A tale of secrets and lies. Slightly unbelievable in parts but a steady story that developed well. Enjoyed the twists. Thanks for the opportunity to read.

Another story of a mother hiding secrets about her past from her daughter. SHOCKER! The story was well-written but wish it was not just another generic story I felt I've read so many other times.

I would recommend this story to all thriller lovers. This book took me by surprise. It kept me interested throughout the story and I needed to see what was going to happen. I truly enjoyed the pacing of the story and the well-written characters.

I do enjoy a psychological thriller that is based on family secrets and how we often don't truly know those who we are closest to. Surprises, twists and turns aplenty and lies that have been kept for 50 years are all revealed as the book unfolds. I enjoyed this book.

This was a page turner after a slow start. I self admit that I never guess any endings and this was no different. A good holiday read.

Wasn't for me
Had this one for awhile and kept trying to get I to it. Just didn't draw me in.
Hope others find this a better read than i did.

I couldn’t finish this one. It just wasn’t working for me. I found myself not wanting to pick it up.

This is a slow and steady read, slowly pulling the reader into a twisted plot with a ending that you don't see coming. Recommended.

While i found the pace of this book a little stately the twists in it far made up for it. Brava! I was blindsided several times after being lulled into a sense of "obvious plot" by the writing. I did feel the background was a little lacking, I personally prefer a little more description and I feel like the caretaker's character could have been developed further. I especially enjoyed the character of the mother, though found Helen at times very dense and flighty to the point that I couldn't like her. I also found myself frustrated by the rushed ending which is why I knocked a star off. The book went from stately to over within what seemed like a chapter. While the "big revelation" certainly didn't leave any loose ends it was almost anticlimatic how quickly after that it ended easily. Too easily in fact for blundering parents.

I loved The Mothers Lies. It hooked me in from the first few pages and felt it was a fab read. I will definitely be looking for more books by this author.

This is a good modern thriller. Helen discovers that her mother is not who she says she is. The story held my attention to the end.

Not a thriller by any means.. I was struggling to finish this book. So many timelines that moved at a snails pace. Not my idea of a mystery/ thriller.

Thank you to the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I had a hard time getting into this book and sadly couldn't finish the book. It just didn't hold my attention.

I received a digital arc of this book from #netgalley in exchange for a honest review.

I hadn't read anything by this author before so I wasn't sure what to expect. This book seems to have had mixed reviews from other readers. However I really enjoyed it. It was a slow starter, moving between the past and the present. Initially that was quite confusing as I was having to work out how katy fitted into the present day story. The story then begins to pick up pace, and I loved that twist near the end!!

All in all a good read which had a slower start (hence not 5 stars) and I would read more by the author in the future.

I really wish this could have held my attention a little more.
I’m sorry it didn’t draw me in and I found I was skimming pages I don’t want to leave a bad review as the storyline was very interesting it just dragged on far to much for my liking.

I was pretty engrossed in the beginning but my interest waned out as the story dragged on. Too many timelines and POVs and just too slow. It flip flopped from 1953 to 2017 to 1967 and in no particular order. I held on hoping for something shocking or thrilling, but it never happened.
Thank you to #Netgalley, the author and publisher for the opportunity to read this in exchange for my honest review.

I really like psychological thrillers but this one didn’t hold my attention like most. The story line had potential in it but wasn’t quite there. I wasn’t happy with the reason Barbara targeted her own family and Simon should’ve gotten something for what he did to Katy.

This is a very suspenseful story with a few twist to keep you flipping the pages. Helen goes to visit her Mother Barbara and Dad when she discovers threatening notes alluding to a criminal past for her mom. She starts looking into the past and discovers some painful deeds that could ruin her life. When her young son is kidnapped it looks like the note writer is serious about revenge. The story line is a little conventional but does enough to keep you involved in the story. This appears to be Joanne Sefton's first novel and it's a good start, I'll look for her in the future. I received a copy of this ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Not that interesting. The first pages did not hold my interest. Will not comtinue, thanks for the chance to read this.

Oh wow. Put some time away for this book. It has all the ingredients for a terrific psychological thriller.

No spoilers from me. Book is great with lots of lies, deception, tragedy, and twists. Also, loved the unpredictable ending. Can't say enough great about this. Read it today!!

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read this fabulous book.