This is a book that took quite a long time for me to warm to but I got there in the end! At times it is full of tension but at others I couldn’t quite see where it was heading. Two intertwined stories that didn’t quite gel together for me.

This is a great read.
The book begins with a bit of an insight into Annie’s life and it seems she‘s quite vulnerable.
She sneaks into a colleague’s flat and then sleeps in his bed and then runs off when she thinks he’s coming home, which isn’t normal behaviour.
When a 12 year old goes missing, Annie realises she may have been the last person to see her. However, Annie was drunk and she doesn’t remember much of anything from that night. Annie struggles to tell anyone the truth, and eventually the lies catch up with her.
She’s also struggling with memories of her past when she was a young girl.
Annie doesn’t have many friends never seems to say the right thing so is dealing with this all on her own.
This is a great read.
Thanks to Agora Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

Annie is not really sure where she fits in. She is not at ease in social situations and seems to always say the wrong things. When a local girl goes missing, all she wants to do is help. You see her car was pictured via CCTV in the area where the girl was last seen. The problem is Annie doesn’t remember much from that night and has secrets to hide. Her awkwardness and actions lead down a path of suspicion of her motives of coming forward.

The main character is flawed, to the point of obvious self sabotage. I was kind of exhausted by the end. The story progressed well and the author tied up the plot nicely at the end.

This book doesn’t fit neatly into any of the usual genres. It is a murder mystery, but that runs as back history to the main character, Annie and isn’t particularly complex. It is a psychological thriller, but that is because Annie clearly has psychological problems due to that back history, so behaves irrationally, trapped in her web of lies. It is a tale of thwarted loves, but are these entirely in Annie’s mind? At heart it concerns the search for a missing child and the effect that can have on a small community, or is it mainly about the ways people find to misinterpret others’ actions and emotions? What it certain is that it is a builder of disquiet, a builder of tension. The plot is fairly straightforward but, as it starts to pick up and the reader becomes committed to Annie, it becomes a “how long can you hold your breath” race for resolution. That resolution is satisfactory but it leaves you with an uncomfortable feeling about the innocence of childhood.

I really enjoyed this book all the way through. It had a really good plot, great main characters and really keeps you hooked on the plot. I would highly recommend this book.

I enjoyed this book for the most part. It kept me hooked. Not enough to devour in one sitting, but enough where a few chapters before bed left me looking forward to bedtime tomorrow to read a bit more. I enjoy a character that isn’t always likeable, that has a unique way of viewing the world, and Annie is very much this way. I was left slightly unsatisfied with the ending and would have preferred more explanation than what was given. Overall a really good read.

This book took me a little while to get into, but once I did, it was certainly worth sticking with it!

Annie seems to struggle with social situations and how to act and respond around others, and this leads her to be a very unreliable narrator. I love this because it means that it makes it nearly impossible to actually figure out the who and the why in a book.

While Annie does many things that I don't agree with, I felt empathy for her too, due to her issue with social interactions, and this has me hoping for the best outcome for her.

All in all, this was a twisty book with many misleading turns and it was definitely a worthwhile read.

Annie lives a quiet life. She goes to work and meets her friend. She's nearly in a relationship. But no one sees that side of Annie and she can't understand why. But that all changes the night Chloe Hills disappears. Annie was the last person to see Chloe. This is Annie's las5 chance to prove to everybody that she's worth something. That is, until she becomes a suspect.



This book is a it of a slow burner but it's such an intriguing read you hardly notice it. Annie is a houng woman who does not quite fit in. She is a fascinating character. She always says the wrong thing and she's a little mixed up. She's accused of Chloe's disappearance . Annie has a murky past which unfolds throughout the book in the form of childhood flashbacks. The more the story unfolds we get glimpses into past and we learn how sh is the way she is. The story is told from Annie's perspective. Thisnstory will keep you guessing.

