Here We Lie

by Sophie McKenzie | Mystery & Thrillers |
ISBN: 1471133192 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingPlum-crazywing of Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on 2/16/2017
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Journal Entry 1 by wingPlum-crazywing from Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Thursday, February 16, 2017
On holiday with her family and adoring fiance, Jed, Emily couldn't be happier. But overnight, the idyllic trip turns into a waking nightmare when one of the group is found dead in what appears to be a terrible accident. The devastated party returns to London to cope with their loss while trying to resume their normal lives. But new revelations set Emily on a perilous journey to discover the truth about what happened....

Journal Entry 2 by wingPlum-crazywing at Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, June 5, 2018
A really good read - especially in the earlier parts - & an engrossing & gripping one. However there were a couple of points that just stopped it from being a 100% success for me & I'll try & explain without the use of spoilers...

The basis of the story, a tragedy occurring on a family holiday, worked well. Young Dee Dee dies (not a spoiler - the blurb does warn you of a death, just not whos!) after taking a headache powder. I found it hard to believe that none of the family - in particular Emily seeing she gave the sachet to Dee Dee - never seemed to come under suspicion either from the police or each other - surely a natural instinct would be to want to blame someone who was "at the scene" so to speak, yet the focus for blame remained squarely on a pharmaceutical company.

For most of the book the story was a fast paced page-turner but there were quite a few unconvincing elements that caused a bit of eye-rolling & some disappointing characterisations...did Zoe have to be such a bitch of an ex-wife? not very original & I don't think her hatred of Emily added anything at all to the story. Rose was another poor depiction & it was sooooo obvious where her tale was going. Dee Dee's voice was by far the most credible...not a bad achievement considering she was dead!...& her sad little tale came in the form of diary excerpts.

Overall this was easy to read & written in a style I enjoyed - with the exception of opening sequence of part five (September 2004 - bit of an insight into Rose & Martin's past). This had a whiff of cheesiness about it not in keeping with the rest of the book but that's only my opinion....
There are, as you'd expect, a few twists along the way & although the truth about Dee Dee's death will not come as any great surprise, it still made for an intriguing & entertaining read.


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Journal Entry 4 by KayTD at Lanzarote - Arrecife, Las Palmas Spain on Thursday, August 15, 2019
A brilliant read with twists, surprises and the odd shock.
Really liked Emily, the main character and her determination to get to the truth. So glad she did too.
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