Thank you Penguin Random House Canada and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I have been trying to get into more thrillers and mysteries, and this domestic one (by a Canadian author!) was enjoyable and eye catching to me.

The characters were easy to follow, and the plot moved fairly quickly.

That being said this story lacked a lot of descriptive text to help with a more immersive experience. Sure, there was an old stained couch in the treehouse, but what else? Did her eyes glimmer? Did his hand hesitate before pushing open the door? It rained and then we never heard about how the weather was again or the smell of cooking food, it was kind of flat that way.

The ending was abrupt but I actually liked it because it closes this loop. Everyone Here is Lying. Except Erin and Michael I guess.

If you like a fast paced story with minimal descriptors, this is your novel.

"𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆. 𝑷𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆. 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏, 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆'𝒔 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔."

A book about a family with secrets in a small town? Sign me up! Lapena's stories can be hit-or-miss for me, but her latest is a hit.

The opening chapter sets the tone right away for a story that is full of questionable characters, especially for the fractured family of William and Erin Wooler. There are a lot of points of view, but the characters are developed enough to easily distinguish them, even if many of the characters are unlikeable (which makes them even more interesting, in my opinion). The small-town vibes of knowing someone's business are perfect, especially as links to the different characters are revealed. I was enthralled trying to figure out why people were lying, and what happened to Avery - there are lots of suspects and little evidence, so it really could be anyone. Lapena uses short chapters to her advantage, creating a propulsive read about how no one is perfect and we don't know what people do behind closed doors. The pacing in the second half is a little repetitive, and the last section feels a bit abrupt, but the ending won me over though - I got major Gone Girl vibes for a couple of reasons.

Everyone Here Is Lying is a story of causing damage, deception, suspicion, small towns, and desperation. It is a fun ride that earns it place as my second favourite Lapena after An Uninvited Guest. Thanks to Doubleday Canada & NetGalley for the ARC!

Thank you Penguin Random House Canada for the copy of this book!

Everyone Here is Lying is an easy-to-follow, plot-heavy, small neighborhood thriller. This one had so many twists that it was TRULY hard to guess who did it.

There were 3 main issues in this book for me (but I won't elaborate here):
1. I wish Avery was a bit older because there's no way a 9-year-old is capable of being this mastermind, criminal lol.

2. There is a really poor depiciton of neurodivergence in this book. The author used neurodivergence and childhood trauma as a way to explain why Avery was so twisted and evil. Why contribute to this bias of neurodivergent people being "evil", "manipulative", and "difficult"?

3. Detective Gully was described as a young black woman -- and then that was it. Check mark for diversity - now let's move on. The story is set in a small, conservative neighborhood -- what was Gully's thoughts about that? How did she feel about living/working there? I don't know. It just felt like Detective Gully's physical description was added to meet a diversity "checkmark".

Again, thanks for a copy of this novel! Although I didn't enjoy this, I will check out Shari Lapena's other works as they are incredibly hyped!

This was one of my favourite by Lapena so far! With so many twists and turns, and as the cover reveals: Everyone Here is Lying… this was one wild ride! While trying to be a detective and solve the case of the missing girl, there are so many red herrings and possible outcomes, but I was still left surprised about the answer.

Although the story had many layers, it wasn't complex enough that you couldn't easily follow along. So much drama that it keeps you guessing and interested until the end to see the consequences of lying and doing wrong against others that you wish for!

Very thrilling kept me on my toes till the end. I highlighted recommend this as a holiday gift for a light thriller

Exactly what I expect from Shari- twists and turns and wonderful writing that makes this book unputdownable!

Shari Lapena is a thriller goddess - can she ever do wrong? Another solid read from Lapena, one that I couldn't put down. Read this (and all the others she's written!)

I love Shari Lapena, not only is she Canadian but she writes dark, psychological thrillers that hook me from the first page. Everyone here is lying was no different.

The dark mind of a little girl who terrorizes her family and community is looking to make her family hurt, more specifically her father. After an altercation with her dad that resulted in him striking her she forms a twisted plan to make them all suffer. Little does she know she has involved the wrong person to be her ally.

This book is quick moving and had me flipping the pages so quickly and staying up late into the night to finish it. I don’t want to give too much away but you don’t want to miss the new one by Shari Lapena!

William Wooler is a great guy, right? So it would seem. But everything isn’t as it seems in this thrilling domestic suspense.

The affair William has been having has ended…and not well. When he goes home, thinking everyone will be out during work and school hours, he’s surprised to find Avery, his complicated nine-year-old daughter, home alone. He loses his temper with her.