I would like to thank #NetGalley, #AgoraBooks and the author #MarranneHolmes for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

All Your Little Lies

Annie Marwood knows how to keep a secret and how to tell lies. She’s been doing it ever since she was 6 years old. Even her name is a lie.
But, as she takes her line manager’s house keys from his secret hiding place after too many drinks at a sales conference, she has no idea that her world is about to unravel. She breaks into his flat but can’t remember the rest of the evening.
Until it’s too late and her web of lies has wrapped itself tightly around her.
Annie lives a quiet life of routine, order and isolation. She stays in the background at work and believes that her line manager, Paul, fancies her. But she has mistaken kindness for affection and it’s creating problems. Annie has had to move several times at short notice once her secret is discovered – will she have to move again?
However, when a 12 year old local girl, Chloe Hills, goes missing, Annie wants to help. She becomes involved with a search party but due to her asking too many questions she is regarded with suspicion. As the strain begins to tell on everyone involved in the hunt for Chloe, Annie begins to have her own misgivings about some of the people involved. But she has to tell more and more lies to extricate herself from the mess she’s got herself into while trying to cover up the break-in at Paul’s flat. She wants to be the hero that finds Chloe and be the centre of attention. Until, to her horror, she discovers that the spotlight has turned firmly on her and that the secret she’s been suppressing for nearly all of her life is about to finally be exposed.
The secret that began when she told the biggest lie of all when she was 6 years old…..
This is a novel that that cracks along as it takes place over 11 days. I thought that the author really captured the media frenzy that descends around Westhurst and Chloe’s disappearance. Initially it’s an outpouring of sympathy with everyone wanting to help. Posters, a hashtag #BringChloeHome, yellow ribbons and a vigil but as the days mount up doubts begin to creep in. People become involved for others reasons: to voice their suspicions about Chloe’s parents, amateur sleuths theories and comments on social media begin to affect everyone. Especially when
Annie is seen as another journalist looking for a scoop.

Annie was a complicated character who was, I felt, tired of hiding from the world. She’s socially awkward and always coming out with inappropriate comments at the wrong time. I did find myself cringing as she came out with another one.
The events that happened in her life when she was 6 years old are told in flashback when she had a different name and had a friend called Tegan. Annie was a gullible child, aware that her parents were unhappy and wanted to help but was taken advantage of with terrible consequences. Despite her attempts to bury it all, Annie is plagued by strange dreams in which she remembers parts of it but doesn’t understand why. Instead, she suffers from headaches and self-medicates with alcohol. She lives in her own head a lot and that must be difficult for the people she comes in contact with.
I also thought that the way in which the author handled the way in which Annie becomes enmeshed in her own lies really well. She thinks that she may have been the last person to have seen Chloe before she vanished despite being so drunk on the night in question that she could barely remember anything. Annie also gives the police a vague description of someone who resembled a friend of the Hills and then tries to deny it. However, she does notice things – what are Chloe’s two friends, Megan and Hannah, trying to hide? But will the police listen to her again?
A well written book with a plot that less well handled wouldn’t have been so convincing.

I really enjoyed Marianne Holmes'reading style. The book was good, but maybe lacking something for me personally. Would still recommend

Annie lives a quiet, contained, content life. She goes to work. She meets her friend. She’s nearly in a relationship. She’s happy. Not lonely at all.

If only more people could see how friendly she is — how eager to help and please. Then she could tick “Full Happy Life” off her list.

But no one sees that side of Annie and she can’t understand why. That all changes the night Chloe Hills disappears. And Annie is the last person to see her.

This is her chance to prove to everybody that she’s worth something. That is, until she becomes a suspect.

Huge thanks to the ever awesome Peyton at Agora Books for inviting me on the blogtour for 'All Your Little Lies', the second novel by Marianne Holmes which is out now!

A MASSIVE apology to both Marianne and Peyton for the late posting of this review, this is not the norm for me and I cannot apologise enough.

'All Your Little Lies' is a refreshing take on the unreliable narrator -Annie is a woman I found hard to warm , someone who is both painfully narcissistic and awkwardness with little people skills or self awareness.

Her actions at the start of the book mean that she finds herself in the centre of a missing teen's disappearance-the problem is that the consequences of her not remembering why she was there,impact in her understanding of the truth.

What she sees, or perceives she sees,takes her quickly from potential witness,to prime suspect and as she desperately tries to convince the police that she had nothing to do with Chloe Well's vanishing,,she finds herself inextricably linked to the case. And before long, her picture is in the newspapers and who she really is begins to surface...

I loved this twisting, turning read which played with the perception of what a female lead should be like. It challenges the notion of the likeable female, the one who does the right thing,especially when there is evidence of repressed trauma.

