Get ready to stay up all night to finish this book. A GREAT psychological thriller that will keep you turning the pages faster than the action in the book.

4.5 stars! I read and enjoyed Final Girls two years ago, so I was really looking forward to this one when I heard about it! WOW! The Last Time I Lied is a page turner and I devoured it! Riley Sager really knows how to engage his readers and I was impressed with this one. Highly recommend to those looking for a creepy summer thriller.

*Thank you NetGalley, Dutton, and Riley Sager for the opportunity to read The Last Time I Lied. It was my pleasure to write an honest review.

Due to being a late arrival at Camp Nightingale, Emma Davis finds herself in a cabin filled with older girls - Vivian, Natalie and Allison. They decide to play a game called Two Truths and a Lie where, as the title says, each girl is to tell two truths and one lie then the others must guess which is the lie. The game brings the girls closer to each other and allows them an opportunity to learn things about one another.

On the night of the 4th of July, Emma wakes up to find the girls sneaking out of their cabin. What Emma doesn't know is this is the last time she will ever see the girls.

Fifteen years later, Emma finds herself back at Camp Nightingale and still haunted by her experience the first time around. Back where it all started will she be able to figure out what really happened to Vivian, Natalie, and Allison all those years ago. There were numerous times when I thought I had figured it all but then something else would come to light and I was left with doubt. And when I finally did get to the end I was shocked. Well done, Riley Sager!

I'm so thrilled to have finally have had the opportunity to read The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager because like I said before I devoured Final Girls. Luckily for me, Sager's most recent book totally lived up the hype - I actually ended up liking it more than Final Girls which is fantastic since he set the bar so high in that novel! I have to say I love his brand of dark mystery thriller. He's brilliant at creating atmosphere and a sense of dread, writing an intriguing cast of characters, and building up a tight central mystery. I don't want to go into a lot of detail in my review since I don't want to accidentally spoil anything that would be so much more fun for you to uncover on your own. Once you think you have it all figured out though, Sager's twists and turns will really sneak up on you and you'll be left puzzling out your theories. Anyway, this novel is a riveting page-turner that will make you want to stay up all night to absolutely devour it whole. I don't know about you, but I'm dying to see what Riley Sager will pull out of his hat for Lock Every Door which is due out on July 2nd, 2019!

I absolutely loved this book! I flew right through it, as Riley Sager has an amazing talent for writing page-turners. I was hooked, and I could not solve the mystery on my own (always the hallmark of a good thriller for me). I loved it, and happily spread the word about the paperback release!

Emma has been dreaming about going to Camp Nightingale, the summer camp for rich girls, for ages and this summer she has finally gotten her wish.  She gets placed in the Dogwood cabin with three other girls, Vivian, Allison, and Natalie and though Emma is younger than all three of them, Vivian quickly takes her under her wing and becomes her big sister for the summer. One night after a fight Emma watches the three girls sneak off out of the cabin, never to be seen again.

Fifteen years later Emma still cannot forget that night when the girls slipped into the night.  They still have never been found and she, to this day, blames herself.  As an accomplished painter in the New York art scene, she uses her art work to help her cope with her feelings, incorporating her lost friends into her haunting work.

Her work comes to the notice of the former owner of Camp Nightingale, who has decided that after fifteen years it is time to revive the summer camp.  She askes Emma if she would be willing to return to the camp as an art teacher to help welcome a new generation to the camp and bring it back to life.  She reluctantly agrees, but as soon as she gets to the camp she realizes something is not right.  This become even clearer when three girls from the camp go missing just as they had fifteen years prior.

Is there a killer in the camp? Have the girls simply gotten lost in the vast woods surrounding the camp?  Or could the stories about the lake be true?

The Last Time I Lied is the second Riley Sager book I have read, Final Girls being the first.  This is the first book that I have read that took place at a girls camp setting like this and I liked the dual timeline showing the difference in the girls between the now and fifteen years ago.  How things have changed is such little time, now being all about the cells phones and social media, but at the same time not at all with the petty drama of the girls. 

Speaking about the camp, what a perfectly creepy setting for this perfectly creepy story.  There are so many wonderfully creepy aspects of the story that make it work so well.  A summer camp in the middle of a massive plot of land in the middle of nowhere, that just happen to be surrounded by ghost stories.  The creepy nature of some of the workers at the camp.  The darkness that surrounds everything at night.  Perfect setup for a dark and twisty thriller that will keep you guessing what happened to the girls until the very end.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher, for this free eARC.

This is my 1st book by Riley Sager, and I can't wait to read more. While this book did start slow in my opinion, eventually I was hooked and could not put it down. The twists and turns kept throwing me off, and I had to figure out how this ended.

