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After reading “The First Lie Wins” I was craving another novel about con artist and this one delivered!

Not as gripping as I was expecting but it was still more than decent. Told from the prospective of two women; one is a professional con artist who‘s more than she appears and the other was collateral damage who found more than she bargained for. Book #43 in 2023

I liked this one! Meg is a con artist who picks her male targets very carefully. She steals from them and Robin Hood-style gives back to those they have done wrong. Kat is a journalist out to expose Meg, but also has a personal reason for wanting to bring her down. That reason is total crap, but whatever. Kat befriends Meg to get close to her, but finds there‘s more to Meg than her con artist ways. Loved the end!

#bookspinbingo - got a 2nd bingo!

My goals are for this round of #20in4 are to finish my current read (tagged book), read The Writing Retreat, and to kick off my #christmasinjuly reading with a holiday Audible Original!

#readathon

I was not a fan of The Last Flight, so I was dragging my feet on this #roll100 pick. But I very much enjoyed this propulsive thriller about two women. Meg is a vigilante grifter looking to settle a score with her mom‘s ex. Kat is the journalist threatening to expose her. I read the audiobook, and the VO artist for Meg was far superior to the one hired for Kat. A fun, quick listen!

I am on the struggle bus with time lately!! Not sure why things feels way busier the last couple of weeks. Partially it's the good weather - lots of outside stuff starting to happen. I just haven't been reading as much lately. So I was actually a little excited to take a car in for a tire rotation/balance because it meant some uninterrupted, guilt-free reading time!!! Unfortunately, I ended up really disliking this one but I was trapped with no⬇️

My only regret is that it took me so long to get to this one. Meg is a con artist and Kat finally has the chance to expose the woman who ruined her life. However, as is the way, not everything is as it appears. Read this.

The above tagged book was my favorite for June. If you haven't read it, it will blow your mind. It was so good.

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Kids are back from break, so a new carline pick! #bookspinbingo

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I think I‘m in the minority here, but I was really disappointed by this. It did not read like a thriller at all, and was incredibly dull. It IS a revenge story, but lacking on twists and turns. I couldn‘t care less about the details of a real estate shell game/dupe, and I found Kay‘s motive for revenge on Meg flimsy and lacking in logical sense. Ultimately, I just didn‘t really care about the characters and the dumb choices they made. 😂 2⭐️

And once again, I‘m behind! 😩 I‘ve heard good things about this #thriller. Seems like a nice pick to get lost in a twisted web of lies. 😈 #ScarathlonDailyPrompt Day 24: #Lies #BOTM #PhotoChallenge #Scarathlon2022 #TeamSlaughter

I read this recently as well and it was good. #scarathlondailyprompts #lies @Clwojick

I thought this was a better book than her first one and I thought that one was good. Devoured in less than 24 hours. Finished in my car in front of my library in the rain.

An examination of revenge vs justice and a clever con woman/ avenging fairy godmother to root for.

I quite enjoyed this one! A quick paced thriller about a con artist and the reporter investigating her. If I didn‘t have so much going on right now I probably could have finished in a sitting or two. #bookspin for September

Most relatable quote: “She was just another woman exhausted by the way the system seems to always fail us.”

Reading this today for #lmpbc. I‘ve read the entire book in a day 💜

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Trigger warning for SA in this book

She stands across the room from me, in a small cluster of donors, talking and laughing.

I love a rainy afternoon 🌧

#FirstLineFridays

When your blanket matches your book 💙💜 I feel much better than yesterday so maybe I‘ll finish this one!

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The tagged!
Psychological thriller
I am really enjoying it! This genre seems to be my thing right now! 🖤

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I have a migraine so I‘m not reading much today 😞 I have been reading The Lies I Tell and it‘s a psychological thriller and I love it!! 🖤

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☀️ Fun book!! A close second was the Wedding Dress Sewing Circle

☀️I was ready for Autumn 2 months ago. But we‘ll have another 2 months of summer here…

☀️ Flying over Chicago/Lake Michigan in early August

#thoughtfulthursday @MoonWitch94

I loved The Last Flight, so I was super excited for this, but it was a disappointment. The writing is good and I like the story, but there are just too many holes. The two main characters blend together and one major plot point is just left dangling. What a bummer.

