This story reminded me a bit of Baby Teeth, but maybe because of how the daughters acted around mom or dad.

It’s very intricate and narrated from different POVs. I little difficult to keep up with the timeframe jumps, but it works itself out.

I wasn’t able to puzzle out the secrets, well one I did, until nearly the reveal point in the story.

It kept me entertained while I was unpacking my moving boxes. Give it a shot!

A lie told long ago has far reaching consequences when someone goes missing. The truth was overheard by a sadistic and damaged woman who set out to even the score against all who wronged her. When a man goes missing, his friends team up to find him and the old lie is uncovered. Clever plot. Well put together. A great read!

2.5 but am rounding up because it did keep me going [for most of the book--then I just got tired of it]. Nonetheless, it was well written--but I felt as if I'd read it before. Not among the overwhelming majority who raved. Sorry.

Absolutely a fast-read novel of dark psychological suspense. Twisted. BUT.

Two stories. Present [2017]: Clara's boyfriend Luke disappears. The search/investigation. What's happened? Backstory of his family. His sister, Emily, disappeared twenty years ago. Her story. Beginning of novel: 1986, Doug and Beth [who narrates a great part of the novel] and their daughter, Hannah--EVIL child. Her younger brother, Toby.

Other characters: Mac and Zoe--Clara's friends. Rose and Oliver--Luke's parents, and his brother, Tom.

The end--I had to double check the download as for me it came to a screeching halt!

So absolutely fast paced suspense but just not for me.

The Lies We Told by Camilla Way is one of those thrillers that just keeps on piling on the layers of secrets and lies until your head spins working it all out. Told from two main points of view with one in the present and one in the past the story is one that definitely kept the pages turning.

In the past timeline Beth is a young mother that is at her wit’s end when it comes to dealing with her young daughter Hannah. Hannah is definitely nothing like other children and Beth lives in fear of just what her daughter will do next.

In the present Clara is worried when her live in boyfriend Luke doesn’t come home one night. Looking everywhere and contacting all of their friends Clara just knows something is wrong but longer Luke is gone the more Clara wonders just how well she ever knew him.

In the beginning of this I really found myself drawn to the past more than the present because young Hannah is yet again another one of those children that is so dark and disturbing it’s hard to look away from what she will do next. Not that the present side of the book wasn’t intriguing, it definitely was too and both sections flowed back and forth rather easily. With great writing and a compelling plot I do think this will be one that most readers will enjoy.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

That they did. Lying liars, the lot of them. Except for one of the protagonists, everyone in this book has a complicated relationship with veracity. Which is, of course, what makes them all interesting. So here you have a classic by the numbers domestic suspense thriller, female authored and female driven…split narrative, psychopathy, twists and turns and a variety of crimes. First plotline is a small family with a genuinely evil child. Second is of a young woman whose live in boyfriend vanishes. Until about 60 percent in you won’t even find out how these two storylines intertwine, but once they do, it’s a high speed collision and from there on it’s essentially all one messed up, violent, prolonged denouement. Straight down to the unrepentant crazy stare down into the camera as it were. How did things get so screwed up? Well, it started with an infidelity and then a cover up and snowballed from there into a misbegotten child who is determined to burn (literally and otherwise) down those responsible or even merely connected. Sounds exciting? It is pretty exciting, it has a distinct beach read ambiance to it and probably would be only made more exciting had I been actually reading it on the beach. It was ok on the couch too, though, very entertaining, an easy read. I seem to crave those now and again, especially when I don’t read them for a while. The whambam thank you m’am of it all, quick fun and all that. Plus it was British, which is always a bonus. Yes, some of it was laid on somewhat too thickly, but there was enough gray territory to contemplate moralities. This one doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but spins it nicely all the same. Enjoyable diversion. Thanks Netgalley.

The story grabs the readers' attention immediately as Clara hunts for Luke and Beth tries to cope with her psychotic daughter. The tale goes back and forth from the 1980s to the present time, eventually merging into the present. And what a present it is with twists and turns until readers will wonder who are the good guys! What is the secret in Beth's family and why is she so afraid? This is a very intense tale with little chance of figuring out what is going on with all the diverse characters. It is difficult to put the book down before discovering the darkness in the families. Aptly titled with all the lies and nefarious action. A frightening and mesmerizing psychological thriller.

Thank you to Netgalley and Berkeley Books for this ARC.

