I was really pleased to hear that there was to be a sequel to The Ice Cream Girls. It was the first Dorothy Koomson book I read and it was great to revisit Serena & Poppy. The book had many twists & turns and kept me reading far too late several nights.
The audiobook wasn’t completely clear on who was narrating each chapter & I would prefer it if was read exactly as the kindle book was written. Luckily I had bought the ebook & read along as I listened, which also made it easier to know what was actually spoken & what was just internal monologue. Also, I appreciate that it’s not the finished version, but all the chapters had the same heading, so no way to know what chapter you’re listening to. Impossible to navigate when the app crashes (which has happened frequently to me)

I was intrigued to listen to this as it was my first Audiobook that I had won on NetGalley.

The storyline felt a bit slow via Audio, and I am not sure if that is because I am a fast reader, and some of the character voices grated on me a bit.

Neverthless I enjoyed the story as a fitting follow up to Ice Cream Girls and would look out for more books by this Author, but maybe in book form next time.

A searingly accurate portrayal of the long-term and far-reaching consequences of abuse. "All My Lies Are True" explores the plot (a sequel to "The Ice Cream Girls") from several different perspectives. Dorothy Koomson skilfully educates on the nature of coercive control and is the mistress of secrets and lies. Her writing consistently draws the reader in and refuses to let go. I used every spare minute to listen to this one.

I would recommend to fans of "I May Destroy You" and hope that "All My Lies Are True" is also optioned for television.

I listened to the audiobook, brilliantly narrated by Adjoa Andoh; Julie Maisey; Luke Thompson; Maria Gbeleyi; Nicky Diss. I love a full cast recording and this one worked extremely well.

The audiobook also includes a bonus conversation with Dorothy Koomson and Maria Gbeleyi recorded in June 2020.

Oh my goodness Dorothy Koomson knows how to write. This was a great follow up to the amazing Icecream Girls. Loved all the different points of view and flipping between the past and the present. The characters were all so complex, I loved getting to know Poppy & Serena again and their families. It had me hooked and thinking about the outcome all the way through.
Brilliant just brilliant, and really enjoyed listening to it as an audiobook with the different voices. Very well done.

I didn't realise this was a sequel to the ice cream girls, a book I haven't read, as that wasn't made clear in the description. I think this should have been made clearer as I wouldn't have requested it if I had known it was a sequel

After having finished The Ice Cream Girls years ago, I was really pleased to get an audiobook copy of All My Lies are True from NetGalley and it was great to listen to a Dorothy Koomson book again. I have various titles of hers.

Secrets, lies, intrigue. It's all here and I loved how the story flowed and was read. I was hooked!

Recommended. 4 stars.

Many thanks to Hachette Audio UK and Netgalley for my copy of this audiobook!

Away from the story, I'll start my review with praise for the audiobook production. I totally love audiobooks with full cast, and this one didn't disappoint. The narrators were great and they gave a great rendition of the book, the characters, and their emotions.

I didn't read the first book before reading this one, so I went in blind. I was able to catch up pretty quickly, and I loved this one very much. The characters were very interesting, and I loved the dynamics in this book. This was my first Dorothy Koomson book, and it won't be my last. I enjoyed this one, and I like her writing style very much.

The mystery in this book was gripping, I was hooked and I kept trying to figure out what exactly was going on. This was a great psychological book, as we got to see different sides to human mind and how relationships evolve. The only reason this isn't a 5-star for me is that some parts of the book were not needed and just made it extra long.

I read The Ice-cream Girls a few years ago and so was keen to listen to this audio book. The narration was good and easy to listen to. The storyline was slow in parts but speeded up in others with a few surprises along the way. I'm glad I have read it but it won't be an audio Book I'm keen to listen to again.

The follow up to The Ice cream Girls it follows Poppy and Serena's families
Verify , Serena's daughter is the main character in this book.
Poppy's brother thinks Serena got away with murder so he sets out to get his own back as he gets close to verity. But has he fallen for her.
Logan wants Verity to tell her family about them but Verify wants to wait till after her dad's 50th Birthday Party.
But at the party Logan turns up he's in a bad way he's been attacked and the finger is pointed at Verity.
Verify is arrested and the evidence against her starts to add up.
Will Verify go to jail or is she innocent?
This is a brilliant follow up book
I loved listening to this book
Thanks NetGalley

I loved the Ice-Cream Girls and so was really keen to get my hands on this. I wasn't disappointed. I enjoyed the multiple point of views, but my favourite was the unreliable narrator. You'll have to work out for yourself which one. The who is lying, who is telling the truth kept us gripped until near the end, and the last sentence could lead us potentially into a third book! Thought the whole book was really well drawn and showed the psychological and emotional effects of prison and how it affects not only the 'guilty' person but also their whole family. As ever, another excellent book from Dorothy Koomson.

I listened to this on Audio and couldn't fault the narration it was well read and at a good pace.. The story was great and kept my interest I was kept guessing and intrigued to see where it was all going.. I will be going back and reading The Ice Cream Girls which was the first in the series.

Have you read any novels by Dorothy Koomson before? If you have, you know that what I am about to write is going to be really positive. And if you haven’t, then maybe it’s time to pick up one of her books!

All My Lies Are True is billed as a sequel to The Ice Cream Girls, the story of Poppy and Serena who, in their mid teens, were charged with the murder of their teacher. Poppy was found guilty and was given a lengthy prison sentence. Serena got off scot free (or, as free as anyone can be with the cloud of suspicion like this hanging over them). Now, Serena appears to have it all, a marriage to a doctor, a great house, a daughter….

