exposing Meg a bit weak. Look, I love good a revenge story. And yes, Kat was exacting revenge on Meg for something that happened to her years ago. This situation eventually changed her life. And that was fine. But honestly, it was such a misplaced blame that I got annoyed every single time I was reading Kat’s chapters.

Meg’s chapters on the other hand were a delight to read. I was really glad that the book was able to convey her reasons and motivations so clearly. I enjoyed the flashbacks on her for sure. I am not surprised that I enjoyed her chapters a lot. I am kind of obsessed with heist things so her chapters were right up my alley. I definitely enjoyed her first and last cons the most. Although all her cons were satisfying.

Of course, since this was a thriller, there was a twist! Which I kind of figured out a lot sooner before the big reveal. I was in denial for the most part and refused to accept it. I was too invested.

I do not hate this book. I enjoyed it for the most part. I liked it enough to push through the book. I could’ve easily put it down and stopped reading it if I was not enjoying it. I just found it harder to go read through Kat’s chapters. It was muddled with misplaced blame and obsession almost. But other than that, I thought the book was fine.