Here We Lie
Sophie McKenzie
Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9781471133183
Description:
On holiday with family and her adoring fiancé, 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 shed a shocking light on the holiday tragedy and set Emily on a perilous journey to discover the truth about what happened.
Soon a terrifying series of threats and lies bring her face to face with the dark truths at the heart of her family – and into life-threatening danger…
My View:
If you are prepared to hang you suspension of disbelief on the coat rail in the hall way then proceed and enjoy. This is a narrative chock full of drama, paranoia and surprises and a good dose of heartbreak with an underlying useful social commentary on the power of social media and its role in bullying.
Of all the characters in this book I found the voice of Dee Dee the most intriguing and deserving of empathy; a child entering the teenage years, her body and hormones at odds with one another, her naivety and her sadness, a pawn in her parents efforts to hurt each other, Dee Dee is a character to make you think. Her story told through the watching of her privately made videos recorded on her phone are revealing and heartbreaking.
Sophie McKenzie is a writer who is the master of the surprise and unexpected reveal and she uses this skill masterfully here. I bet that you will not expect the ending – it is totally surprising.
Sounds gripping. I’m not familiar with this author but I guess I soon will be. Adding it to my TBR list — the ever-growing TBR list!
That pile just keeps growing doesn’t it?
Hmmm… I usually like my disbelief to stay right by me, Carol. But sometimes a story is a really good one, and is worth suspending that disbelief for a bit. I have to say I’ve gotten curious about what really happened….
It is rather sad Margot…I’ll say no more.
This one sounds really interesting Carol and might just be making itself over to my TBR…
The voice of the child is so sad and powerful Rebecca makes you think…
I struggled with a few elements of this book which didn’t really make sense, but I like MxKenzie’s work in general.
Agree Deb the suspension of disbelief is required here.