I loved the flashback chapters, and how they seemed to give me the answers I needed. Riley weaves a great tale of girls gone missing at camp. Emma was there 15 years ago when three campers went missing. Fast forward 15 years, she feels something is not quite right, when she goes back to camp.

Well done Riley Sager. Can't wait to get my hands on another book.

Two Truths and a Lie. Which is the right version? This book definately keep me intrigued throughout the story. What a fabulous thriller.

Traveling With T’s Thoughts:

I, like many folks, read and enjoyed the thrills of Final Girls. But I think I enjoyed The Last Time I Lied even more.

First, it’s set at a camp (hello, Friday the 13th feels) and you can just tell from the first few pages that it’s all about to get real when people get back to camp.

What I liked:

The cover. Creepy. Very creepy. Which works for Riley’s books.

The setting. Camp. Secrets are around. In the cabins. Woods. Inside people.

The ending. While the ending garnered a bit of controversy amongst bloggers- I liked it. It fit with the story- maybe a bit out there- but not absurdly so. In other words, with these kind of books- I don’t get hung up on details like “If x=y, this could not happen.” It’s plausible and that is good enough for me.



Bottom line: I say get a fire going, start making some s’mores and enjoy The Last Time I Lied.

The Last Time I Lied was one of my favorite books of 2018 and probably one of my favorite thrillers of all time. I loved this book because of all the twists and turns, but also because you do not predict the ending and it keeps you guessing until the very last second. I cannot wait to read this book again before the paperback edition comes out in April!

This was the perfect thriller for me - lots of red herrings, an unreliable narrator, and several twists that I just didn't see coming! I read "Final Girls" by this author, but this one left me way more satisfied. The story centers around the mystery of three girls going missing at Camp Nightingale 15 years ago. Their cabinmate, Emma, decides to return to the camp in the present to finally discover what really happened to her friends. There are lots of different suspects and we're not sure if we can trust Emma (who seems to be having hallucinations). This was a definite page-turner, and I'll look forward to reading what Sager comes out with next.

Riley Sager is a master at his craft and this book was such an amazing read. I absolutely loved his debut novel and I loved this one just as much! I am so excited to read his next book!

A good thriller to pass a Sunday. I didn't enjoy quite as much as Sager's first book under this penname, but it's still a good book with premise and mystery that keeps you intrigued throughout.

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

Riley Sager has done it again. Twisty and gripping, this story of returning to the place of the past that is shrouded in mystery. Emma's return to the camp where her friends had disappeared from brings back haunting memories of the past and the lies that surround the girls' disappearance. Emma finds herself searching down rabbit holes that may lead her to answers that could cost her too much.

Much like Riley Sager's first, The Final Girls, this novel sets the pace for an action packed thriller than will keep you guessing throughout. I’ve really enjoyed Riley Sager’s writing, which has lead me to believe I had it all figured out to later find that I was completely off the mark. I’m really interested in reading more from this author.

Sager does it again! The Last Time I Lied brings you to camp. I wanted SO badly to go to camp when I was a kid and now I'm rather glad I didn't! The mean girls from high school meet Camp Nightingale. Is SOMETHING wrong or evil at Camp or is it SOMEONE? Emma is quite the unreliable narrator which makes it all the more fun. Do not miss this thriller!

What a wonderful book, the twists were fantastic. A great read and I can’t wait for more from this author. Just as I thought I had it figured out another twist appeared. Will recommend this to my mystery readers.

I devoured Riley Sager's first book, but this one did not connect with me on the same level. I spent a long time getting through the first half, and eventually set it aside to read other things. I think my main issue is that it felt like too much was being withheld from the start. I knew the main character knew more than she was telling me, and rather than being suspenseful, it felt manipulative. I hope to come back to it one day and try again, but for now, I'm calling this one a loss.

Sager writes the first book in a long time I've found impossible to put down. Following the mystery that surrounds a missing camper, readers are completely as mystified with the case as those connected to it. With an ending sure to leave you surprised, I'm already looking forward to this author's next venture.

I LOVED THIS! It had me guessing the entire time. I had no idea how it was going to work out. I loved the twists. I was constantly questioning all of the characters, which is a great aspect for a thriller. I can't wait to read more by this author!

"The Last Time I Lied" is my 1st novel by Riley Sager.
He gives us a chilling tale about three 16 yr old girls vanishing at summer camp fifteen years ago. The girls were never found.
13 yr old Emma, a friend of theirs, was left behind. Still plagued with guilt and obsessed with their disappearance Emma returns to the camp, as a painting instructor, hoping to bring closure to that tragic event. As the story unfolds she quickly discovers many secrets and lies surrounding the horrific incident during her first stay at the camp.
The author's clues and dark twists kept me guessing and suspicious of everyone until the very end.
Now to read Riley Sager's 1st thriller "Final Girls"!