Sometimes I Lie: A Novel
ALICE FEENEY'S NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
"Boldly plotted, tightly knotted--a provocative true-or-false thriller that deepens and darkens to its ink-black finale. Marvelous." --AJ Finn, author of The Woman in the Window My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me:1. I'm in a coma.
2. My husband doesn't love me anymore.
3. Sometimes I lie. Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can't move. She can't speak. She can't open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn't remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it's the truth?
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I will forever and always read anything and everything by Alice Feeney. She is a master of her craft!
After reading Alice Feeney’s book Rock, Paper, Scissors I had to try this. The writing style is clearly similar with lots of unexpected twists and turns. I couldn’t put the book down however the ending left a couple of questions which means this one gets a 9/10 rather than a 10/10 for rock, paper, scissors. Would recommend for those who like dark twists. This one came a bit earlier than the book I’ve already mentioned.
I typically donât care for books with unreliable narrators. I actually enjoyed this read more than I expected. It was a quick and entertaining read. Why the 2 stars? 1. The diary enteries were interesting but as a social worker I thought they needed more psychological development. For instance she hates her mother for no particular reason. 2. The ending had so many plot twists that it became unbelievable.
"Some people are ghosts before they are dead"
Claire is the perfect sister, wife, and mother. Her hair, makeup and clothing are perfect. Her sister Amber... is not. In fact, Claire was the perfect daughter too. A do-over for their parents after the disappointment of Amber. And now, Amber is in hospital recovering from a terrible accident. Locked inside her own body, Amber is desperate to remember what happened and to communicate that she is actually awake. But no one can hear her. She and Claire used to be two peas in a pod, but now couldn't be more different. One thing about Amber... sometimes she lies.
The third book by Alice Feeney for me, this is a deliciously eerie psychological thriller. I'm really enjoying the creepy atmosphere she creates in her books and never see the plot twists coming. Very entertaining read.
"...nightmares are dreams too."
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