“Good fortune and second chances. Everyone wants to believe those are real.”

Started this one last night and really good so far!

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I enjoyed this! An easy, quick read that was a perfect poolside pick. Nothing too fussy or twisty (though a few plot points broke this out of the overly typical mold). A solid read all-around, though I can say I'm glad to have gone the library route rather than purchasing through #BOTM 3.5⭐️

PS: the background pic was my reading view for the day 😍

TBH, I have a LOT of #FavBOTMs…..this is one of them. It‘s just too hard to pick 1 !

#ArtfulAugust @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This was good!

Sounds like an exciting read!

Entertaining but not earth-shattering, I‘d say. I definitely enjoyed my time with these 2 strong female characters and seeing where their story went!

This was a good read! You really felt for both Meg and Kat as they got closer to one another. It was entertaining to see their agendas unfold as Kat tried to keep tabs on Meg & as Meg tries to keep Kat at a distance, knowing she‘s a reporter. Kat‘s boyfriend being a recovering gambling addict adds for an interesting layer. I was pleased with the ending.

I enjoyed this one. It‘ll be in the mail on its way to @Kappadeemom soon.

@suvata @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks #lmpbc

Another irresistible page turner from Julie Clark! I knocked out the first 200 pages in one day as I could not put this down. While it didn't have as many twists and turns as I was expecting, this story of two women, one a con artist and the other a reporter, definitely kept me entertained and eager to see how this tale of righteous vengeance played out.

“Reliable narration doesn‘t exist”

Definitely the kind of book that can be read through in a day. Great pacing. Dual storylines, a con artist seeking revenge & a woman who was collateral damage in one of her previous cons. A few things seem preposterous. With all the “Two women together can do anything” rhetoric, there‘s an undercurrent of internalized misogyny, i loved the con & the twists but I question some of the execution:
Spoilers below:

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I loved this! The characters are flawed but likable, each with their own secrets and lies to tell. The ending was perfect.

A solid 3 ⭐️s.

Though I enjoyed that this wasn‘t as hopeless as some others in the mystery/thriller genre, I think it will ultimately be forgettable.

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@Kappadeemom @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks

@suvata has mailed a book to @allureofbeauty

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📣Fantastic Narration😍
I loved this…I was completely engaged throughout the entire book. The characters were flawed but relatable. I couldn‘t stop listening, not until I knew who was lying, and who was telling the truth. And the ending…was actually quite perfect. I highly recommend this to everyone…but especially to Jane Doe fans. Like that book, it has just the right amount of right to make the wrong feel totally justified.

• Read in July 2022 for Litsy Markup Postal Book Club #LMPBC Round 15 - Group P
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• #StoryGraph: fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
290 pages | first published 2022

Two women. Many aliases.

Meg Williams. Maggie Littleton. Melody Wilde. Different names for the same person, depending on the town, depending on the job. She's a con artist who erases herself to become whoever you need her to be.

I was reading my #LMPBC book when I realized I was surrounded by eight shades of blue. 😆

Another female revenge story. It was good but not great. Thought the “con” was a little slow in its execution. Liked the characters pretty well.

This one just didn‘t do it for me like The Last Flight did. It‘s a pretty flatlined book about revenge. No twists, no mysteries. Still written well though.

Enjoying the con game!

Book #3 for the weekend! 😎

“A good story can be seductive. Most people are inclined to believe one rather than examine the evidence piling up in front of them. But what they don‘t know is that no one is a reliable narrator. Reliable narrators don‘t exist.”

I love a good cat and mouse story, and a lovable con artist. The Lies I Tell delivers! I flew through this plot driven novel in 2 sittings & could hardly put it down! One of my most entertaining reads of the year.

Quick, interesting read about a con artist and a reporter. More of a cat-and-mouse-scenario than a true thriller.

Full review here: http://girlwellread.blogspot.com/2022/06/the-lies-i-tell-by-julie-clark.html.

I really liked The Last Flight. I thought Julie Clark's sophomore work was another great thriller. I enjoyed the characters & I love the way she writes. Several well-written twists. The Lives of the Meg & Kat overlapped well & the ending!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