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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288 pages

Average rating: 7.19

595 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Anonymous
Apr 19, 2025
8/10 stars
I’m giving this book 4 stars because it was so good I listened to it straight through in one sitting. I thought I knew what was going on but I’m confused. I’ve spent the last half hour trying to find explanations. It seems loads of other people are also confused. Frustrating!
Kuromomo_98
Apr 14, 2025
8/10 stars
The book feels like a simple straight forward read, so with a thriller you know you’re waiting for the bomb to drop… this was my Manhattan Project - holy moly! Loved it. The ending seemed very choppy but the book as a whole was fantastic with a good tone.
Juliaj
Mar 04, 2025
7/10 stars
This was a frustrating experience for me. And I’m still confused about the ending.
NaeNae465
Feb 24, 2025
6/10 stars
It was a good read. A bit confusing. And if she told her to start the fire why did she go back to bed rather than leave the house. Did she want to die?
thebooktroup
Jan 30, 2025
10/10 stars
I will forever and always read anything and everything by Alice Feeney. She is a master of her craft!

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