This was not for me. It was slow and I did not like Clara. I felt very disconnected from the characters, making it hard to enjoy.

While I did not enjoy the book I will still recommend as Kubica has a nice writing style and many enjoy her books.

This was my first Mary Kubica book, I was not overly impressed but will check out her older books to determine if she is an author for me.

I really enjoyed Every Last Lie. I could feel Clara’s pain, understand her loss and descent into a kind of madness. In any other mystery, the amount of suspects and problems would overwhelm me as a reader, but it worked her. Clara’s feeling overwhelmed, making up scenarios and suspects at every turn. The fact that many of these people aren’t exactly good people helps her make them into killers, at least in her mind.

When the truth does emerge, it’s beyond her wildest (and they do get wild) imaginings.

Kubica does a fantastic job with Every Last Lie, continuing with her string of great mysteries. I think this was my favorite of her books, if only because I could imagine being Clara at one point in my life.

I highly recommend Every Last Lie. It’s the perfect vacation/beach/lakehouse/rainy day read. Incredibly unputdownable!!!

While this might not be my favorite Mary Kubica novel I still felt that it was strong because I felt that I was losing it just like Clara. I cut Clara some slack with how unhinged she became because of having a baby and then her husband dying so soon after. She was already dealing with lack of sleep from being pregnant and then the hormone changes from having the baby. I felt her relying on her 4 year old daughter was part of the hysteria and not wanting to believe that her husband was capable of being so careless.

Kubica made so many emotions run through my veins with her latest novel, Every Last Lie and I loved it! I've only read one of her other novels, but I knew the second I read the synopsis for Every Last Lie that I had to pick it up! It is very different than The Good Girl and it totally surprised me. There were way more twists than I was expecting (like, with every character!) and I was on the edge of my seat from start to finish.
I absolutely loved Kubica's style and tone in Every Last Lie. She turned the simplest sentences into tense situations that left me hanging until the next chapter. I loved the constant thrill and suspense! I would highly recommend this book to readers who enjoy thrillers, although it is quite different than I expected.

I absolutely loved Ms. Kubica's first novel. I even enjoyed her second novel, although hindsight has me thinking it was not as good as I said in my review. Her third novel was mediocre, and this latest novel is the weakest one yet. Every Last Lie suffers from trying to foster mystery where none exists with characters who are tedious.

There is a lot of potential within the novel. Clara is not only a grieving widow, but she is also three days postpartum. The psychological trauma of the accident compounded with the fluctuating hormones and sleep deprivation brought about by a newborn should have been fascinating. In fact, in my opinion it should have been the heart of the novel. Unfortunately, Ms. Kubica skirts this area almost completely. I do believe the intent was there. She mentions Clara's exhaustion often, hinting at an unreliability in her perception of events, but she never explores this area. Instead, we have a character who spends the novel lamenting her fate, finding fault where none exists, and continually jumping to the wrong conclusions.

Instead, Ms. Kubica focuses the story on Nick's last days. We learn he has kept plenty of secrets from his beloved wife, and any one of them were enough to have gotten him killed. The problem is that Nick never becomes a fully-formed character. His love for his wife is so perfect, for lack of a better word, that it becomes too good to be true. This becomes important when we are forced to reconcile this amazing love with the secrets he keeps from the love of his life and his reasons for them. His excuses become the same sorry excuses men are forever espousing in novels about secrets, and he never moves beyond this one-dimensional character flaw. If anything, his professions of love for his wife are so extreme that they make this one flaw all the more perplexing. In trying to show that there is no such thing as an ideal husband, Ms. Kubica inadvertently creates discord between the Nick who adores his wife and child and Nick the businessman to the point where the two never mesh into one person.

I do think Ms. Kubica is a talented writer; she has published at least one decent novel and one excellent novel after all. Every Last Lie is just not a good example of her talent. There is so much she could have done with the psychology of Clara; it would have been a more difficult novel to write but would have yielded a more satisfactory story. By focusing on Nick's side of the story, it is as if she chose the easy path, and even there she fails to execute the story in such a way that is engaging and believable. The obvious ignored potential is disappointing; the path she chose is even more so. Given the proliferation of thrillers these days, Ms. Kubica's latest story does not live up to its competition.

Great story loved all the plot twists. One of my favourite authors.

I had high hopes for this one from Mary Kubica, but it just didn't live up to my expectations. it seemed almost dumbed down for the reader, repetitive and slow and somewhat predictable. I just didn't love it, even though I expected to. Sorry to not be willing to rate this higher.

While the prose was at times annoyingly repetitive and the resolution didn't live up to the promise of the novel's premise, this one did keep me turning pages.

I love all of Mary Kubica’s books and read them in 1-2 days! This one was no exception. It was a nonstop thrill of suspense and mystery. I felt so sorry for the poor guy in this story. Definitely this is one that stays with you!

Highly recommended if you enjoy suspense genre! Thank you for my review copy, which I received through Net Galley.

With Every Last Lie, Kubica goes deep into the mind of her protagonist. The result is a slow burn... an examination of grief and the lengths (sometimes extreme) that the mind will go to when left to its own devices.

