Imagine waking up from a car crash with amnesia. No memory of what happened leading up to the crash whatsoever. You are expected to just trust what others are saying to you, while trying to put all the pieces together. What happens though when those you thought you could trust turn out to bring the ultimate betrayal? Could it lead to murder? So many twists and turns, this is a must read!

Thank you NetGalley for the eArc.

📖✨ Book Review: The Liar I Married by D.K. Hood

⭐️⭐️💫 (2.5/5)

🧠 When your instincts whisper “danger,”… believe them.

📚 Thank you @netgalley & @bookouture for the ARC!

🚗 A woman wakes from a car crash with no memory.
💍 Her husband says she caused it.
📝 Then a note appears: “Don’t trust anyone.”

Sounds juicy, right?

😬 Unfortunately, it never quite delivers.

🧩 The MC’s internal thoughts were repetitive and emotionally flat.
😒 John (the husband) felt like a walking cliché.
👀 Rebecca? Barely a plot device, more than a person.

💤 The pacing dragged.
🌀 Twists? Predictable.
📖 I kept reading, hoping for a payoff… but it didn’t come.

👋 For new thriller readers, this might land okay.
😕 But for fans of darker, sharper domestic suspense… it just missed the mark.

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The Liar I Married by D.K. Hood is a dark and disturbing tale of gaslighting and deception. A new to me author, Hood has made me a fan of her writing.

Jessie is in a serious accident and awakens from a coma after a year. With many holes in her memory, Jessie is unsure who she can trust. She remembers suspecting her husband John of having an affair with a co-worker and all the lonely nights she spent without him while he was out "working ". She also remembers her daughters, but no one will give her any details on their well being. When some of her memories start to surface, she realizes someone may have been out to kill her. But who and why? Treading carefully, she navigates through the resurfacing memories to piece together who had it out for her.

The story alternated between the now and the months leading up to the accident. It gives the reader a good insight into the hell Jessie went through leading up to the accident. John was a terrible husband to her and a borderline narcissist. The details of the characters were so vivid, I could feel Jessie's pain and felt her loathing of John and his antics. All the characters are questionable and could have a reason to harm Jessie, making the explosive ending so delicious. I highly recommend this dark domestic suspense.

Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the advanced copy

Wow what a ride! I did not see that ending coming.
Lots of twists and I was hooked till the end
I truely thought the husband was the bad guy

Wow!!!!!!! I absolutely adored this book. Its a brilliant plot and is extremely well written with lots of suspense. I definitely didn't know who to trust.
Highly recommended.

The liar I married by D.K Hood. It started off a little slow! But when it began to pick up I loved it. There were many times I had to question the facts to see if I knew who I did it, it was an easy read, I recommend reading it.

This thriller kept me on the edge of my seat from the very first page. The pacing was relentless, with twists that were both shocking and perfectly plotted. The main character was sharp, flawed, and utterly compelling. I couldn’t stop turning the pages, needing to know what would happen next. If you love suspense with real emotional depth, this book delivers in every way.

You should always know someone well before you marry them. This book will keep you guessing till the very last page. Fans of K.L. Slater and Freida Mcfadden will love this one.

I don't really know what to say about this book apart from the fact I was disappointed.

For me personally it wasn't a domestic thriller which I love, I didn't particularly like the characters and found it very hard to get into the storyline.

I got bored towards the middle of the book, just too long and drawn out and the ending was poor.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for this ARC I just wish I could have enjoyed it more.

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book!

The first thing I noted was formatting issues. I'm not sure if it was a NetGalley-specific issue or if the book was genuinely formatted this way, but there were many chunky paragraphs that I wish were broken up into smaller paragraphs. The writing-style reads like an airplane novel, particularly like a Freida McFadden novel in which no deep thinking is required.

The dialogue was quite cheesy and over the top but that's something I expected with this kind of novel. However, I did like the element of having an unreliable narrator. I found myself being bored by the before parts of the story. I wasn't a big fan of the twists because I feel like they came out of nowhere. Altogether, this book started out interesting but then turned into a soap opera.

Waking up after an accident without any family present—only a nurse bending over you—must be truly shocking. You're left with a whole range of questions, but this person refuses to answer them because it's supposedly better for your recovery. But how can groping around in the dark help you heal? It’s only more frustrating, and that’s exactly what you don’t need in situations like this.

Gradually, Jessie starts to realize that there’s a lot more going on, and when the truth finally surfaces, it’s no wonder she can’t believe her ears.

I’m a huge fan of this author. She writes fantastic stories that keep you on the edge of your seat, with your heart practically jumping out of your chest from the suspense.

This time, however, she treats us to a psychological thriller and once again proves that she is a talented person.

The theme of the book may not be very original, but she puts her own spin on it by creating so much confusion that I had absolutely no idea who I could trust.

Of course, I once again put my money on the wrong person, although I’m still not convinced they were as innocent as they claimed. I really hope Jessie made the right decision and doesn’t get herself into trouble again.

A story full of unreliable characters, though fortunately there are still a few who genuinely care about Jessie.

A good book with a whole stack of secrets coming to light, showing how strong family bonds can offer protection, while others are broken by betrayal and self-interest. 4 stars

Thank you

Thank to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy of this book.

