I wanna start by adding some TW to this review because there’s a lot. 

TW: Bullying, stillbirth, overdose, drugs, death threats

Every Single Lie is a YA Mystery about a 16 year old girl who finds a dead infant in the girls locker room at school. 

I couldn’t put this book down. It grabbed my attention right from the start. It took me less than 24 hours to finish it and that’s only cause I had to go to sleep. 
The mystery of the baby and the mother wasn’t that easy to figure out. The author did a good job at throwing us off track.

This book was heartbreaking but it showed the realities that we face everyday. The power of social media, rumors and bullying. This is definitely not a story for the faint of heart, but it’s so important!

This twisty and dramatic story has enough mystery to keep younger teen readers engaged even considering some flaws along the way. For many, it will be difficult to believe that so much can happen to these teens without adults getting involved more than they do. Because of this, the story doesn't ring true in today's media saturated society.

3.5
When Beckett finds a baby in the girls locker room at her school, she's dubbed #babykiller throughout the country. The world wants her to be charged for neglect even if she didn't actively kill the baby. The problem? This isn't Beckett's baby. 
Accusations are slung around and everyone is a suspect at some point. I'm not good with mysteries, but I had some ideas about who the real mother of the baby was. There were quite a few red herrings and I fell for most of them. The story line was solid and well written and I was relatively captivated.
It didn't feel like anything ground breaking or unique. Although I liked the characters, I wasn't overly attached. There were some moments where my jaw did drop or I gasped out loud, which is really all that I want from a suspenseful book.

I feel like maybe Vincent telegraphed the eventual reveal of this plot a bit too hard. Several points are repeated several times. While I personally found it a bit frustrating, I have to admit that the book on the whole raises some interesting discussion points. Like how an accusation, regardless of it's truth, can destroy a reputation.

Young adult readers will find this book intriguing and they will hang on every twist to get to the end. Loved the story and high school aged student and lovers of young adult books will love it too. Relevant to the times and very engaging.

Thank you NetGalley for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley and Bloomsbury USA Children's Books for an egalley in exchange for an honest review.

When sixteen-year-old Bette makes a startling discovery in the girl's locker room at the local high school, the entire community is transfixed to find all the details. But sometimes it can be hard to separate fact from fiction.

This YA novel had me hooked from the very first page and although it became quite apparent to me who was the real character with the secrets to hide. Bette was impulsive and quick to jump to conclusions and while sometimes that made it rather frustrating to follow her down the rabbit hole, I am glad that I followed this literary mystery to the end.



Publication Date 12/01/21
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I had no idea what to expect when I picked up this book, and I was genuinely surprised by how engaged I became with the story. 

It has been a minute since I was so invested in a YA thriller, usually adult thrillers keep me more invested. But this one is fabulous. Vincent has created a strong narrator with Beck, and I was unable to stop reading once it really got deeper into the events of the story. 

This is about how she finds a baby in a bag in the gym, but it is dead. Now the police are trying to find who the baby was and what happened. Beck has all of her own thoughts and ideas about what could have happened, but she knows the baby is not hers and wishes people would stop assuming it was. Especially when the death threats and horrible treatment of strangers online culminate when an anonymous Twitter account starts sharing information about the baby and the events. 

This book can be dark at times, which I think is great. I do not want to say dark for YA because that sounds very dismissive of the lives teens live now. We cannot know all of the experiences each teen is facing, and this book shows how abstract yet intense some things that happen in high school can be. 

Beck is also dealing with the death of her dad from an opioid overdose, breaking up with her boyfriend, being distanced from her best friend, her mom is a a cop on this baby case, and just having relationships with her siblings. This book has many layers and they connect the story, showing how each event has affected Beck and how she has learned to deal with all of the backlash from people thinking the baby is hers.  It is about how social media is all over and haunts people in different ways as well. The social media is large aspect of the book. 

This story is quality because the writing is phenomenal, the narrator is real and believable, and the discovery of who the baby belongs to make me go whoa, I did not expect this. This is a great thriller that made me become an instant fan of the author, eager already for her next book. 

A huge thank you to NetGalley and Bloomsbury for the eARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

In Rachel Vincent's new page-turner, Every Single Lie, she presents the reader with a scandal in a small town, social media bullying, and rumors. It's a fabulous combination.

Beckett just dumped her boyfriend, Jake, because she thought he was cheating on her. When she sneaks back onto campus to take a French test, Jake's baseball teammates coming down the hall make Beckett decide to hide in the girls' locker room, which is closed for remodeling. However, someone else has been there first, because in an abandoned school duffel bag, Beckett discovers a dead newborn baby.

