This book was excellent. I couldn't put it down! The twists, the turns, the pace of the book! I loved everything about it! This was my first Michelle Adams book, but I can't wait to pick up a few more!

Chloe Daniels wakes up from an accident with no memory of her former life. She is surrounded by people who claim to be her family,. but they seem to be keeping things from her. She finds out that she may have a husband and son that she doesn't remember but if so, she doesn't even know if they are still alive and if not, if she had anything to do with what happened to them. This is a very intense thriller. It will have you on the edge of your seat. If you are a parent, it will tug at your heartstrings, and you will especially to relate to this story of a woman trying to find out what happened to her child. The ending is a shocker.

I have mixed feelings about unreliable narrator style thrillers. Sometimes I love them and am on the end of my seat. Sometimes I I feel like I'm trudging through soggy mud in the fog and just want something to happen. This was a bit different but in the most positive of ways. For starters Chloe knows she's unreliable. She knows she can't trust her own thoughts or memories but at the same time can't quite make herself trust those around her. It put the reader on the same page as the narrator so it kind of felt like we were all trying to figure stuff out together vs the reader trying to find the truth in the lies.



The whole plot of this is on my list of worst nightmares and is one that I didn't know I had. This isn't one of those scary books that has you double checking door locks. It's more eerie and unnerving and the whole concept is incredibly unsettling. The idea of being locked in your own brain, unable to remember, unable to trust and unable to do anything about it seriously makes my brain run cold. Just what had happened the night of the accident? And just what had happened in the life that Chloe can't remember.



This was a compelling read that was a nice shift to the usual unreliable narrator style thriller. It pulled me in from page one and I didn't want to put it down!

Thank you so much to St. Martins Press and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy in exchange for my honest review.

I've never read anything by Michelle Adams and this one was a huge flop for me. I did not like this book at all, it didn't hold my attention and I didn't like any of the characters. I'm only giving it 2 stars because I made it through the whole book but I really wanted to give it 1 star.

This book is about Chloe who after a horrible car accident is left with no memory and due to her extreme injuries moves back in with her parents and her sister. Her dad begins trying to help her piece together her life and help her recover her memories. Then when Chloe starts remembering bits and pieces of her past life that contradict what her family has been telling her she doesn't know what to believe, is her mind creating things that didn't happen or has everything her family told her a lie?

I honestly could not stand Chloe the whole book and then it got to the ending and I really really didn't like her. I'm not going to give away any spoilers but I couldn't believe what she did and then she ended up with the happily ever after. And please don't even get me started on her mom, dad, and sister. What they did to Chloe was beyond wrong and I would be livid if my family had done it to me. Don't get me wrong, I have no good feelings towards Chloe and honestly feel like she got what she deserved but holy moly what a screwed up family.

Thank you again to St. Martins Press and NetGalley for the copy of this book. I wish I could say I liked it but I really didn't sadly.

She wakes up in the hospital having survived a terrible car crash. They tell her that her name is Chloe Daniels, age 32, but she doesn’t remember anything. She had been in a coma for a month. Now, she is recuperating at her parents’ home trying to heal and regain her memory. Her father is a psychiatrist and has been working with her to help her remember her past. Her parents haven’t told her anything about her past because they want her to remember on her own. She has brief flashes of what may be memories, but she doesn’t know what it means. As controlling as her father is, it isn’t until she finds a photo that makes her insist on questioning a number of things.

To the extent that her healing body will let her, she starts her own search for who she is and what really happened to her. She knows that someone is lying and she isn’t sure who it is and why they are lying.

This story builds as Chloe decides to push past her father’s protectiveness and begin her own investigation of what happened by talking to people she was supposed to know. Slowly, pieces of the puzzle start to come together and the truth is a wild crescendo that will have the reader flipping pages as fast as they can.

Whew! What a ride this book is. Oh my, the things that people do. Don’t miss this one. It’s good!

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This psychological thriller kept me reading and guessing who was telling the truth, if indeed anyone was. Chloe Daniels wakes up in a hospital with amnesia and her seemingly well-meaning family decides to take her home and keep her in the dark about her life before the car accident. I didn’t like her father at all because he seemed to want to control Chloe’s memories instead of letting her recover them. Her mother seemed to care about her but was in total subjection to her father. I really liked her sister who seemed the most understanding. But one or all of them is lying to Chloe, lies of omission perhaps, but still lies. It is the reader’s task to figure out who is lying and what the truth is. I was brought along on Chloe’s trip to discover what really happened to her and to recover her lost memories. The book was enjoyable but somewhat predicatable, perhaps because I am an aficionado of thrillers. The short chapters were appealing to me since it was an easy book to read, told mostly from the viewpoint of Chloe. The pace of the book was very fast from the beginning until about halfway through. Once the revelations of the truth begin, the pace seems to slow down, but that was not a problem since it was expected. I liken the twists and turns in this book to entering a dark cave without a light and having a lot of different tunnels turning off in different directions. I did not know from one page to the next what would be revealed until I finally started figuring things out. Readers of psychological thrillers will not be disappointed since the book is interesting, attention-grabbing and thoroughly entertaining.