Mary Kubica uses alternating perspectives and shifting timelines to lay out the story of Every Last Lie. It took me a fair bit of time to settle into the flow of the story. I found it tough to become engaged with the heroine, and I think it may have been deliberate on Ms. Kubica's part to avoid revealing too much too soon.
So, I think I was dismayed by the same thing that normally brings me to choose psychological thrillers. I went with 4 stars because I did find myself entertained and enmeshed in the story. I did not, however, find the resolution as compelling as the lead up. I will continue to read Mary Kubica novels, Every Last Lie is just not my favorite.

With a four year old and a days old newborn, Clara’s life is turned upside down when her husband dies in a car crash. The incident is immediately determined to be an accident caused by speeding and not paying attention to the road – her husband is the only one responsible for his death. But her 4 year old daughter was in the car at the time and escaped unscathed. Nick wouldn’t have been driving recklessly with her in the car, right? And her little girl keeps talking about “the bad man” and freaks out every time she sees a black car. Why? There were no other cars involved in the accident. And who is this badman? As the days pass, Clara becomes convinced that there is more to the story of her husband’s death, and she won’t rest until she finds what it is.

Wow. This is my second Kubica and I am convinced. The woman knows how to spin a story. From the beginning, I was completely hooked. The story switches between the past and the present and between Clara and Nick as narrators. This approach was genius. We get to see both of their perspectives on the events preceding the accident, get a front seat view of what Clara is going through in the days after, and little clues are spread like so many bread crumbs, seeds of doubt followed by seeds of clarity. And the ending is not at all what I expected.

Aside from being a brilliant mystery, one of the things I love most about this book is the character development and the exploration of Clara and Nick’s relationship, including some of the pitfalls of marriage, even a happy one. The love between them is palpable throughout, but despite that mutual love and respect, Nick’s eagerness to not worry his wife leads him down a rabbit hole that puts everything he loves at risk. An intriguing reminder of how quickly and unexpectedly the littlest of things can snowball.

I will say my singular complaint is that the story ended abruptly. All of this spiraling and then all of a sudden – done. But the story is so smart and so well-written that this small (tiny really) shortcoming didn’t affect my overall reading experience or my rating.

All of the Mary Kubica books on my TBR are bumping up the list. Wonder when her next is coming out???

Having really enjoyed Mary Kubica's THE GOOD GIRL I was really looking forward to reading EVERY LAST LIE.

Baby Felix is four days old when Clara Solberg talks to her husband Nick for the last time. He phones her as he's on his way home with their four-year-old daughter, Maisie.

"Chinese or Mexican? he asks, and I say Chinese".

Those are the last words exchanged between the husband and wife.

When Clara hears a car coming down the road a short while later, she waits for the sound of the garage door opening. Instead she hears a knock on the door. She opens the door to see a strange man on her doorstep. He's there to say the words no one ever wants to hear.

"There's been an accident"

Her husband is dead but their daughter, Maisie is physically fine. Apparently there were three reasons for the accident. The sun, the sharp turn, and Nick's rapid speed. Clara wonders if Nick would still be alive if she had asked for Mexican instead of Chinese. She is devastated, but also angry. How could Nick have done this to them? Driving so fast down a turn he knew was sharp....with his daughter in the car? His recklessness has left her widowed with two small children to care for.

"The bad man is after us. He's going to get us"

When her daughter starts having nightmares about a "bad man", Clara is sure that she knows something about the accident. But Maise won't say anything else. After Maise has a breakdown in a parking lot after seeing a a black car, Clara decides she has to go back and talk to the police.

The police aren't receptive and tell Clara they've already investigated and confirmed that it was an accident. But Clara feels there's more to it and starts to do some of her own digging and investigating.

Will Clara find what she's looking for? Or is she putting herself in danger?

The story is told from Clara's point of view after the accident and Nick's point of view in the months leading up to the accident. I liked hearing both points of view. There was a bit of overlap but not a lot. It gave insight into what was happening with Nick.

When Clara learns that her husband had been keeping secrets from her, she starts to doubt everything about her marriage. What else doesn't she know? Is it possible Clara never knew her husband at all?

I have to say that Mary Kubica sure knows how to set a scene. She's good at showing what grief, stress, and exhaustion etc. can do to a person. I could almost feel the anxiety and stress Clara was experiencing. When she described how hot it was, I felt like I was starting to sweat and actually turned up my a/c.

At the same time, there were a few things that bothered me. I don't want to get into spoiler territory but some of the decisions Clara made as a mother had me baffled. There were contradictions and some of her actions distracted me from the story. I was slightly let down by the ending and felt like a few things were unresolved.
However, there are many different opinions about this book, and some of the things that irked me may not bother other readers. Although I was hoping for more, EVERY LAST LIE was still an enjoyable read and I look forward to more from Mary Kubica.