Beckett's mom is one of the detectives in town, and she and another police officer question Beckett as a witness. But someone has started a Twitter account using the name of the defunct high school newspaper, and before she knows what's happening, Beckett is presumed to be the baby's mother/killer.

As Beckett tries her best to find the truth and do right by the baby - named "Lullaby" Doe by the anonymous Twitter account, she has to deal with death threats and a town that just wants to add more fuel to her family fire, which started with the scandal of her veteran father's overdose and death less than a year before.

I won't spoil the ending, but it was a good one, and Vincent took the plot through a collection of wrong suspicions before we get there. The characters are well-developed and I didn't figure out who the real mother was until just before it was revealed.

A worthy read for sure.

<i>Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.</i>

My first five star rating of the year!

When Beckett finds a dead baby in a duffel bag in her school's locker room, her life completely changes. Although Beckett doesn't know anything about what happened to the baby and who the parents are, vicious rumors that Beckett had hidden a pregnancy and then killed her child swarm her small town, eventually blowing up into an internet phenomenon. As if the rumors, gossip, disappointing looks, and death threats aren't enough for one person to deal with, Beckett's boyfriend might be cheating on her, her recently deceased father may have had more problems than she thought, and her mother may have been abusing her position of power. As the investigation becomes increasingly publicized with Beckett being the face of the #babykiller, all the lies she has been surrounded by slowly unfold. 

<i>Every Single Lie</i> is a fantastic young adult thriller/mystery. There is not a single dull moment--in fact, I was so hooked that I finished this book in less than 24 hours! Rachel Vincent does an incredible job of making you think you've figured everything out, only to throw another curveball at you when you turn the page. The mystery of the deceased baby and unknown mother was interesting throughout the entirety of the book; it never gets tiring, and even as the plot thickens, each bit of evidence makes sense, rather than feeling forced or unnecessary. I was shocked by the "big reveal" and wasn't disappointed at all. Furthermore, I loved that this was so much more than just a thriller. Vincent incorporated such great conversations about cyberbullying, family, adolescence, and being there for others. This book felt so personal and deep--clearly, dead children are an inherently sad subject, but instead of using this as a crutch to make the book disturbing and emotional, Vincent truly delves into the brains and hearts of her characters so that readers will feel the pain, conflict, and confusion that they are feeling. Everyone is deeply flawed and at some points a bit annoying, judgmental, or selfish, yet I still had a soft spot for all the characters. I think I had a moment with just about every single character where I absolutely hated them but then loved them but then was angry at them but then empathizing with them...and ultimately appreciating them for their complexity. 

Overall, I would absolutely recommend <i>Every Single Lie</i>. I know YA thriller isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I thought this one was particularly well done! 

Side note: where on earth do I get myself a Jake??

Trigger warnings: death of an infant, death of a parent, mentioning of murder, mentioning of underage sex, bullying, cyberbullying (including death threats), mentioning of drug and alcohol addiction

This was one of my most anticipated books this year, and it didn't disappoint. 

I immediately loved Beckett. She's prickly and she doesn't take anything at face value--seriously, not ever; she is the actual definition of "trust but verify" and I over-relate--and she is thrust into a completely impossible situation. She finds a dead baby, which is traumatic enough, but it's in her boyfriend's duffel bag. And, of course, it takes no time for everyone to assume that she's the baby's mom.

It's not surprising that the baby (soon dubbed Lullaby Doe by Twitter, because of course it was) becomes more of a symbol than a person who died about as soon as she was born. That was the hardest part to read for me, because very few people actually seemed to understand that Lullaby Doe was a person, even if only for a few seconds, and she wasn't part of any type of crusade. (I should also note that she was stillborn. Yes, her body was hidden, but it's not one of those things where someone gives birth at prom and kills the just-born baby.)

This book is so tense and it was impossible to stop reading. This will be one of my favorites this year. Highly recommended.

Every Single Lie by Rachel Vincent REVIEW 

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Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.  

Wow... this was an emotional read from start to finish. We start off with our main character Beckett dealing with some pretty average teenage drama. She's had a breakup with her boyfriend and isn't taking it too well. It doesn't take long for all that to change when Beckett finds a dead baby in the school locker room. Soon her life starts to unravel as she learns of secrets that could hurt her in more ways than one.  

I am absolutely stunned by how wonderful this book was. It was fantastically written and well paced.  I hated to put it down. The ending was shocking and heartbreaking. Every Single Lie is an emotional read that covers substance abuse, addiction, teen pregnancy, death, and bullying. While the themes within this book are hard to read, it is an amazing piece of work that I recommend reading for anyone who likes hard hitting YA.

