Author: Adele Park
Format reviewed: Paperback
Source: HQ Showcase Event
Publisher: HQ
Publication Date: 5th September 2019
Rating: 5 Stars
Daisy and Simon’s marriage is great, isn’t it?
After years together, the arrival of longed-for daughter Millie sealed everything in place. A happy little family of three.
And so what if Simon drinks a bit too much sometimes – Daisy’s used to it, she knows he’s letting off steam. Until one night at a party things spiral horribly out of control. And that happy little family of three will never be the same again.
In Lies Lies Lies Sunday Times bestseller Adele Parks explores the darkest corners of a relationship in freefall in a mesmerising tale of marriage and secrets.
After years together, the arrival of longed-for daughter Millie sealed everything in place. A happy little family of three.
And so what if Simon drinks a bit too much sometimes – Daisy’s used to it, she knows he’s letting off steam. Until one night at a party things spiral horribly out of control. And that happy little family of three will never be the same again.
In Lies Lies Lies Sunday Times bestseller Adele Parks explores the darkest corners of a relationship in freefall in a mesmerising tale of marriage and secrets.
Well that is a title that doesn't lie... unlike most of the book that is full of lies!!
It starts off as a relatively gentle book about a couple struggling in their marriage, struggling to conceive a new baby, and where one of the couple is clearly an alcoholic, while the other seems scared of large social situations.
And don't get me wrong its enjoyable, and the whole of part 1 is just that, its great for setting the scene, you get to know all the key characters but then wham.
We enter part 2 and everything changes and slowly we realise that almost everything we know isn't quite true. That Simon and Daisy are both long established competent liars, to each other and to everyone around them.
The book becomes quite a bit darker and more intense and to my feelings, incredibly addictive to read, I had to know what was going to happen next and probably wouldn't have been able to predict any of it even if I'd tried.
There is a large amount of story in this book and I couldn't get enough of it. It take into account various deep tricky subjects, which have clearly been researched well, and I really enjoyed the writing style too. Everything was clearly set out, each chapter told you the date and also which character was the focus, so at no point could you feel lost.
It's been a while since I last read an Adele Parks, and I'm delighted with this new direction, this darker feel to her writing. It definitely won't be as long a before my next one. I thoroughly enjoyed this duplicitous book!
Thank you to HQ for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily,
It starts off as a relatively gentle book about a couple struggling in their marriage, struggling to conceive a new baby, and where one of the couple is clearly an alcoholic, while the other seems scared of large social situations.
And don't get me wrong its enjoyable, and the whole of part 1 is just that, its great for setting the scene, you get to know all the key characters but then wham.
We enter part 2 and everything changes and slowly we realise that almost everything we know isn't quite true. That Simon and Daisy are both long established competent liars, to each other and to everyone around them.
The book becomes quite a bit darker and more intense and to my feelings, incredibly addictive to read, I had to know what was going to happen next and probably wouldn't have been able to predict any of it even if I'd tried.
There is a large amount of story in this book and I couldn't get enough of it. It take into account various deep tricky subjects, which have clearly been researched well, and I really enjoyed the writing style too. Everything was clearly set out, each chapter told you the date and also which character was the focus, so at no point could you feel lost.
It's been a while since I last read an Adele Parks, and I'm delighted with this new direction, this darker feel to her writing. It definitely won't be as long a before my next one. I thoroughly enjoyed this duplicitous book!
Thank you to HQ for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily,
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