This was a great book on wondering how much you actually know. You think you know the whole story at the beginning but really you know nothing. Chloe is just trying to learn the truth but everyone is keeping it from her. They are also giving her a different truth. Who can she trust? When you finally find out what happened it makes you really question the people in her life. This book is heartbreaking in many different ways. The book also keeps you guessing.


*I received a free copy of this book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review.*

This was my setup as I finished Between the Lies by Michelle Adams during nap time. I really enjoyed this one! Lies, memory loss, a few twists... I was completely immersed in the story trying to figure out what was going on in Chloe’s life. Go pick it up, this one comes out TODAY!! Now I’m going to go check out Michelle Adams’ debut, The Sister.

Between the Lies by Michelle Adams is a psychological thriller in which the main character has lost all of her memory keeping her guessing just as much as the readers do. After a severe brain injury Chloe awakens not only not knowing those around her but even her own name eludes her.

As she’s recovering Chloe’s parents have brought her home with them to take care of her. However Chloe only has more and more questions with each day going by when her parents refuse to give her much information on who she had been. As Chloe begins tod ig into herself she finds it seems no one is being truthful.

One thing I will say right away is Michelle Adams definitely is a good writer and I did find myself enjoying this one for the most part. For me though with a story like this i always feel things slow down in the middle of the story when we begin to get lie after lie. What is the old saying….fool me once… so as much as I wanted answers to what was going on I got a repetitive feel while waiting for the answers.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

Between the Lies is the perfect title. So many lies. I'm pretty sure every time someone spoke in this book, it was a lie. I felt horrible for Chloe. She wakes up from a coma and has no memory. She relies on her family (whom she doesn't remember) to help her. Unfortunately, all they seem capable of is keeping secrets and lying. I would give the book 3.5 stars. I really liked Chloe. She was able to figure everything out without the support and help she should have been given. I also really liked Andrew. I wasn't a big fan of Chloe's family. Her father was simply awful and completely manipulative and CONTROLLING. It wasn't a big mystery who was involved with the accident. At first I wasn't sure and with all the lies I thought it was someone else, but I quickly realized who it was. That person was crazy and how could he/she do that.

I really liked the story, characters and writing style. I had to keep reading because I wanted to find out the truth about the accident. I wasn't expecting how everything happened. I n the end I know Chloe actually has someone who loves her. She deserves that after what she went through. I'm not sure if I would have liked her pre-accident. I kept hoping she would tell the police what was going on at home.

Definitely recommend the book. It was a quick read and has many twists and turns. At times you will be guessing to what is going on. I look forward to reading more books by the author.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from St. Martin's Press through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Thank you St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for the ARC.

Decent Read...

If you can't trust your family, who can you trust?

I enjoyed this book even if parts of it were predictable. Some of it did keep me guessing until the end. I will definitely look for more by this author.

"But now I know that hope resides in the darkest of places. You just have to be prepared to search in the shadows, because alongside them you will always find the light."

This was a proper average read for me. It was quick and easy to swallow. When Chloe Daniels awakes in the hospital following a car crash, she can't remember who she is or the life she once lived. As time moves on, her parents and sister help to revive her memory, but it soon becomes clear they are keeping secrets about Chloe's old life. Taking matters into her own hands, she seeks out to find the truth behind the car crash and who she can and can not trust.

Though I'll admit I was not captivated as much as I'd like, the story was fast-moving and fun to read. I very much liked Chloe's character and her drive to unravel the suspicions. It's always nice to find yourself rooting for the main character. And I liked that her memory came back piece by piece as the days went on. It gave the reader little glimpses into Chloe's past, allowing up to figure things out alongside her. The flashbacks into her childhood were also an intriguing added context, revealing many layers of her family and their rocky relationships.

Though this was told mainly through Chloe's POV, there were also a few passages told through the POV of an ex-lover of hers, though until a certain point the reader is unsure whether this is her husband or another man. I figured out the ending by with about a quarter left of the book, and although the final few scenes seemed a little weak, I was still left decently satisfied. I definitely believe Adams could only grow stronger from here as an author of psychological thrillers. I'll be reading anything she releases in the future.

I enjoyed the mystery behind this book, Chloe losing her memory and slowly trying to gain it back. I had a huge problem with her family and them trying to "help" her get her memory back. It was a little slow for me at times but fast paced at times as well. Overall decent read.

