This is a good modern thriller which I enjoyed reading. Marianne's husband Simon utters another womans voice in his sleep. Who is Caroline and does Marriane really want to find out?

I defy anyone to put this down once they begin to read it. From the perfect life comes a tale of terrifying worry and distrust, but is there good reason for this???

Marianne thought she was so lucky and blessed when she not only caught the attention of the skilled, handsome surgeon, Simon but got to marry him too. There she was, living a wonderful like with the man she adored, his young daughter and later on their twins. Able to buy the best of everything. But delve deeper and it wasn’t the heaven she expected when Simon showed his true colours. It was very easy to read, but the trouble was it went on and on a bit too much with Marianne’s thoughts and actions trying to preserve the “perfect” life (a word which was definitely overused in this book!). A once strong woman turned into a whining mess by her “loving” husband. She was so annoying, so much so that it was hard to feel anything for her plus the other characters were also awful. I did read it all, so was invested that much in the story. Would describe it as a domestic, kitchen sink drama, rather than psychological.

I enjoyed this book but at the same time it made me angry. I felt for Marianne. She seemed to have it all. But sometimes looks can be deceiving. If your husband is so controlling you can hardly breathe then no matter how much you have, you don’t have you.

This book kept me turning pages and had just the right amount of twists. I did figure out the end but that was ok.

I recommend this book highly.

A 4.5 star for me. Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for this copy in exchange for my unbiased opinion

A great storyline with a fast pace. Really enjoyed it and will look for more by this author. Thank you publisher and netgalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

I was very interested to read this as it was something different from this author .
It was a good read and glad I had the chance to read it.
I was kept on the edge of my seat and this was one book that was very hard to put down.

Great book with a great storyline. Not what I was expecting at all so was a nice surprise. Easy to read and good characters in there too.

Having read some of Sue other books of a different genre, I was very keen to read this her debut thriller.

Unfortunately for me though, despite it being really well written, I did struggle with this one.  I found the character of Marianne to be so whingy and boring, she wouldn't stand up for herself to begin with, I just disliked her, it really bothered me how her whole life was based round her kids and trying to please her controlling husband, not even wanting/attempting to have something just for herself.  Then as for Simon, well I completely hated his character, he was just evil and so malicious and I just hated how Marianne put up with him.

I found myself scrim reading the rest of the book, just to get to the end as quick as possible.  There was a very good clever twist at the end, which I certainly wasn't expecting and so didn't see it coming.

Having read other reader's reviews of this book, I am glad to see that there are a lot of readers that did indeed enjoy this book, which to me, means it is true what they say, certain books just aren't for everyone.

This is the first book I've read by this author but it won't be my last. From the outside Marianne has the perfect life a wonderful successful husband and 3 bright children who she adores. Then one day her husband Simon says the Name Caroline and it's the way he says it that leaves Marianne feeling very uneasy so she sets out to find out more about Caroline even though she knows she is just being paranoid...or is she?
Our Little Lies is a deliciously dark and twisted tale of manipulation, controlling behaviour, lies and secrecy that will keep you hooked the whole way through.

Thank you very much to Bookouture, NetGalley and Sue Watson for the arc of Our Little Lies my review is honest and unbiased in any way.

Really enjoyed this fast paced psychological thriller. great characters and twisty storyline that kept me turning the pages!
Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for this ARC.

Thanks to Netgalley for my copy. 3.5*

This book intrigued me but the first half is so slow and drawn out. I know the author is building the storyline and the characters but honestly it took so long to work out that Simon is not the doting and thoughtful husband.

The second half is much better and there are a couple of twists, one of which is blatantly obvious.

Yet another thriller that fell short of the mark and just seemed utterly ridiculous - I also saw the twist at the end coming and just felt it was so unescessary and made it sound even more ridiculous. I found all the characters so unlikeable and literally couldn't care what happened to any of them.

Thank you Bookouture and NetGalley for the ARC.

Loved the ending.

I read this book while having some time off on a staycation. A compelling read and the ending caught me off guard. I thought I knew how it would end up and it took a different turn.

It doesn't look like the author has written other thrillers which is the genre I prefer but if she does I will definitely check them out.

Thank you Bookoture and Netgalley for my free review copy of Our Little Lies.

I enjoyed this book and thought it would make a great beach read.

Sue Watson did a great job with her first thriller. Nothing frothy about this book.

Sue's character development was spot on even though they were some pretty unlikable characters.

Pick this book up if you need a fast easy read!

Sue Watson has written thirteen novels – usually involving cake. However this latest book, a psychological thriller, definitely does not have cake in it! Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for an advanced copy of this book (which I really did take forever to read this time) – but it was truly worth the wait.

If you loved Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train or I Let You Go – then you will love this. A gripping psychological trhiller with a final twist that will have your jaw hitting the floor in amazment.