The parallel story belongs to the investigation,and how that is conducted within the framework of a constantly evolving ,social media driven community. The comments and suspicions which Annie reads, and hears, are fuelled by a modern day witch hunt and it makes you consider where exactly repsonsibilities lie when the object of the search is to bring Chloe home.

It's a strong novel, one that has made me want to read Marianne's debut.I really enjoyed reading 'All Your Little Lies'  and would happily recommend it.

Wow!!! Is what I thought after reading this book. I can't say it gripped me from the start as it took me until 20% in to the book before it grabbed my attention. Took me time to come round to her style of writing but then I was so intrigued with the character of Annie I read it in just over 24 hours. You could feel the tension in the story it was a really compelling & complex read full of intrigue. Brilliantly written a cross between Eleanor Oliphant is Fine & The girl on the Train but with more tension. Annie is such an intriguing & frustrating character to get to grips with & struggles with any relationships being friend or personal. She will come out with the most inappropriate thing as she struggles to be around people. It soon becomes apparent that all is not as it seems with Annie & she is concealing a dark secret from her past that becomes entwined with what's happening in the present. This is a really compelling read as you get in to the book & I really loved it. Would definitely read more from this author. Thanks to all for the opportunity to read & review this book .

Annie longs for close friends and a happy relationship, but unfortunately she is socially awkward bordering on inappropriate at times, shy, and can't seem to help lying. Her crush on a work colleague culminates in an embarrassing scene at a drinks party, and Annie (a bit worse for wear) is thrown out of the party and goes home. When Chloe, a young girl, goes missing from the train station in the village where she lives, Annie realises that the photograph used for the appeal shows Chloe in the headlights of Annie's car in the station park. Annie can't remember anything as she was drunk. She wants to help and comes forward, but is horrified to find herself being treated as a suspect.

The story is told mainly from Annie's point of view with some short excerpts flash backs from a young girl called Lottie. Lottie believes in Piskys (Cornish pixies) and wants to find their treasure but two older girls lead her into trouble. This was a difficult read at times as some of the things Annie comes out with whilst on the search party for Chloe are toe-curlingly embarrassing. She makes some bad decisions and then can't leave things alone, but you can't help feeling sorry for her. I thought this was a good read and I recommend it for anyone who likes suspense novels.

Thanks to NetGalley and publishers, Agora Books, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

I just finished All Your Little Lies by Marianne Holmes. It’s about a young adult who involves herself in a girl gone missing case and ultimately ends up a suspect. The main character was very unlike able and awkward. The author was EXTREMELY repetitive and it was just one let down after the next. It was hard to get into and there was never any climax or plot twist or anything that made it more interesting.

Thank you NetGalley for my ARC in exchange for an honest review. Annie is extremely awkward and unpredictable. Her obsession puts her in an uncomfortable situation. Although an explanation is given for Annie’s inappropriate behavior, the pacing seems slightly off. The ending picked up and bumped my review to ⭐️⭐️⭐️.

I made the mistake of reading this in bed.....really played on my mind all night.....it was thought provoking, kept me reading, on the edge....loved it

A gripping read that was hard to put down. Annie, a strange character who at times is hard to like. She works in an office and has a crush on her boss Paul. A young girl Chloe goes missing and after Paul rejects Annie at a work event her life starts a downwards spiral especially when she realises her car was in the car park where Chloe disappeared an she may have been the last person to see her.
As Annie gets more and more involved in the search for Chloe she goes from witness to suspect. Her one an only friend grows more and more distant and her mother scared for her daughter not wanting the past to emerge.
This book is intense, moving and a little creepy. It sent shivers up my spine at times but also made me want to shake Annie into telling the truth.
This is a must-read I look forward to reading more by Marianne Holmes.

Annie, the heroine of the story, will have you squirming all the way through the book. You may sympathise with her but you will never understand her. But there are reasons for the way she behaves. Keep reading.

I loved this book. Poor Annie who only wanted to please everyone. This was a wonderful thriller and certainly made me think how easy it is, by trying to help, you can get yourself into real hot water. Annie while trying to help solve the disappearance of Chloe Hills ended up becoming a suspect. Very unnerving but compulsive reading.

Goodness me this is a fantastic book, never read anything from this author before and I’m off to see if she’s written anything else!

This books full of twists and turns and keeps you guessing all the way through. I thought it was fast paced and brilliant.