Thank you, Netgalley and Harlequin for an advanced readers copy of this book for me to read in exchange for my honest review.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading Every Last Lie. It is told from both perspectives: the wife Clara and her husband. I was absorbed. One moral was: do not keep secrets from your spouse. However, pregnancy and a newborn in the house prevented telling the secret.
Even though I enjoyed reading this book, I was left disappointed at the ending. "That's it?"

review posted on Amazon and Goodreads.

Mary Kubica writes books that keep me reading all night and leave me pondering them days after I’ve finished. Every Last Lie was no exception. I naively thought I would read a bit of the first chapter when I turned in for bed… and ended up turning the last page at 6 am. I regret nothing.

Clara Solberg is at home with her four-day-old son while her husband Nick takes their little girl Maisie to ballet practice. Clara is sleep-deprived, sore, and desperately in need of a shower. When Nick calls right before he and Maisie head home, he tells Clara he’ll pick up dinner and they will be back soon so she can get some rest. He asks, “Chinese or Mexican?” Clara replies, “Chinese.” And those are the last words the two will ever exchange.

Clara’s world crumbles the minute the officer knocks on her door and informs her that there has been an accident. She struggles to take care of her two young children and face all the day-to-day responsibilities without her beloved husband; but when Maisie’s nightmares begin and she cries out, "The bad man, Daddy. The bad man is after us," Clara starts to question if Nick’s accident was truly an accident after all.

Told in the incredible dual POVs of Clara’s present and Nick’s past, it is gradually revealed exactly what happened on that fateful day as well as every last lie between them and surrounding them. This book is first and foremost a mystery, with Clara obsessed with finding the person responsible for her husband’s death. The author gives Clara, as well as the reader, many suspects to choose from. But aside from that mystery, Mary Kubica does what she does best; and that’s to tell a suspenseful story that is also thought-provoking, poignant, and full of so much heart. Every Last Lie is a must for Kubica fans and a book I would recommend to all my fellow readers regardless of their genre preference.

Thank you to the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley. Thank you to Netgalley, to the Author and to the Publisher.
I have read all of Mary Kubica's other books, so I was very excited to read this book. I found that the book was hard to get into, in the beginning, I had a hard time connecting with the characters, and nothing much was happening. The book got a lot more interesting around the 1/2 way mark. I had read that there was a twist at the end, and I have to say that I was disappointed, I was hoping for a big twist, and that isn't what I got.
It was a good book, just not one my favorites from Mary Kubica.

Thank you Net Galley for this ARC

This is a story about marriage, loss and grief.

At its core, it is about the grief of a widow, and how her thoughts can spiral into darkness after tragically losing her husband. Claire was an easy character to relate to, and I found myself wondering how I would respond to the same events she was faced with.

I loved the perspectives of husband and wife in the telling of the story. Kept it interesting!

This book just totally fell flat for me. There was suspense, but the suspense was dragged out and the final reveal was nothing. A real let down. And the main character, Clare, was just so annoying. Although starting out strong and intriguing, this never came together as a solid story. I gave this 2 stars on goodreads.

I did read this whole book. It was easy to do so as the hype level laid near the "this has gotten very intriguing" level. In addition, there were moments that had my attention and kept it. Yet, it really was not until the end and I was finished that I was like "this was a nice read". I was disappointed towards the ending. It felt like the addition of one of the characters was added just because to try and prove that Clara was not crazy.

The reason this book did not work for me this time is because it felt too safe. Having read other books from this author, I know what to expect and that is part of the reason why I have enjoyed reading this author's books. I hope that I find that again in the next book.

Clara Solberg is in that postmortem haze when there is a knock at the door. She hasn't slept in the few days since her son, Felix is born and she is confused by the officer standing at her door. An accident? Nick dead? What they are saying does not make sense. Her beloved father leaves her ailing mother and rushes to her side to help her navigate the next few excruciating days. The decisions that must be made, the things to be done and still there is the care of Maisie and Felix. The police are saying that Nick was driving too fast, was blinded by the sun, and hit a tree. When Clara starts to hear Maisie have nightmares about the black car and the scary man she questions if it was really an accident. She even goes so far as to knock on the doors of the houses near the accident. All it takes is for one woman to say that she thinks she saw a black Chevy to send Clara down a dangerous path. Will she be able to figure out who killed her husband and why?

Mary Kubica has outdone herself with Every Last Lie. She tells the story in alternating voices. Nick before the accident and Clara after the accident. What you realize with this format is that their marriage was not as sound as Clara thought. Nick was keeping a ridiculous amount of information from his wife under the guise of "protecting" her while she was pregnant. Like his dental practice was sinking, he had a patient suing him for malpractice, and his ex-girlfriend was back saying he was the father of her son. Nick is feeling the financial pressure and the fact that he hasn't told Clara is putting their relationship at serious risk. On the one hand I understand Nick's reasons for keeping secrets, but on the other hand, I thought it was a jerky way to behave. The more time that passes the more unglued Clara seems to be getting. I liked her and felt for the intense grief that was taking over her life. The end was shockingly creative. I thought that I had it figured out several times, but I kept changing my mind and in the end, I was wrong. Way wrong. -- CLICK HERE FOR SPOILERS -