Is there something wrong with me? Because I could not stick with this book. I got 40% of the way through and I just couldn’t do it. Everyone had raving reviews, a rounded 4.3 stars on Goodreads and many of them were 5 stars. What am I missing? I tried, I really did. But my eyes kept slipping off the screen, my interest kept wandering, and I found myself dreading page after page. But why? It wasn’t poorly written. Maybe thriller fatigue? The same watery narrators, who use alcohol as a crutch and sit by idilly while their lives spiral out of control. It’s predictable and tiring. But still, this was a book I wanted to love so hard. It’s been a good few weeks since anything has moved me and I’m hungry for something to devour. I thought this would be it! Maybe this is for you - if you aren’t worn down by the same type of thrillers yet. Maybe this is for you if you like your clues spread so thin and buried so deep that you have no idea what’s going on or what’s coming. Maybe this is for you if you haven’t fallen asleep on the couch reading the last two books. I won’t give this a bad rating, an agreeable three star. Because it must be me, it’s got to be me.

The Lies We Told by Camilla Way will keep you on the edge of your seat. The book is begins in the 1980's, when Beth and Doug begin having some problems with their daughter Hannah. The next chapter is present day, with the disappearance of Luke Lawson, gone without a trace, but opening up a mixed bag a secrets his girlfriend Clara tries to sort through.

There are so many secrets, so many surprises, yet are they all connected somehow? There are many characters in this book, from the past and present, but they each have their own part to play. They are well defined, you will grow to love some and hate others, and that will flip flop thoughout the story.

The ending comes together, and will make everything make sense...at least some sort of sense of those with a twisted mind. The last few pages will shock you, I can't help but wonder if there is more to the story, and possibly another book in the works...hmmm....

I would recommend this to anyone who appreciates a twisted thriller. Main character, Hannah, will freak you out, from an early age on. She is one crazy B*tch!

I would like to thank Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a gripping, fast-faced thriller and a compelling read. Interesting examination of the nature of lies (as well as nature vs nurture) and how it can cause fallout generations down the line. (Probably like a 4.5 for me.) I didn't think the book quite stuck the ending, but other than that, I really liked it overall.

The alternating perspectives--Beth and her sociopath daughter Hannah, Clara and her missing boyfriend Luke--are thankfully equally interesting and the mystery of how these two stories are connected is soundly constructed.

The parts about Hannah particularly struck me as strong since I just read a book about a similar topic--Baby Teeth--that I think didn't handle it with as much grace. Exploring her character from the perspective of her mother, Beth gives us enough distance so she's a bit of a mystery, but enough first hand drama to understand what a challenging, unhealthy person she is.

I thought the supporting characters were similarly well-constructed. There are some people who whose behavior mainly serve as red herrings in the mystery, but it's well done. For most, there's enough complexity that they serve as larger purpose than being a possible suspect.

The greatest test of a good mystery/thriller for me is if I can remember it months after reading it. So, in that respect, my jury's still out on this book. Though I suspect it'll likely rank well in my year end book reviews.

Thanks to the author and NetGalley for granting me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

The storyline was interesting and not one I had read before, there were enough twists and guessing to keep me wanting to read more. If you like the thriller/chick lit genre, I highly recommend this book.

This is a fun novel because of the multiple mysteries going on. In one story line, Beth’s very young daughter, Hannah, is misbehaved to a scary degree. If you’ve read Baby Teeth, Hannah reminded me of the daughter-out-to-get-her-mom from that novel. Beth and her husband have a huge secret. We, the readers, know there is a secret, but not what it is.

In alternate chapters, we’re transported up to 2017, where Clara and Luke are madly in love, but Luke just mysteriously disappears one night even though he has an important interview the next day. He’d been getting threatening emails, and someone had sent him pictures of him doing mundane things during the day like ordering a cup of coffee. Because of this, the cops are more concerned about his disappearance than they otherwise might be.

When the stories converge at maybe the 75 percent mark, the mysteries are pleasingly resolved. But then there are a whole bunch more twists and turns in store for you.

This is a lot of fun. Recommend.
Thanks to NetGalley and the Penguin Group for the opportunity to review this novel.

The Lies We Told was spellbinding. I loved the two story lines from different time periods that eventually came together. Clara becomes frantic when her boyfriend doesn't return home one day, and she believes there is a connection with some mysterious emails he had been receiving from an anonymous stalker. The other story is about a mother who starts suspecting that her young child, Hannah, is a sociopath. Both stories drew me in immediately and kept me rapidly turning pages trying to guess how everything would play out. I was especially fascinated about the possibility of a young child being a sociopath, pondering what would I do/think in that same situation. This is a must read for lovers of psychological thrillers.