Marianne has a life others dream of. A beautiful townhouse on the best street in the neighbourhood. Three bright children who are her pride and joy.

Sometimes her past still hurts: losing her mother early, growing up in foster care. But her husband, Simon, is always there. A successful surgeon, he’s the envy of every woman they’ve ever met. Flowers, gifts, trips to France: nothing is too good for his family.

Then Simon says another woman’s name. The way he lingers on it, Caroline , gives Marianne a shudder of suspicion, but she knows it’s nothing – she can’t entertain this flash of paranoia… or can she?

This story is completely believable, whether the husband or wife is the perpetrator it’s something that is becoming more and more talked about in the present day. Sue Watson has done two things – broach the subject and bring it to light, and pull off her first psychological thriller. Whilst the back story itself isn’t unique as such – the twists and turns – the paranoia and the doubt – are perfectly executed to make a gripping read. Where’s book two….!

Marianne has a life others dream of. A beautiful townhouse on the best street in the neighbourhood. Three bright children who are her pride and joy. Her husband Simon is always there. A successful surgeon, he’s the envy of every woman they’ve ever met. Then Simon says another woman’s name. The way he lingers on it, Caroline, gives Marianne a shudder of suspicion, but she knows she can’t entertain this flash of paranoia. It’s almost by accident that Marianne begins to learn more about Caroline. But once she starts, she can’t stop.

When I started this I found the writing childish, this was a real shame as the plot is anything but. The plot for this is very dark, serious and most definitely adult but the writing style did no favours. Eventually I got used to the style and got into the plot more. I was hooked into the read but at the same time realised that not much actually happens, this is very long for the events that take place so everything is dragged out a bit too much. There are a couple of twists, one I found blindingly obvious, the other is not as obvious but I still figured it out and it did not have as much of an impact was possibly hoped. Overall, I found the plot a bit meh and I could quite happily forget it.

Character wise is where it becomes difficult. I think Watson has written her characters very well, there are some who are clearly not supposed to be sympathetic characters and this comes across very clearly. Marianne on the other hand is different, I sympathised with her, although I still found her infuriating and there were times I wanted to shake sense into her. Marianne at least was a character I could get on board with.

'Our Little Lies' is a dark thriller that is not particularly thrilling. I did enjoy this read but felt let down by the lack of pace and lack of thrills.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for an advance copy.

Thankyou to NetGalley, Bookouture and the author, Sue Watson, for the opportunity to read a digital copy of Our Little Lies in exchange for an honest, unbiased opinion.

I thought the book was a good read. It was well written with a great twist. I was hooked from the beginning. #.5 stars.

Oh I disliked Simon from the start. His lies and deceit destroyed everything. Was kept enthralled all the way through didn’t guess the outcome

Full review to come.
I deeply apologize, but life is a handful lately and I'm using all my free time to read, not review. I hope everybody understands.

Successful surgeon, Simon Wilson and his wife Marianne have an apparently perfect marriage and family... yeah I know, you’ve heard this one before and the “perfect marriages” of psychological thriller territory are invariably anything but. Here, it’s immediately obvious that Simon is a bully and Marianne a doormat, though the full extent of this - and its history - takes time to become apparent. The “little lies” they tell themselves and each other are really not that little at all. Still, Marianne convinces herself things with Simon really could be perfect, if only she could get over her irrational, obsessive jealousies....

But when this time, it seems like Simon really might be playing away with an attractive colleague - the fragrant, Instagram-perfect Caroline - it’s time for Marianne to finally take matters into her own hands.

Our Little Lies definitely a compulsive read, if in a rather “don’t want to watch, can’t look away” sort of way. Marianne is quite an interesting character, in fact. She’s self deceiving, but she kind of knows it. She has a history of mental instability, is on strong medication and even in the present day her grasp on reality is questionable - the reliability of her narrative can never entirely be taken for granted and her priorities and reactions can seem bizarre. She’s also really pretty irritating at times (those hashtags!). I never entirely felt like I had a grasp of Simon’s character, apart from the fact that he’s awful. (He’s really horrible.)

I did have some issues with Marianne’s supposed mental disorder and how this has been dealt with in the past, but it’s difficult to say too much about that without going into spoilery details. I’ve read a few books in which once-independent women are turned, often with surprising ease, into downtrodden gaslighted zombies, and though I guess it can happen and there are clearly reasons given here, I always find it a bit difficult to swallow. (I’ve yet to read one in which a woman does it to a man. Now that would be interesting.)

I didn’t guess the ending - the main part of it anyway - but found it somehow a bit abrupt after so much build up.

All in all though, Our Little Lies is a really good read which kept me up well into the night, promising myself just a few more pages....