Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for this earc! This was one Captivating suspense novel! I’m excited to look into more of the authors work in the future.

Enjoyed this book! Lots of twists and I liked the charachters! I have read other books by this author and I was super happy to see that a new one was out!

I love this author and will read anything he writes for he always always surprises, stuns and amazes with every one of his books. And this one was amazing from start to finish. A brilliant read. Very highly recommend.

Unfortunately this book was a very slow read for me, and I found it quite hard to pick up, because there was so suspense or twists.
Thankyou NetGalley and bookoutoure for the opportunity to read this.

This book was a bit slow for me but was an okay read. I usually love Wilkinsons books so that took me a bit by surprise.

Freddie and Heidi just moved to a new home. When a Heidi’s gets to the new house, she had to stay back to finish work, she finds her husband has a door locked, and finds it a bit odd. Heidi then makes it her mission to find out why the door is locked. What could Freddie be hiding?

Willow and Gage seem to be in a bit of a rut, and to top it off willow is finding herself often fighting with her daughter. Gage starts to seem a bit off, vanishing each night but not wanting Willow to know where he’s really going. Where is Gage sneaking off to in the middle of the night?

Dylan is a single dad whose wife was murdered. He’s still struggling with this and so desperately want to know who would do such a thing.

The whole street gets together for a party. But something that should be such a positive a fun thing, does not end up being that at all.

Pros
Good storyline
A lot of different things happening in this book

Cons
Book starts off slow, and things continue to happen slowly or small

Welcome to Huntington Grove...High Kingsley's answer to Wisteria Lane...

Oh yes, it really does read like an episode or two of "Desperate Housewives" that, 12 years after that show ended, it felt like I was right back there with them again. Alison gave off Bree vibes while Willow was a Susan, Dylan the smouldering Mike and Freddie and Heidi couldn't quite live up to Gaby and Carlos, but they had the secrets those two had! Nobody quite fit Tom and Lynette though...lol

Heidi and Freddie have just moved to Huntington Grove from Manchester as Freddie has just landed a lucrative marketing job whilst Heidi had to relinquish hers to follow her husband. From the moment they moved in, the street seemed to be oozing secrets. Beginning with the locked room in their new home. After nine years of marriage and sharing a tiny flat, why did Freddie have the sudden urge to keep a locked room? It was Heidi's house too after all. But no matter how much she questioned him about it, he waved off her probes and the like. But suddenly, Heidi didn't believe him. And soon she began to snoop for answers herself. What was a woman home all day to do but search for whatever her husband was keeping from her?

Across the road, Willow has her own battles to field. Starting with her moody teenage daughter Isabella and culminating in her equally moody husband Gabe, who seems to disappear at odd times in the night...along with any spare cash she kept in her purse. Just what exactly is he up to? Willow can't seem to connect with her daughter or her husband, and is drifting through life trying her best but not quite managing it.

Dylan lives next door to Willow with his 7 year old daughter Orla. Three years ago he lost his wife Ciara who was brutally attacked and left for dead on her way home with the killer never brought to justice. Dylan harbours some dark thoughts himself having never come to terms with the loss of his wife and trying to raise their daughter in her absence.

And then there is Alison, ever organised. Her own husband Kenneth works mostly in Hong Kong but she remains tight-lipped about the circumstances or when he is likely to return. But behind closed doors, she is hiding a secret herself.

The events take place over the course of a week, culminating in the street party Alison organised to celebrate High Kingley's birthday, dating back to many moons ago (I can't remember how long). It's at this party that things go awry and police are called. But do all secrets come to the surface? Or do some remain hidden?

This is more of a domestic drama-slash-suspense which begins as a slow burn. One of the biggest reveals I had figured out not long into the story which was only confirmed when a certain discovery is made. There weren't too many twists in this mystery that wasn't really a mystery but more of a soapie drama but it still kept me entertained for the afternoon.

I would like to thank #Kerrywilkinson, #Netgalley and #Bookouture for an ARC of #HomeIsWhereTheLiesLive in exchange for an honest review.

This review appears on my blog at https://stinathebookaholic.blogspot.com/.

I love Kerry Wilkinson novels and this book certainly does not disappoint. I loved it. Thank you for the opportunity to review

This book hooked me from the first page, I needed to know where the story was going. The deeper in I got, the more twists there were. The different characters and police interviews made for an interesting way to view all sides of the story. I was left with some questions at the end, maybe intentional?

I think Home is Where the Lies Live was well written. I'll be looking into more written by Kerry Wilkinson.

I enjoyed this one so thanks @netgalley for the early read. An abrupt ending but perhaps I wasn’t prepared!

A good solid read. This had mystery and suspense throughout. I did have a hard time following so many characters and felt we didn’t get to know any of them enough to really feel involved. But the plot was good. It kept me guessing and there were some definite WTF moments.
Overall a book I would recommend picking up

I love a twisty thriller and this one had me reading it straight through! I wanted to figure out what each of these characters were up to and who was hiding what. It reminded me of a Shari Lapena read, if you enjoy her novels (I do!). When I read these novels, I just want to move to England and live in one of these neighborhoods (but no murders, please!). And no, I did not figure it all out. And look at that author bio. This author is on a roll!! He’s definitely one to watch.

Thank you for my copy, for letting me participate in the tour, and for giving me the opportunity to share this one with readers!