Wow! Lies, lies and even more lies!! Hence the name of the book! Lots of unexpected twists and turns throughout and I found myself getting a little confused towards the middle of the book but it all came together in the end. I liked this better than Camilla Way’s book prior to this one. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me this book ahead of publication. All opinions are my own.

A mystery/thriller told from two different times and perspectives. The readers will find that the story unfolds slowly and they will wonder at the connection between the two apparent tales. But as the story progresses they will find themselves totally immersed in the tale which comes with a completely unexpected twist at the end. It will leave you wondering if there is more to follow. A well written British mystery as only the British do them.

I have rated this book 4 stars.

I received an ARC from Netgalley for my unbiased review.

The Lies We Told is one of the most methodically planned and multi layered mysteries you'll ever read. Using the "alternating narrator" strategy, the first third of The Lies We Told seems like two separate novels. It opens in 1986 with a mother staring at the decapitated head of her beloved pet bird, and knowing in the split second she sees the carnage that her five year old daughter Hannah is responsible. From there the story whips to 2017 and a young woman waking up to find her live in boyfriend did not come home the night before. Camilla Way weaves these seemingly unrelated plots together stitch by stitch until you see with horrifying clarity how they are connected. The story does drag at times-bogged down in details about the missing Luke and his girlfriend Clara realizing he may not be the prince charming she thought he was. But the chapters that focus on Hannah speed by with a series of stomach turning cruelties she performs on her family, school mates and almost anyone she comes in contact with. There's plenty of secrets, betrayals, and truly diabolical acts in addition to the multitude of deceptions that are at the center of The Lies We Told. Almost every character justifies behavior that ranges from petty to demented to down right criminal with the belief that what they are doing is best for their family and friends, without any concern for the collateral damage they might cause. But it's these truly delusional individuals who make The Lies We Told such a fascinating read. You can't imagine so many people determined to be their own worst enemy-and no friend to anyone else, despite the pretences they go to great pains to make. You'll figure out what links Luke and Hannah fairly quickly-it's the cyclone of events after that makes The Lies We Told a storm you never saw coming.

Great! Keeps you guessing. Makes your head spin. FIVE STARS FOR SURE! It is on the psychological side, unlike some new books that just CLAIM to be. The story is from the point of view of a woman named Clara, whose boyfriend has suddenly gone missing. It intertwines with a story from the past, told from a woman named Beth, dealing with her problematic daughter Hannah.
Clara works with a friend, trying to find her missing boyfriend. She gets more involved with his family and the whole thing becomes a mess. Great storytelling by Camilla Way, will read more for sure.

I usually do not like a book that has two distinctly different story lines like this one does but this was done so well that I appreciated the separation. I was enthralled and couldn't read it fast enough. I just had to know what happened and I was not disappointed in the least. I have and I will continue to recommend this to everyone I know.

As much as I wanted to love this story, I just could not get into the plot. I found the characters likeable individually, but couldn't get them to mesh in my mind. I tried a few different times to start over, but I just wasn't a fan.

I recieved the ARC LiesWe Told byCamilla way in exchanege of an honest review.
There are two stories being told in this book that will tie together .
One with Clara and one with Beth.

The Lies We Told began with the Clara 's boyfriend Luke disappearing and her desperate search. and all the lise and deciet that she uncovers.
Over twenty years ago Beth and her husband have a daughter that even at a very young age is a classic sociopath aand we will follow her.
Lukes parents Oliver and Rose appear to have the perfect homeand family when it is discovered they have a long history of deciet and covering up for each other no matter what the cost.
A good thriller with well developed characters . Although it seemed to drag on at times I enjoyed and reccommend. Amust read for psychological-thriller lovers!

Wow! I thought her previous book, Watching Edie, was great, but this one is a notch up from that. It is dark, disturbing, scary just what I love in a book! Just when I thought I knew where the story was going, bang......it explodes in another direction. So many times I was left gasping, almost not believing what was going on. This story has no slow spots, it was action all the way! Clara’s boyfriend Luke goes missing and Clara believes she knows what is going on. She finds some nasty emails sent to Luke and is sure he has a stalker who has kidnapped him. Hannah, the other main character, is a sociopath and was a sociopath from when she was a toddler. Luke’s sister,. Emily, disappeared some years ago and now herparents will suffer again with Luke’s disappearance. I read this in one sitting, too good to put down!