Jessie has woken up from an almost year long coma. She has no memory of the accident that almost claimed her life her husband John has stayed away and she has nobody she can trust. What caused her accident and where are her twin daughters.
Huge fan of DK Hood’s books and I was worried this wouldn’t live up to them. I shouldn’t have been as this was a masterpiece!
The book flips between the present day and Jessie’s confusion, to the year leading up to her accident. We see her events that have led to her mistrust of her husband and her complete isolation from everyone she knew. In present day we feel Jessie’s confusion and frustrations.
This was fast paced but full of twists and turns. There were many reveals and most of them were completely unexpected to me. The ending tied up loose ends.
I really felt for Jessie and this was down to the excellent writing of her character, including descriptions. I didn’t trust John as I could feel Jessie’s emotions towards him.
This was a great standalone book and I recommend it to anyone who loves a good thriller/mystery. I was addicted to this one and couldn’t put it down, and finished it in record time!

The Liar I Married, D.K hood by a beautifully written mystery thriller novel that I enjoyed a lot.

When Jessie gets into an accident, she wakes up with little memory of her past life, She can’t seem to trust anyone especially after everyone is not there to tell her the truth, She is alone, and she is trying to remember, but the truth is better off buried than known.

Everyone is a liar, no one is their own, but trusting is hard especially when your loved ones are hiding a lot, the truth is merely far away from her and Jessie just has to dig deeper.

I would love to go on and on about this novel, but I would never give spoilers to a good read.

I would recommend this novel to anyone who loves a gripping mystery novel, with intriguing characters and twists that would make one enjoy the novel more.

This is a gripping tale of lies and deceit written by a master strategist and story teller! So many tense moments and breath-holding emotions made it difficult to find a stopping point. I finally just continued on and finished the book way past midnight!

First and foremost, a large thank you to NetGalley, D.K. Hood, and Bookouture for providing me with a copy of this publication, which allows me to provide you with an unbiased review.

Always eager to explore the writing of D.K. Hood, I stepped away from her series work and tried this standalone thriller. The ARC is a great novel that pulled me in from the opening paragraphs and never let go! Jessie was doing well in her marriage for a number of years, until she began to suspect her husband was having an affair. While she could never prove it, her suspicions continued to appear plausible. After a horrible car accident left Jessie in a coma, things changed drastically. After she woke up, with no clear memories, it appears as though John has been trying to pull the levers on her inheritance and deem her unable to handle her company or investments. Jessie knows something is amiss and yet her accident has left everyone unsure if she is stable enough to vouch for all she is saying. D.K. Hood delivers a stunning psychological thriller, as good as her series work I have come to enjoy over the years!

Jessie had a great marriage. She and John were happy and making the most of things, until Jessie suspected he was stepping out on her. John's corporate attorney, Rebecca, was always around and had countless 'late nights' with him, something that John dismissed. Things kept getting worse and Jessie could not handle it, what with the pressure of her grandmother's death and other revelations within the family.

After a car accident left Jessie in a coma for a year, she woke up remembering nothing. Her world was turned upside down when John rarely visited and only nurses--paid for by John--showed up to take care of her. Jessie could only surmise that they were also trying to sabotage her and try to push things to the limit. As Jessie got better, her past began to come into focus. She remembered that John was pushing to take control of her family's large holdings and investments, something he continued after the accident, as he sought to show she was not of sound mind. However, with each passing day, Jessie was able to piece things together a little more. She might have been too weak to pull the rug out from under her husband, but she would not condone John's philandering ways.

Just when Jessie thought she had it all figured out, a twist sends reality and fiction into a tailspin. Jessie struggled to find the truth and hoped that she could parse at least some clear narrative together before being destitute. By the end, what was clear is as murky as coming out of a coma fog, with no one entirely free of blame. D.K, Hood delivers an addictive thriller that I could not stop reading!

There is something about a D.K. Hood novel that gets my blood pumping. The twists, the deception, the falsehoods, and that's only in the prologue. Hood has a way of crafting her narrative so the reader feels as though they are in the middle of the action, especially as things gain momentum. Characters are impactful and keep the reader wondering who they can believe, with something relatable in many who grace the pages of the book. Plot points are key to this book, which bounces from past to present, filling in gaps with each truth that surfaces. It is only when the full picture emerges that the reader can gasp aloud. A stellar effort by D.K. Hood that only strengthens my resolve to keep reading her work.

Kudos, Madam Hood, for a reading experience like few others I have had of late!

The Liar I Married is a totally addictive psychological thriller that delves into deception, betrayal, and the dark secrets lurking beneath the surface. D.K. Hood delivers a gripping narrative packed with suspense with a mind-blowing twist that will leave you reeling. A must-read for fans of domestic thrillers with intense, twisty plots.

I enjoyed this psychological thriller from DK Hood, it made a nice change to the usual crime fiction, although I love those too! It was dark and suspenseful, the story of a woman who had been in a coma, when she regains consciousness she recalls that her husband John had been having an affair. Has someone tried to kill her? John or his mistress? This tense and dark story will keep you on the edge of your seat. I had a hard job putting it down! DK Hood, did a good job with this thriller, I hope that there are more coming!

This was a really dark story about a woman who wakes from a coma after an accident. She knows she is in her family home but there is no sign of her husband and when he does show up he won’t tell her anything apart from the fact she has been in a coma for a year. As she starts to piece together what happened that night she fears she can’t trust anyone and are the people caring for her on her side. Is she in more danger than she can imagine and if so how can she save herself when she is trapped in the house. Don’t miss this read it’s brilliant.

WOW D K Hood, you have outdone yourself with this new genre. I love your Kane and Alton series and have read all your books. The Liar I Married is a brilliant book and one I found hard to put down. Highly recommended and hope you write more.

The book was pathetic, writing style was very ,mediocre and the plot was nothing new. Close to DNFing but had to push through , just so to give feedback and save others from reading this.