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Ethan and Sutton don‘t have the perfect marriage. They‘ve each kept secrets, then a tragedy drives a deeper wedge. Then one morning Ethan awakes and Sutton is gone. Thus starts the twisty novel where we eventually get multiple perspectives. I really enjoyed this.

I won‘t lie to you, I‘ve never read this author before so I‘m kinda excited to start a first. #27of2024

#SpringSkies

I was checking my Goodreads for books with a #LieInTitle & I have a lot. When I looked deeper, I found 6 of them were by J. T. Ellison who I‘ve been reading since her Taylor Jackson & Dr. Samantha Owens series days.

I forgot to post this yesterday! Work 😱

#Lies
#BookMoods
#TBR

#Tellthetruthday Don‘t lie to me?!?!

#JulyJourneys
#TBR

Was entertaining. Good mystery story. Didn‘t take me too long to figure out “the bad guy” but it usually doesn‘t lol. That‘s why no one will watch tv w me

At first, I was really enjoying this book. Then it started to significantly remind me of Gone Girl. Don‘t get me wrong, I liked Gone Girl, I‘m just not a fan of books that repeat that theme. Finally, the plot shifted and I ended up enjoying it again. I really like J.T. Ellison and love her email newsletters. #MountTBR

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I don't know if it's me but I didn't like this book one bit...found it very boring, to me it just dragged and dragged

I have come to love anything that has the word “perfect” in it. You instantly know it is all a facade. 🤓

Really solid thriller! I really enjoyed this one!

Such a cliche, but this really has Gone Girl vibes...at least in the beginning. I thought it was going one way, but then it went another. Then another twist, and another. I do have some questions about things in the story that, I don‘t know, didn‘t make sense because maybe I missed something. 🤷🏻‍♀️ But I really did enjoy this one. (First book I‘ve read from this author)

Finished this book on my drive home today. Lie to Me is really predictable. I purposefully do not try guessing the plot twists, because I enjoy experiencing the surprise of the reveals. So if I can guess it without trying, you know it‘s very predictable. But, it was an entertaining listen. I‘m planning to listen to the follow up book, Tear Me Apart.

I enjoyed reading this so much! I wasn‘t at all creeped out-it isn‘t that type of mystery-thriller. What I loved about this one was how doggone suspenseful it was!! Short chapters made it a fast-paced read, and I loved every reveal. My first Ellison book, but if her stories are like this, I totally want to read more of her work.

#TeamSlaughter #scarathlon @Clwojick

I‘ve read a huge chunk of this today and the level of suspense I feel makes me want to keep at it until I finish. This is my book club‘s selection for October. I tried to start it about a week-ish ago but didn‘t make it past the second chapter before I was done with it and stopped. But for some reason, I‘m really clicking with the story since I restarted it today and I‘m eager to see how it all plays out.

#TeamSlaughter #scarathlon @Clwojick

My husband wasn‘t sure if I‘d still want to go the library book sale we had planned on yesterday after Elliot passed. I decided it might be a comforting distraction and it was. My book finds brought me joy and I needed that.

This book gives a solid nod to Gone Girl but with a very different ending. It‘s full of interesting twists and turns that seem to typify a dysfunctional marriage, but the ending seemed contrived and not all that believable. Perhaps I was expecting too much based on the hype surrounding the book, but I found it underwhelming.

#ManicMonday

1. Psycho 😳
2. Tagged book 😬😬
3. WAKE ME UP, before ya go! go!

lol yep that's my morning shower jam.

@JoScho

Loves this book, although it was kinda predictable.

Eggs, oatmeal, iced coffee, and a book. The best way to spend my day off 🖤 #jtellison #goodmorning

Good, fast-paced read. Definitely kept me guessing. Just what I needed after a few bailed books. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sutton and Ethan's love story is one for the books. Convoluted, shrouded in lies, but deep and everlasting. That is, until Ethan's world is torn apart by Sutton's disappearance. Filled with countless twists and breathless reveals, Lie To Me will keep you guessing...and confused! My only criticism is the additional "narrated" chapters. The book could've held it's own without them.