Happy pub day 🎉 Thank you to @netgalley and @blumsburyya for this eARC of Every Single Lie by @rachelkvincent

The story starts off pretty dark almost immediately with the main character, Beckett, finding a deceased newborn baby inside a gym bag in her school's locker room. No one knows who the parents are, and it's very small town. The novel goes on to just focus on the mystery of why the baby was in the locker room and who the mother is, but it also heavily focused on Beckett and her family as they're still recovering from the loss of her father. 

This book is full of more mature and darker subjects with tons of secrets, lies and rumors. It did read a bit YA a lot of the time and I wasn't always a fan of Beckett and the way she behaved, but I liked seeing her flaws.

Every Single Lie was gripping and I only found myself skimming a few times. I was invested and determined to finish reading as fast as possible to find out who the baby's mother was and why the baby was abandoned. However, I did come to realize who she was and it was a bit nerve wracking when it grew more clear who the mother was and that the characters weren't putting it together, even just as a hypothetical possibility. 

The writing style wasn't anything special but it wasn't too simple. The level of tension and mystery kept me intrigued and I flipped through the book daily quickly. I hope to read more by this author especially if she keeps these mystery elements and darker topics up! 

If you want to read something about teenagers involved in more adult-like situations and topics, this could be good for you. It'd be an a good introduction to some mystery if you mostly stick to YA contemporaries. 

This book had me angry and sad, the characters when through some horrible things and it'll be the type of book that will stick with you and make you think. A powerful read discussing pregnancy, addiction, mental illness, bullying, and grief.

⚠️Trigger warnings for unplanned pregnancy, substance abuse and addiction, bullying and cyber-bullying 

3.5🌟 for me review taken from my Instagram @fortheloveofcrime

I have so much to say about this book but feel as though nothing will do it justice. This fast-paced and shocking contemporary YA book had me turning pages so fast I thought my fingers would fall off. Beckett feels as though no one is telling her the truth. Her boyfriend Jake is hiding text messages, her mother is hiding things from her and she's had a falling out with her best friend. All of this while dealing with the crippling death of losing her father only months before. She doesn't think things can get much worse until the day that she finds the body of a newborn in Jake's gym bag in the girl's locker room. The town is convinced the baby which is very much not hers and is hers and a national media campaign to bully her into admitting it and finding out the truth begins, Beckett's mom as one of the very small town's detectives is at the helm of the investigation. 

This book has multiple trigger warnings including Child Abuse, Parent Death, Drug Abuse, Stillborn,

I hadn’t read anything by this author before, but I was super intrigued by the plot. The synopsis made it seem like it was mystery-thriller, but I what I got was something entirely different. 

This focused not just on the mystery, but also on the familial relationship with the Bergen’s. They start off as being strained, but by the end they end up trying to mend their familial bond. It’s almost like the mystery aspect brought the family closer together; which was nice to see. 

As for the mystery, it was super gripping and I found myself invested in the book. While I certainly expected the baby’s mother to be a family member, I didn’t think it was going to be them (not saying who ‘cause of spoilers). The writing was also a plus and helped keep the story moving. 

I wasn’t the biggest fan of Beckett’s character. I found that everything she did made things worse (particularity in the beginning) and when she accuses Jake (her boyfriend) of cheating, she completely overreacts. She could’ve just talked to him instead.  

Overall, this was a pretty good read and I hope to read more from this author in the future.

A YA book that starts with finding a dead baby in the locker room? Color me intrigued, and boy did I fly through this book once I started it. Every Single Lie by Rachel Vincent is the issues-novel you didn’t know you needed–all about addiction, suspicion, the terrors of social media, and ultimately, just a lot of heart.
Beckett Bergen is taking a mental health day after breaking up with her boyfriend, Jake,but when she remembers she has a French test, she heads to school for 7th period.Hiding out in the closed locker rooms–still covered in fresh paint–proves to be a bad idea though, because she ends up finding a school duffle bag with a dead baby inside–a small baby, freshly born. Within minutes, the police are on the scene, including Beckett’s own mother, one of the small Tennessee city’s two detectives on the force. But the problems start coming and they don’t stop coming–why is the baby lying in Beckett’s ex’s duffle bag? Who starts the anonymous Twitter account and spreads rumors about her being the baby’s mother? What happens when a paternity comes back to reveal something no one wants to think about?
This is a book all about rumors and secrets and how the secrets of the baby interact with the secrets Beckett has been trying to avoid since her father died seven months ago.It’s about what we do and don’t notice about those around us, the way suspicion can cloud our judgement, and the perils of social media and frankly, high school in general. I enjoyed this book–I read it in one day, one evening–but I didn’t feel the POWER of this book until I read the authors note, so I recommend you do that as soon as you finished the book,but not beforehand, cuz spoilers.
Beckett is a super likeable character in that she’s flawed, but you also know she didn’t do it, so that’s fine, right? You also see her make mistakes and assumptions but as a reader you understand why. I’m also kind of liking this new YA trend of the female protagonists not all being college-bound princesses of productivity (I mean, not that there’s anything wrong with that, that’s who I am LOL) but it reflects a more real-worldness. It’s not always the Homecoming Queen who becomes the center of the story, ya know?

