One More Lie

Charlotte wants a fresh start, to forget her past and to forget Sean. Trouble is Sean has tracked her down.

I loved this book. It's hard to talk about a thriller without giving too much away and to do so would do exactly that. All I'm going to say is that this story was so compelling and I read it in two sittings.

This story was an easy read following Charlotte and Sean, then and now. I was really interested in the stories of the two characters and to see how they ended up how the did.

There are a lot of thrillers out there and to stand out they need something a little different. This book for was an excellent read.

One More Lie by Amy Lloyd is a suspenseful, character-driven mystery.

Charlotte Donaldson is on parole again and this time, she wants to make sure she does not endanger her freedom. Living in a halfway house and wearing an ankle monitor, she is uneasy in social situations. Due to her long time in institutions, Charlotte does not do well without a strict, regimented schedule. Despite her anxiety, she begins her new job and continues seeing her therapist, Dr. Evelyn Isherwood. The one thing Charlotte longs for and fears in equal measure is contact with her childhood friend, Sean. And when he does finally reach out to her, she begins a downward spiral that ends where all of her problems began. What will she do when the memories she has show more repressed for so long begin to surface? Is Charlotte prepared for the truth about the long buried truth about what happened when she was a child?

Charlotte is a mess pretty much as soon as she is reintegrates into society. She is awkward in social settings and she has no idea what the proper reaction is for many of the situations she finds herself in. Reconnecting with Sean feeds into the stress she is experiencing and Charlotte makes a fateful decision that puts her on a collision course with disaster.

Sean is also out of prison again and he is not exactly living on the straight and narrow. He cannot resist trying to locate Charlotte again and he will go to any lengths to find her. Sean encourages her worst instincts but even he could not have predicted her reaction to the information she uncovers.

Weaving seamlessly back and forth in time, One More Lie is an absolutely addictive read that is impossible to put down. The characters are well-developed with more than fair share of troubles. Charlotte is a sympathetic character as she tries to find her footing outside of an institution. Sean is quite flawed and his choices make it difficult to like him. The storyline is compelling and Amy Lloyd's gradually parceling of the truth about Charlotte will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the novel's shocking conclusion. A fantastic mystery that readers of the genre do not want to miss. show less

I loved The Innocent Wife so was hoping that One More Lie would be just as good. It was! A psychological thriller told in both Charlotte and Sean’s POV’s it switches from the past when they were children and charged with murder to the present when they have been released on tag.
This was a really interesting read, it had me enthralled from the first few pages to the end.
I was fascinating, although sickening too.
The author wrote this extremely well with great character development and a great plot.
Amy Lloyd has definitely done it again, another brilliant book! It is one of those books that will stay with me for a long time.

A fast paced thriller, which caught my attention from the first page. I found myself quickly reading through to find out what had happened. The 2 main characters, Charlotte and Sean, are referred to in both the past and present day, intermittently, which for me, added to the book's appeal. Some of the subject was difficult to read in parts, but I felt the author dealt with this well, and it was a well written and well paced psychological thriller. Highly recommended.

I enjoy a really good psychological thriller. Sadly, this book did not do anything for me. I found the thrill and intensity that I have come to expect from these types of books to be lacking for me.

Charlotte is the main voice and character of this book. It is her story to tell. The story switches back and forth between the present and past; slowly trying to draw the reader into Charlotte's live. We are then supposed to figure out if Charlotte is reformed or living one big "lie". That lie is played out between the past and present.

It is not hard to figure out what the lie is and how the story will end. Yet, this does not mean that I did not stop reading this book when I put all of the piece together early on. I did finish this book, if show more only for a slight glimmer of hope that some twist would happen. No twists. show less

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