Free books are the best! This one is rolling pretty slowly for me so far...someone tell me it gets dark and twisty soon!

Hello 11:30 pm. It seems we keep meeting this way. It‘s my only time to read lately (and lately the books have been insanely good). And I‘m so tempted to just stay awake until my son wakes up the first time (of many) until we finally just let him sleep in our bed so we ALL get to sleep. Who runs this house? My 2 year old.

This book reminded me of Gone Girl but I wouldn‘t compare the two. I enjoyed the twisty story! Theo on the other hand is not happy I put him in a hoodie after he shivered during his naps. 🤣

A little reading before yoga! 🧘‍♀️Happy Wednesday!!! 💕

I‘ve been in a bit of a reading slump. Hopefully will get in a few pages before my husband‘s company Christmas dinner this evening. 🤗

Up early this morning to get a little reading in before a busy day. This particular book was a gift from the sweet @robinb 🤗 I‘m excited for it! Thank you again, Robin!!!

I thought the ending was stretched out, but overall, I enjoyed this audiobook. I love it when they use different actors for the different chsracters' points of view. It makes it feel like a radio play.

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 I take back my doubts about this one!! I loved it, so many great twists and turns.. loved it!!

Reading in Libby... can someone tell me if this is just another Gone Girl?... because it‘s giving me mega-Gone Girl vibes... ???

Torn on my thoughts on this one. Couldn‘t put it down but more through curiousity than anything else. It had a very gone girl vibe to it at the beginning so I‘m pleased it took a different turn. I didn‘t find the twist particularly believable nor shocking and I also wasn‘t a fan of the ending. It seemed to all tie together a little too easily. Most people seem to have loved this one though so I think I‘m in the minority with my concerns.

Thoughts on this one? I‘ve picked it up so many times...maybe this time I won‘t put it down 🤷🏼‍♀️

Book #1 finished!

#24in48 first challenge: marvelous first lines. This is the best from my readathon tbt stack. I love when you have an unreliable and disliked narrator.

I‘ve got my coffee. I‘ve got my book. Ready to start the morning.

My #24in48 stack. There is no way I‘m getting through most of this pile but it‘s nice to have a lot of books to choose from.

It was a fun thriller! Who actually did it?! I enjoyed the characters a lot in this one. 🤗

My father-in-law and I have books in common. He‘s constantly borrowing mine (and never giving them back) and we talk at length about our favorites. He recommended this one, has been bugging me about it, so I got it on audible. I‘m halfway through and can‘t figure it out yet, so I guess that‘s good!

It took me a little bit to get into it, but now I‘m fully invested!

Some of the most perfect couples are hiding the biggest secrets...this book was a page turner...great read

Yay!! I love all of my amazing gifts! My Pennywise Funko, bookish shirt, Pennywise pillowcase, necklace and RPO cup!! I am so excited to read these books and use my awesome journal! How much do I love that we sent each other the same keychain and book?! Thanks so very much Rita 😘 you are awesome!! I love it all and feel quite spoiled!
#bottleandbookswap

A great quick read. This one is definitely a page turner. I had my suspicions early on with what was really going to go down, but was still turning pages to squeeze out every last detail til the end!

great opening line.

The description of this book called it “domestic noir”. I have never heard of that category before but I have to say that it fits this book perfectly. The twists and turns were unexpected and perfectly timed. J.T. Ellison, you rock!

A while back I realized that several of the books I read that month had the word “castle“ in the title. Well, the last three out of four books that I‘ve read this month have the word “lie/lied/lying“ in the title. So, I may as well continue the trend with Lie To Me by J.T. Ellison.

Couldn‘t put this down. It kept me guessing until almost the end. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️