Behind Every Lie is a fantastic thriller that would make a great gift. The storyline and characters are well developed. The writing is well done.

'Behind Every Lie' was a well-crafted story which left me pondering my ambivalence for what I had just read. In the end, I believe this title suffered from too much of a good thing. This novel was thoroughly developed and flawlessly executed, interweaving the backstory with the present conflict. Unfortunately, the plot was self-evident within the onset of Kat's initial telling of her story. After that, it was a matter of assessing how much time I wanted to invest in the rest of the story to see how everything fell into place. Also a forgone conclusion was the plot point regarding Liam. Again, the book was well-written, but the detail and the structure were so meticulous that there no room left for doubt.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and Christina McDonald for an ARC of 'Behind Every Lie' in exchange for an honest review.

I have mixed emotions about this book. It was interesting enough to keep me reading but at times lengthy and boring. I’m glad I finished and I’ll leave it at that.

Although I felt the plot had a few too many twists, I enjoyed this mystery. It was well written and certainly suspenseful. It was an original concept that drew me in immediately and kept my interest. It did require a little suspension of disbelief to accept the ultimate resolution, but I did nonetheless. I would recommend it for a fun, quick read.

Behind Every Lie by author Christina McDonald is another thrill of a book! She catches us off guard in the best way possible and throws us through a great thriller novel! Loved this and absolutely recommend! Full review to come closer to release date.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an arc copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

In BEHIND EVERY LIE, McDonald catches us off guard on the first page, and throws us into an unexpected moment of perturbation, providing an immediate adrenaline rush with a cinematic, heart-thudding, bloody scene. Eva was struck by lightning, they tell her, but that isn't the worst of it - Eva might've been the one who killed her own mother.

The author's writing is taut and focused, writing more for suspenseful depth and atmosphere than speed - still managing to provide a pacy, entertaining storyline as she dares bring dark subject matters to the table (sexual assault, domestic abuse, the intricacies of memory...). She crafts her characters in a way it's easy for us to become familiar with them and their inner psyches, then instantly bond with them.

Especially Eva. It's one thing to try and get back an expunged memory but it's another to let that be the inductor of a past trauma that made you struggle with self-perception and self-trust. Eva Hansen's journey makes us feel excitement, intrigue and fury as light and darkness, evil and vulnerability, snake their way into the plot and towards the end where everything is wrapped up in a clever conclusion, like a puzzle coming together with a startling click.

Motherhood-related thrillers have known an observable growth over the years, but Behind Every Lie proves to be competently made and more skillful than its predecessors.

The police are very suspicious of Eva Hansen, who has woken up in the hospital after being struck by lightning. It seems just a block away from where Eva was found, the body of her mother was discovered. She has been murdered and the cops find Eva’s lack of memory a little too convenient. In order to find out what happened to her mum and to clear her own name, Eva decides to journey to her mum’s home, London. But she may not like the answers she uncovers as she proves the life of a woman it would appear she never really knew