Every Single Lie is a wild ride of a story filled with twists, turns, suspense, and lies of course, all surrounding a girl who has found a dead baby in the locker room of her high school.

All is well and normal for teenager Beckett Bergen before things begin to go sideways for this small-town girl. Her boyfriend, Jake, begins hiding text messages from her and suspects him of cheating. She discovers her late father actually lost his job, no one can seem to get the last word on her or her family, and better yet, she ends up finding a dead baby in the locker room of her high school; With the baby being inside of Jake’s gym bag. Just when Beckett thought things could get worse, word begins to spread about the baby, and everyone thinks that she is the mother. 

If I were to sum up this book in one word: Crazy. Absolutely crazy and filled with suspense, plot twists, and so many jaw dropping points to the progressing plot. This one was quite hard to stomach down at some points just because of how thought-provoking and heartbreaking some moments were. To me, this could very well fit in the genre of new adult as well since the topics go beyond anything a normal teenager should have to go through. This isn’t your stereotypical high school drama about a girl who encounters situations like being a wallflower or the jock of the school falling for her. This brings the topics of cyberbullying, teen pregnancy, drug abuse, and suicide into the light. After finding out this book was based on experiences that Rachel Vincent herself had encountered, I could not help but feel for her and shed a few tears.

Beckett is the first-person narrator of this book, and this was such a smart move to make on Vincent’s point because it gives a very clear perspective of what a victim of cyberbullying and losing a parent is like. At only sixteen years old, you can only imagine the hardships she has to endure throughout the duration of the novel. From dealing with being a suspected murderer of a child that is not even hers, to her boyfriend cheating, and her best friend, Amira, going MIA for suspicious reasons, this is just the beginning of the conflict that awaits her. She is the daughter of a single Mom, and her older brother, Penn, and her little sister, Landry seem to be hiding their own secrets as well.

Cyberbullying and drug addiction are also large topics discussed throughout the plot. The Crimson Cryer is the twitter account spreading the word about Lullaby Doe (the new nickname for the baby), and the messages and replies to the tweets are no pretty site, especially when Beckett is mentioned. Finding out her father had a drug addiction and may have died because of this is also very hard to digest. Despite knowing the truth of what really happened, this takes a toll on Beckett mentally and psychologically. However, she is able to develop into a more matured an adult version of herself by the book’s end, which always make for a fantastic protagonist.

To put it shortly, this novel was a joy to read! I have pondered and thought about how realistic this situation is for some teenagers in this digitally evolved world we now live in. The characters and the development they have undergone was the strongest aspect. The way the plot wrapped up was a bit predictable, but my jaw still dropped to the floor just a little bit at the very important (and large) plot reveal that seemingly pieced everything together. If you want to read something about teenagers involved in very adult-like situations and or reflect and better understand such triggering topics, this one is for you! This book is great for readers who want an introduction into the contemporary-mystery side of YA fiction, and I recommend it to anyone looking for something new to read within this subgenre!

This book was straight up unputdownable for me. From the minute I started, I knew I was hooked. The story gets dark almost immediately with the main character, Beckett, finding a deceased newborn baby in her school's locker room. I won't lie, it is tough to read. But the story was so compelling that I was able to handle it. 

Obviously, the town is up in arms over the discovery. And many people point the finger immediately at Beckett herself. The author does a phenomenal job of illustrating how positively vile a social media ambush can be. Even if Beckett was the mother, the vitriol spewed at her from complete strangers (and perhaps worse, non-strangers) will break your heart. 

Beckett must deal with this discovery and its aftermath while she is already struggling with some pretty heavy familial issues, boyfriend and friend issues, and just being a teen in general, and I certainly don't envy her. She also cannot seem to let the investigation go. She feels a sort of connection to the baby, since she found her, and vows to find the child's parents, and figure out what happened to her. It makes for a page turning mystery to add to the already incredibly emotive story. 

