An Honest Lie: A totally gripping and unputdownable thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat

While this isn’t my favorite Tarryn Fisher book, (Mud Vein & I can be a better you for the win!) I loved this book!Friendships either tend to be the backstory in a book or they are syrup sweet friendship stories. I’ve been longing for something more and this one hit the mark. For me, many pieces of these girls were somewhat relatable when comparing women I’ve known. I enjoyed looking for myself/friends in each of the characters. The storyline had me rooting for, or becoming angry at the ladies throughout the book. Now, put these girls in Vegas to experience sin city…I couldn’t be happier about it.As far as the cult: this is a warning for the sensitive. There is no shortage of drugs, sexual abuse, child abuse, manipulation and plenty of childhood trauma to have your jaw dropping and stomach turning on every page. For someone like me who doesn’t know much about cults I found it fascinating, sickening and page turning. I don’t want to give away anything, so won’t go further into the story, but will say I appreciate the character built up in the first half of the book that brought everything together into one thrilling big red bow in the end.

It was a bit slow to get stuck into the first few paragraphs but SUCH a good plot! Really enjoyed reading this and couldn’t put it down in the end!

I have to start by saying Tarryn and Colleen Hoover are my favourite writers of all time! But this book certainly isn’t Tarryns best shamefully, it’s still worth the read but it comes across as if it’s one of her first books. There’s so much she could of added to this storyline but didn’t plus it takes basically until the last chapter to get to the exciting stuff! And even at the ending i was slightly underwhelmed. She’s still an incredible writer but to me Tarryn has raised the bar so bloody high I’m used to better.

Oh Tarryn, thank you so much for finally giving us the cult read we've been begging for. You know, now I'm just going to want more, because there are not enough cult fiction reads out there for me, especially those that capture the truth about cults. That's right, An Honest Lie follows a woman who was once in a cult, a woman who made a brave escape in her youth, but lives her life in fear of the repercussions of leaving. Of course, that's not what her new life is about, at least it wasn't until a fated trip to Las Vegas.Rainy, an artist by trade, has recently moved to the mountains of Washington for her boyfriend, Grant, exchanging the blur of Manhattan for the quiet life. She wants to give him everything, so she goes along with making friends with the wives' of his friends, even accepting a trip to Las Vegas, a place she never wanted to go back to. The trip, though laced with jealous feelings and the one-upping nature of women, feels almost normal. There's clubs, shots, dancing, and pool time. She feels closer to Braithe, she thinks she might have a break through with Tara, and the other girls begin to show their true personality. There's drunken behavior and bonding moments. There's also a tension there underneath the surface, one that Rainy believes is connected to her past, but it isn't until she receives a text from Braithe's phone that she knows her past has come for her. What follows isn't the Las Vegas trip she planned for, but the terrifying escape from her past that she has spent avoiding.I love a good feminist thriller and this one has all the makings of one. The girls are naturally catty, I love that Tarryn doesn't lie about the nature of women in a time where we form these opinions so young, she lets the women be, it is their strength when the time comes. There's no faking that friendships are perfect, that there isn't always an undertone of competition and fear laced in it. That the insecurity isn't there. It just so happens that Rainy's insecurity is much larger than anyone else's and it has nothing to do with her looks or her personality. Rainy is insecure about her past and when it comes for her, she cannot allow herself to be the young follower she once was, instead she must step up, for herself and for the women she has befriended and unwillingly put in this position. It's a haunted tail of love, loss, and the things we let slide by using religion as a reason.I always love Tarryn Fisher's work, I am a true fangirl who believes she can do no wrong, but I will say this is the best release from her out of the past three novels. This one is unique, standout, and emotionally riveting. I couldn't put it down and I hope you won't be able to either.

I LOVE THIS BOOK! The book came in really good condition and was able to be used and gifted to another person to read. I like that I can get Kindle points when I can read online.Amazon books are much cheaper than going to barnesandnoble or Joeseph Beths. I have bought many books here and there but this is the best place to find the best value.