So many twists and turns and goodness and lies and deceit abound in this book. Chloe is a car accident and awakes in the hospital after being in a coma. Now she is surrounded by people who claim to be her family but she has no memory of them or of her life. When she is released from the hospital she goes home with them and even though they give her snippets of her so-called life. She is definitely uncomfortable and knows there are lies and darkness but does not know why. Twists and turns kept me on the edge and turning the pages faster than I thought possible. Definitely a recommendation from me!

**Received this ARC for review from the publisher via NetGalley**

What would it be to have no memories then gradually have pieces of memories come pack. It’s like a puzzle. No one will help you solve the puzzle. That is the premise of this book. It is written tightly and very thoughtful. I kept thinking what would I feel like. The anxiety the main character reveals adds to the desperation to the book. Thank you to # NetGalley #StMartinsPress #Betweenthelines for an unbiased evaluation.

What a twisted spider web of deceit! Lots of suspense in this slow burn psychological thriller. The thoughts of the creepy unknown person added a lot to this story. Chloe had her faults but no one deserves to be put through such an ordeal. Highly recommended!

This was one of those books that had me staying up way too late because I couldn’t find a spot I wanted to “pause” reading! This book was full of emotions, sorrow, pain, paranoia, and Lies.
The author is really good at creating moods and scenes. The always dreary raining weather was perfect backdrop to this dark story.

Thank you to the author, #Netgalley, and the publisher for my free ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Between the Lies is a story built on an unreliable narrator and the never ending feeling of doom and gloom for our main character, Chloe. Chloe is a woman suffering from amnesia. Though she is constantly reassured by her father that the treatments she is undergoing will get her to the truth of her life, what happened to her and why can't she remember who she is.I do love amnesia stories for this very reason, the narrator can't necessarily be trusted but as the reader you have to decide if you can trust their gut reactions, because if they don't know facts surely they can still follow their instincts.

We quickly learn about Chloe's situation, she's living with her parents and that her father is "treating" her condition. The story unfolds at apace that keeps the readers attention. As she uncovers more, we start to see just how much she is being manipulated, all in the name of "protecting" her.

"And even though I’m confused about most things, there is one thing I do know: you can’t bring the dead back to life. The old Chloe is gone , and I’m afraid I might never get her back. I’m more afraid that my family don’t want me to."

The memories she's lost include just about everything in her life. She has to trust the people calling themselves her family, but as an adult it's clear something bad happened and she isn't been told what that is. The author creates her background through unveiling characters, people she's had in her life, some as red herrings and some that she should pay closer attention to. Even as certain truths come to light, she has to remain on guard. Throughout the story readers are shared a variety of letters obviously written to Chloe, and cleverly Adams leaves them unsigned, adding to the mystery.

It all culminates in a really well built psychological thriller bringing Chloe's life full circle. This is a great read from a new to me author. 4 Stars and recommendation!

I really enjoyed Between the Lies by Michelle Adams, although I did find the beginning a bit slow and hard to get into. But as the story moved along, the pace improved and definitely caught my attention a lot more.

Our main character Chloe, wakes up in the hospital, surrounded by her family, although she has no idea who she is, who her family is or what has happened to her that left her in a coma for around a month. As she heads home with her parents to recover, she gets the feeling that all is not well and that her family doesn't really want her to get her memories back.

This was definitely an interesting thriller that was filled with different plot twists throughout. It was one of those books where you spend the whole time trying to figure out what is going on, who is lying and who is actually telling the truth. I look forward to reading what the author writes in the future.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for sending me an ARC of this book.

Between the Lies is a compelling thriller, one that I couldn't put down.

With its gloomy weather and creaky, old house, this book is very atmospheric. It's like a Gothic mystery set in modern times. Since I'm always in the mood for a good Gothic thriller, I really enjoyed that part of the book.

Chloe starts out as a rather passive character, which is understandable given her current, medical state. At the very first, I thought she was a bit too trusting because it isn't clear if she's among friends or enemies. As the story builds, however, Chloe becomes more aggressive in her attempts to find out who she is and if her family is lying to her.

The other characters in the story are interesting as well. Chloe's overbearing father and her distressed mother seem to mean well when taking care of Chloe, but there's an undercurrent of mistrust. When reading this, you know that something's wrong, but you don't know what it is. There's a hidden secret waiting to be discovered.

This is what makes the book so compelling. I read it very quickly because I had to know how it ended!

The ending didn't come as a complete surprise, but I appreciated the clues leading up to the final pages. I like how things wrapped up. It was a satisfying ending, one that fit the tone of the rest of the book.

If you like thrillers, then Between the Lies is for you!  Four out of five stars.