Bottom Line: Part mystery, part heartbreaking commentary, part coming of age, Every Single Lie hooked me from the start and never let go.

I guess I've been on a mystery kick lately because I've really been enjoying the mysteries I'm reading.

The plot of this is interesting enough - dead newborn baby found in a duffel bag in a high school locker room. But it's honestly the added layers that were most captivating in this story. Of course, we want to know who the baby's mother is, but the more pressing issue is: how was someone pregnant and no one knew? I liked how it kept Beckett and her family guessing. Because when you don't know the answer to something like that, everyone becomes a suspect and you question past conversations and actions.

There's also a lot to be said for high school gossip and the fire it can start. All Beckett did was find a baby in a locker room and then she was vilified as a baby killer, because of course, it had to be her baby since she "found" it. We know from the beginning it isn't hers since the story is told in first person perspective so it's that much more enraging when these people in the community are spreading false rumors about a 16 year-old girl. I also liked the added perspective of Jake and Penn applying to college and them being scared of being acquainted with a story like this because it could impact their college acceptance. It's the truth. Social media is both good and bad for a great many things.

I especially liked the author's note at the end where she explained how this was such a personal story to her. It is NOT autobiographical or a memoir of any sort, but she did touch on how she remembered pregnancy/dead baby rumors from when she was in high school. I'm sure every high school has something similar. I definitely remember the pregnancy and abortion rumors. To this day, I can remember who they were about and I still wonder if they were true. Just goes to show that a story like this really can have an impact on someone's life decades later.

This book does have it flaws as some details require quite the stretch of the imagination, but I'm sticking with 4 stars because of how much it made me think and to question my own role in the high school rumor mill.

Every Single Lie is an absolutely captivating read. This story grips you from the first page and keeps hold the entire time. Rachel Vincent's writing in this novel is absolutely fantastic and completely gripping.

It starts off at a point that immediately hooks you into the story. The main character Beckett is already dealing with so much, having just lost her father, when this tragedy happens and she is sucked into this world of rumors, lies, and secrets. She is struggling as much trying to figure out the truth as everyone else is while the story unfolds. 

I feel like so much that can be learned from this story. There are so many lessons, and real truths that come to light in Every Single Lie. 

This book is absolutely gripping. It will have you confused, sad, angry at times, and heartbroken at others. You feel everything that Beckett does as she is navigating this nasty world of rumors and lies. 

I absolutely loved this book. I devoured it in one whole night. I could not read fast enough. I was just as desperate for answers as Beckett was.  

Like I said, Rachel Vincents writing in this book was fantastic. She managed to absolutely grip me from the first page, and as the story unfolds you just can't help but to keep flipping the pages in search for answers. 

I absolutely think that Every Single Lie is a must read. The story deals with some raw, gritty, and sad things that are unfortunately, reality. 

It deals with the sad truth that people will believe what they want to, regardless of the truth, and the harsh reality of what is said online can be brought into and affect people in real life. But also delves into the strengths of these characters and how they persevere and push through. 

Every Single Lie should be a must read this year, and all the years to come. It a fantastically written, raw and gripping story. 

**Review will be posted to Amazon on release day.**

**Thank you to Bloomsbury USA Children's books Publishing for the review copy**

Every Single Lie by Rachel Vincent is a contemporary young adult novel of sixteen year old Beckett Bergin and how finding a dead baby inside a duffel bag in her high school locker room turns her life upside down. 
As the novel opens Beckett is trying to break into her boyfriend‘s car to prove he‘s cheating and is promptly caught by her mother’s co-worker from the police department. And her day is about to get a lot worse when she finds a dead baby in the school locker room. Internet rumors swirl around who the mother is and all eyes are focused on Beckett. This intense focus is the last thing the Bergen family needs as they try to hold everything together after the devastating loss of their father seven months prior. As the case gains national media attention and the police try to solve the mystery of “Baby Lullaby Doe“ Beckett learns a lot about herself, her family and the small town she lives in. 
I really appreciated Rachel Vincent giving Beckett a sense of humor in the midst of all the sadness surrounding her. She didn’t have one of those obnoxious I’M A SASSY TEEN personalities with a quip for every situation but there was a certain dry wit to her that I enjoyed. She was also dogged in her pursuit of the truth which I admired considering how painful it was to go down certain roads of investigation.
I highly recommend Every Single Lie by Rachel Vincent for contemporary young adult fans that enjoy heavier topics. 
* Thank you NetGalley and Bloomsbury Publishing for this review copy of Every Single Lie.