This book has a bit of a convoluted plot, it took me several chapters before I worked out who all the characters were and how their lives intersected but it was a tense, nail biting read which is exactly what I have come to expect from this author. I look forward to his next book

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC of this book

I really enjoyed this book. It kept me engaged and it only took a few days to read. I think this is going to be a good book club option for several clubs. I plan recommending to my book friends and I look forward to reading more by this author.

This book started with a bang and I was well impressed. I thought, here we go, an edge of my seat few nights reading - excellent!
Unfortunately after the opening scene, we then go back 1 week to the lead up to the events. This too was a great setting as it give the read chance to play detective.
After a while I was slowly losing interest as the plot got too dreary and unrelatable, I was loosing interest on the who, what and whys.
I really related to the character of Willow as many mums of teenage girls with feel her frustration.
Sadly, the ending is what ruined it for me, after re-reading many a chapter I was still lost as to who the culprit of the murder that had happened years ago?!? What did I miss?.. Would love someone to explain it to me as I was just lost???
A solid 3 stars due to many positive but also the speed and lask of resolve.
Thank you for the advanced copy #NetGalley

Unfortunately this book was a very slow read for me, and I found it quite hard to pick up, because there was so suspense or twists.
Thankyou NetGalley and bookoutoure for the opportunity to read this.

This book was extremely well written and it was done so cleverly by the author. It felt like reading multiple stories in one and no other book has been able to do that before!

Everyone keeps secrets. Heidi & Freddie have just moved into the neighbourhood and they both are adjusting to it all. Heidi isn’t happy as Freddie has put a lock on the spare room and she isn’t allowed in there. She hasn’t found a job yet so she has slot of spare time. She hasn’t found a made friends with Willow & for teenage daughter and they have both welcomed her but there is something going on there. Dylan is trying to look after his daughter Orla since his wife’s murder but he is finding it tough. So he is accepting of Gabe’s company even though he never brings Willow with.
Heidi has started to notice that Freddie is acting strangely especially around Willow but she doesn’t know why? So what if they know each other from years back. But there is more strange things happening in the neighbourhood and Heidi just knows that something bad is coming. But what happens next shocks everyone.
A good read. Full of secrets & lies.
Thank you Netgalley & the publisher for the copy. This is my voluntary review

Home Is Where the Lies Live by Kerry Wilkinson and narrated by Matthew Spencer, Rebecca Lee, and Julia Barrie was another excellent book written by one of my favourite authors. Every book or audiobook I have read or listened to has been addictive from start to finish with lots of twists and turns throughout with great characters and Home Is Where the Lies Live was no different.

"Even the most perfect home can hide shocking secrets. But on this peaceful street, is one of them dangerous enough to kill for?"

So true this can be!

When young married couple Heidi and Freddie moved into Huntington Grove. All their neighbours see they are very friendly and polite but why is one door in their house always locked? Very Strange!

Across the street, Willow tries not to argue with her teenage daughter, Willow is trying her hardest to keep everything together especially as her marriage is falling apart. But, where does her husband really go every night, leaving his side of his bed beside cold beside her?

Feeling lonely, she always waves hello to single dad Dylan next door. His wife died in a tragic murder. The culprit was never found. It’s no surprise there are rumours he was involved…

It’s time for the whole street to gather for a summer party. So, on a beautiful sunny day, everyone plasters on a fake smile. But soon the picnic tables will be overturned, sirens are blaring and one of the residents will be marched away in police handcuffs. - (My kind of Party! lol)

Everyone at the party are questioned by the local Police.

But everyone will lie. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Everyone is hiding something, who has a secret big enough to kill for?

And why?

I loved all the narrators Matthew Spencer, Rebecca Lee, and Julia Barrie they all worked so well together and made this book come alive.

Superb book I loved it.

Big Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture and Bookouture Audio for my Arc.

BOOK: HOME IS WHERE THE LIES LIVE
AUTHOR: KERRY WILKINSON
PUB DATE: 03 DECEMBER 2024
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Thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for this ARC. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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First of all, the title of this book is fitting. I was totally gobsmacked with the ending,it exceeded my expectations, really. It was different from other psychological thrillers I've read. I liked the storyline, the characters, and most of all, the suspense.
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The book started on a neutral note with Heidi, the newcomer in the neighborhood. But, the suspense kicked off right at the beginning. I really liked reading about Willow, Heidi, Dylan's families, and, by extension, Allison's. I liked the mix of the police questionings. It literally kept me on the edge of my seat, wondering who shot the gun and who was hit. I so was not expecting the ending, but I'm glad about it.
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The characters I was suspecting were Gabe, Willow's husband, Freddy, Heidi's husband, Dylan himself, and Allison's husband. The thing is, they all had skeletons in their closets, some worse than others, but I really liked the ending.
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My favorite character was Beth. She was the lightest in the book. I liked her personality, and she communicated with Dylan effortlessly.
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This book was very good and I liked reading it.
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First things first, I have been in a mountain of a slump these past few months. So reading this was already difficult for me which admittedly is not fair to the author so I sat back and really took my time with this review. Now that I am slowly crawling out of my slump, I thought back to this and my feelings were the same in that I just was not crazy for this one. I found the character Heidi to be a bit naïve with a husband that is suspicious in so many ways, not questioning a lot of his behaviors. The story itself was great, especially with the reveals and answers in the end. It was the believability for me. The dialogue between everyone and their actions just didn’t feel like I was there with them in the story as I usually do. Overall, this was an okay read that I give three stars to.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for this ARC.