No individual can go through such trauma without consequences, and the nearest and dearest similarly have pieces to pick up. The ripple effect of being associated with a violent crime is actually phenomenal. Poppy’s brother Logan never really gets back on track and early in the book he is intent on getting Serena to own up to the crime. He has become obsessed with the notion, and with obsession comes warped thinking – he sets his sights on Serena’s daughter, Verity.

The author builds in all kinds of facets that make this a well thought out read. Imagine the notion that Marcus, the dead teacher, markedly resembled Logan – that could certainly be a psychological can of worms. There is also considerable dark human behaviour and it is clear that one person’s ‘truth’ is not automatically the same truth for another person (and that of course is why we have the courts of law!).

It is in many ways a brutal story but it is also a story of people and life…..

Do you need to read the prequel The Ice Cream Girls? This book is fine if you don’t know the story in the original book because the author fills in the gaps, so that this works as a stand alone novel. However, I do think that reading The Ice Cream Girls first will make reading this novel a richer experience.

I listened to this on Audio. I am a great fan of audiobooks because certainly during lockdown stories have accompanied me on lengthy walks and that has been a true pleasure. I am not altogether sure that this book – which comes in at around 450 pages and 15 hours of listening time – is quite the ideal choice. I got really confused as the characters (albeit with different voices) all jostled for position at the beginning and it was quite hard to keep track.

Lies that twist and turn and sound like the truth only to find out the truth is another lie, it's gripping edge of the seat reading, another great read from Dorothy Koomson.
The narrator is brilliant you could listen to that voice all day
When you have read this all I can guarantee is that you hunt her other books down.
#amazon #Netgalley

I had to DNF this book as it just wasn't intriguing me who is very picky about her thrillers. If you weren't to thrillers I think you'd like this.

Wow, what a great follow on to The Ice Cream Girls, which I read when it first came out. This features Poppy and Serena and their families ten years after the Ice Cream Girls ended.

In this book Verity, Serena’s daughter is the main character. With some input from Poppy and Serena’s perspectives. There is a theme of abuse running through the story, along with some secrets and lies.

Dorothy Koomson never disappoints with her characters, they always feel so real and believable, I have found this with all the books she has written. The storylines are also always believable which I find helps me lose myself in the stories.

The narration on this I loved, having different voices playing the characters made it better to listen to totally engaging the listener and keeping you hooked. I would highly recommend this audiobook 100%.

I would like to thank #netgalley and #HachetteAudio UK for an advance copy of the audiobook in exchange of an honest, fair and unbiased review.

Sequel to The Ice Cream Girls.
I had mixed feelings about this book. Firstly, I did not realise when I read the introduction that it was a sequel to The Ice Cream Girls, which was a huge hit about ten years ago. I presume the original book answered the question as to who killed the teacher, but as I hadn't read it, I had no idea and that question was never really answered in All My Lies Are True. My other issue was the narration. I am a great fan of Adjoa Andoh and couldn't fault her narration, but the narrator for Verity, the main character, kept making mouth noises that really irritated me.

From what I can make out, The Ice Cream Girls was set 20 years after Poppy and Serena were tried for the murder of their seductive teacher, Marcus. Poppy has served a 20 year sentence, while Serena was not convicted. All My Lies Are True takes place ten years further on, when Poppy's brother, Logan, decides to come after Serena for a combination of revenge and confession. He meets Serena's daughter, Verity, and decides to reveal her mother's secret to her, the perfect revenge

There is a complicated set of characters, siblings and parents, and I often had to question who was speaking, even though the narrators changed accordingly.
The analysis of grooming and its effects was well done, though we did end up with so many groomed characters that it almost became the norm. I think the message was that grooming and abuse within relationships is now better understood by police and courts. Hopefully that is true.
The ending really let this book down, totally unbelievable and very disappointing after 15 hours of listening.

Written 10 years after Ice Cream Girls, Poppy and Serena have lived very different lives, but in this book their lives come together again.

This book focuses on Poppy's brother and Serena daughter. Once again the author deals with some disturbing themes with empathy. There are twists and turns throughout which kept me on the edge of my seat. There is unreliable narration, and the cleverness of the books title becomes apparent as you listen.

For me, this wasn't quite as good as the Ice Cream Girls, but it's a must read/lusten for fans of that book, and you should read that before this one.

The narrators do a fantastic job of bringing the characters to life.

I loved the ice cream girls so I was very excited to dive into the second book of the series.
We follow the same set of characters 10 years later and while I still really enjoyed this story I wasn’t as connected to the characters and I found Serena fairly annoying 😬
The verity storyline took some building up and while I loved the way it progressed the build up was slow and didn’t keep me very engaged. I really enjoyed the way it turned out!
The narrators for the audio were really good. I really like the fact each character has its own voice.
I love the authors style of writing and will definitely be checking out more of her work.

I didn't realise this book was a follow up to The Ice Cream Girls, which I haven't read. I do think if you plan to read this one, it helps knowing the back story and would recommend reading the first part. I was able to put the pieces together on what had happened in the first book though I'm sure I missed a few things here and there.

This book follows the stories of Serena and Poppy, no longer girls but now adults with their own families. Verity, Serena's daughter is also a main character in this novel with her own issues. I can't actually say too much about this book without giving things away so I'll just say that if you're a fan of Koomson's writing, you will enjoy this one. I definitely did!

OMG. Dorothy Koomson never lets you down does she. What a brilliant book with so many twists and turns. I read The Ice Cream Gurls a long time ago and watched the TV show when it was on. As they both had different endings I couldn't remember who did what at the end of the book and listening to this on audio I found it a bit hard at the beginning to get to know the characters again but after that I loved it!!! Another great book by Dorothy and definitely recommend it if you have read the first one. I dont think i have ever read a book by this author that I haven't loved. Cant wait for the next!!!