Lots of twists and turns. It was interesting to see how the two main characters used each other to fulfill their own crazy plans. A good read!

Difficult to describe and review this book.... It's a darkly terrifying story of incredibly disturbed people that leaves the reader reeling

From the beginning the first chapter had me hooked, intrigued and gripped. My first impression of Jenny was she was a very confused woman and I felt unsure about her character, which remained with me until the end. I really liked Freddies character he had my support from the start. Who is David really? David’s character was very shifty in my eyes and not to be trusted!

The Good Liar is a long story and it took me a while to get to the good bit but well worth the read and wait. This story is creepy, mysterious and will mess with your head. I loved how some chapters were Jenny’s blog posts, a good lay out for this story. I awarded four stars and would highly recommend to you all. If you enjoyed Gone Girl this is a book you will enjoy.

*Please note this is the review I will be using on my blog tour date the 26th of Jan 2018.*

Francis Vick pieced together a well-written narrative framed with nerve-rattling desperation. The rhythm of the scenes were crafted at just the right tempo. Carried me along for a bumpy ride down the Psychotic Highway. As the momentum built, it haunted me with a far-reaching storyline. Luckily for me every seat has an edge for that's where I found myself perched throughout the entire book. The main characters were defined to a tee. So much so that I began to form a love-hate relationship after introductions. And we had only just met.

Jenny Holloway learned that her mother Sal, had been discovered lying face down, dead, in a mound of snow. Distraught, she felt partly responsible for not being there in her time of need. Maybe she could have prevented it. Probably not. What kind of daughter was she, she asked herself. At this hour of grief, little did she know that this single event would be the catalyst of a journey with a one-way ticket to the kingdom of Hades.

During the funeral, she met David Crane. An acquaintance she'd hardly known years ago back in school. It turned out, lucky for her, he provided her with just the right alibi at the time of her mother's death. Everyone's a suspect. He claimed to have seen her walking at a removed location at the time in question. Made a report to the police. Fortunate for her. Fortunate for him. He had his own motives built upon many years in the making. Before long, they started dating. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

Jenny had no idea where this relationship would lead her. At first, It had shown itself laced with feelings of need and desire. Yet an overwhelming dread of hatred and deception lurked in the background leaving my stomach in knots. Doomed from the start. Destined for tragedy with many shocking twists and turns that rushed at me with a roar. With shattered nerves, it was all I could do to hang on to a wild finish I could not predict.

My thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC in exchange for an unbiased review.

This book started fast and kept me guessing until the end, a thriller thats not only creepy but so engaging you need to find out what happens in the end, making it hard to put down.
Jenny hasn't had the best upbringing, she wants the world to see her through her own eyes but she soon learns some of the people around her wont allow this. The story jumps right into Jenny losing her mum and a male from her past David, coming to her rescue. Is he all she ever wanted? Will her best friend Freddie like him? She sees David's life being similar to her, but is it?
A web of lies surrounds many of the characters and this is what give this book a brilliant plot that you don't see coming. The three main characters are well developed and brilliantly written about which makes the reader like them one minute and then rethink the next.
This book gives a brilliant start to the thriller books for 2018.

I tried to love this novel, I really did! It just fell short for me... I liked the characters and the plot was good but something was missing. It's probably just me, not the book. I was a bit distracted with holidays and other things. I should probably give this one another try at another time.
The one thing I didn't understand is how Jenny could not see David for what he was. There were enough clues but she just didn't see it, not even when her best friend tried to convince her. I understand that she was emotionally damaged from her childhood, but she is taking psychology classes at college, so she should have seen the signs. Maybe I missed something...
I really like this author, so I'll put this one down as a miss and look forward to the next one...

4.5 Stars!!!



Frances Vick has done it again!! When I heard she was coming out with a new novel, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it! The Good Liar was everything I had hoped it would be (and much, much more)! I love a thriller/suspense novel that keeps me on my toes and this novel definitely did that— the well timed clues had me creating several conspiracy theories that all ended up to be wrong! The flow was perfect and I found myself reading way past my bedtime because I couldn’t put it down. I don’t want to touch on the plot because the blinder you go into this read the better, but I will say you will most certainly not be disappointed. If you are in the mood for a fantastic thriller that will knock your socks off, than this is the book for you!

Perhaps the simplest description of what makes this book so special comes from the author herself. The concept was formed, she says, when an acquaintance told some obvious lies and she called her on it. "I don't lie. I tell what ought to be the truth. There's a difference," she responded.

The author's reaction? "Wow." Funny, but that's exactly what I said when I got to the end of this book.

If you think that explanation tells you what's going on, though, think again; the [happy] dilemma for readers is that it's impossible to tell when each of the characters is telling the truth, when it's what ought to be the truth or when it's an outright lie. As the story unfolds, more background on each is revealed - all the way to the end. Then, even more emotions come into play. Was it what I expected? Not exactly. Was I a surprised? A bit. Was I doubly happy that the publisher gave me the opportunity to read an advance copy of the book in exchange for an honest review? I said it before and it's worth repeating: Wow.

The main characters are Jenny, who had a rough life that includes an abusive former stepfather. Now, she cares for her ailing mother and pens a popular blog titled "You Can't Go Home Again." The other is David, who loves Jenny more than life itself and, more than life itself wants her to second that emotion. Stuck in the middle is Freddie, Jenny's gay best friend who wants nothing more than to retain that title.

The saga begins with the discovery of the body of Jenny's mother, Sal, by a neighbor - accompanied by one of the best lines in the book: "...the snow started falling again. By the time the police came, both dead eyes were filled with it."

Apparently, Sal slipped and fell on the ice and died of natural causes. There was some speculation that Jenny was involved, but a witness came forward who saw her elsewhere at the time of Sal's death. The witness is David; he and Jenny make contact, and they become very close friends. Needless to say, that doesn't sit well with Freddie, who thinks David doesn't meet the smell test. He begins to dig further into David's background, and his suspicions turn into a reality that he shares with Jenny.

Then come more deaths, and readers learn who did what and when, but not necessarily why. Little by little, layers are peeled away to reveal that information, and tension builds until the conclusion. And that left me with a conundrum (which, no doubt, was the author's intent): I was satisfied, sort of, but I wanted more. And what better recommendation can I make for any book besides wow?

My first book by this Author. Jenny did not have a good childhood but is trying to better herself by going to school to become a therapist. No one has ever really cared for her except her friend Freddie. Enter David who has stalked Jenny for years. He is a manipulative psychopath. The ending was a big surprise. Thank you NetGalley, Bookoutre and the Author for allowing me to read and review this book.

Jenny's mother is dead. The one night Jenny stays somewhere overnight and her mother is found in the woods. Of course she had been drinking and evidently fell and hit her head on a rock.

Jenny is seeing a therapist, actually is taking classes to become one herself. Her therapist recommended that she keep a journal of some sort, not only for her own benefit, but for her classes as well. Jenny decides on an online blog and has accumulated quite a following.

3.5 Stars
She was abused and mistreated as a child, has never known what it is to have someone to love and care for her .... until she meets David.

Even though she thinks she's found her knight in shining armor, her best friend, Freddie, is seeing things she isn't .. or is he?

They all have secrets, dangerous ones.

I found this one a little difficult to get into. Didn't grab me at the beginning and it seemed a little predictable the more I read. There are obvious twists and turns that deceive... the ending was stunning in its surprise.

Many thanks to the author / Bookouture / Netgalley for the advanced digital copy of this psychological thriller. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.