Hours later, Avery is declared missing and the hunt for her is on.

But William isn’t the only one in his neighborhood with secrets, and they’re revealed one by one as the search ramps up to find Avery before something dire happens to her.

Shari Lapena has written an exciting domestic suspense that will keep you turning the pages. What relationships and families will survive the quest to find Avery? Whose secrets are the most dangerous? Set aside time because once you start to read this novel, you won’t want to put it down.

A normal neighborhood street is thrust into chaos as a young girl goes missing, and as the title suggests, no one is quite who they seem. Two people are having an affair and two people are jealous about it. One child goes missing and the fingers start pointing and suspicion grows as police and her family try to find what happened to her. As time goes by and the families unravel what will be left when all is said and done.

The pace of this book kept me hooked and I read it in just 2 sittings! While I'm not sure how I completely feel about the ending, the direction it took was definitely unique and I wish there could have been an epilogue or one more chapter.

3.5!

So, I think this book was SO STRONG until the 200 page mark. I really don’t think the turn it takes and the ending was the best direction, it kind of fell flat for me and I just honestly think it was so unnecessary. With that being said, I really was hooked for most of the book and I definitely want to read more from this author!

I LOVED this one!! I am a big Sheri fan to begin with and this one blew me away! I loved the aspect of the small street and how all the characters where intertwined and I loved all the different POVs it just really added to make it flow so good! I also the aspect of Avery our missing 9 year old in this one and thought that take was different (from what I normally read!) and done really well! This one is also set in October and makes for the perfect spooky season domestic thriller!

I love Shari Lapena and I loved this read…until I didn’t. It was fast paced, intriguing, and bingeable until the big reveal. I love having to suspend my disbelief but I just couldn’t in this situation. Explaining that would be a significant spoiler, unfortunately, so you will just have to take my word for it.

Okay I loved this book!! Averys character was very fun to follow. The entire neighborhood was fascinating. I love Shari Lapenas writing and this didn't disappoint. I LOVED the ending. It made me so happy. I really enjoyed the entire thing and it kept me guessing the entire time.

Thank you netgalley for the earc in exchange for an honest review.

This multi-POV novel brings you into the neighbourhood - where everyone is safe. Until Williams daughter goes missing, right after he was the last person to see her and was enraged with her when she came home from school early. William had lots of secrets to hide, so who took Ella?

This was my first book of Lapena’s. And I am hooked already. This book was a breeze to read because you were always on your toes trying to solve the mystery before you finished the book. I loved the different points of view and how it evolved the book. The shorter chapters alway made putting the book away difficult. I would recommend this to the thrill seeker and mystery lover! And give us a 4.5/5 stars. I would recommend this to my people in my circle!

Shari Lapena does it again with another fast paced domestic thriller. The storyline hooked me right from the beginning and this whodunit keeps you guessing. The ending did reveal I was right on the culprit but the reason was what shocked me. The only reason for my lack of star is that I don’t like when endings leave you wondering.
Overall, a must read! I am already looking forward to her next book.

I enjoyed this more than I expected. Lots of liars, and their lies impact the rest of the characters. Most of the way through the book you know who didn't do it, but not who did do it. A good mystery. Recommended.

This was a thriller that had me hooked from the first chapter! The title of book rings true: everyone is lying, everyone is trying to protect themselves or their family, and everyone has good reasons for doing so. An exciting thriller with a fast-paced plot, that makes you feel uncomfortable but in the best way.

I would like to start off by thanking NetGalley. Doubleday Canada and Shari Lapena for the ARC in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are that of my own and have not been influenced by others.

Wow. Wow really, this was one of those novels that you can say ended with a bang! Did anyone elses ears literally ring???


The metaphor: roller-coaster ride, has never been so fitting, not quite like it does with Shari Lapenas' "Everyone Here Is Lying" and just when you think the ride has come to an end, there's that last stomach in your throat, jaw dropping reveal. You will think you "definitely figured it out" but I can guarantee that you have not - not unless you've came across spoilers, of course 😉.

I found engulfed in this highly intensive read and loved every second of it. This is the suspense of suspense 😳




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This book most definitely had its fair share of twists and turns. Kept me on my toes for the duration of the read. However, I will say that there were too many added-on characters and too many red herrings for me to fully enjoy the narrative. The ending though was quite a shock as what we first perceived a character to be a victim, was in fact a villain character, the whole time…makes you think.