This book was easy to read and I didn’t want to put it down. Love the twists and turns!! Recommend!!

Thank you to NetGalley, Amanda McKinney, and Storm Publishing for this ARC of A Marriage of Lies.
This is the first book I have read from this author and I would definitely be interested in reading more from her. I was immediately drawn in and invested in the characters. The plot was great, relationship building was great, and it all came together in the end. I was able to see the twist coming and guessed it… but I pride myself in being able to guess the twist in most books… lol. My only complaint is that the ending felt rushed. I could have used a few more chapters of closure. Overall 4/5 stars and I would recommend this book to others.

This book was filled with so many twists and turns. I thought I had it all figured out and then another twist happened. Seeing all the different characters intertwined was awesome! Really great book.

I could not put this book down! I just had to know what was going to happen next! I read the whole book in 2 days! Loved all the twists!

Most marriages have their secrets, and even the closest of couples may choose to keep something to themselves now and then. When you are married to a skilled investigator though, lying becomes a lot more complicated - and harder to pull off...

Rowan is a detective looking into the murders of three women, and trying to deal with the possible links between them. She is also deeply suspicious of her husband for reasons of her own. If she digs deep enough, what will she find?

This was a mixed bag for me. The writing style was pretty bare, and I like a little beauty with my prose.

There are a lot of twists though, which did keep the story interesting. And Rowan is an excellent MC, so she draws the reader into the story.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
- plot twists
- multiple POVs
- small town
- thriller
- detectives

If you love reading fast-paced thrillers with questionable characters and plot twists you never see coming? You need to read this!

The book begins with a prologue, set in the present, with Rowan confessing to the murder of Cora Granger. The plot is set a few weeks prior and focuses on the two POVs, Rowan, a detective, and Amber, a psychologist.
 
This book is unputdownable. I couldn't stop reading! Amanda has compellingly written this, with multiple POVs, flashbacks of Rowan's past, and a few therapy transcripts that don't make sense till the end. Everything was perfectly woven.
 
After reading the blurb, I had in mind a psychological thriller about a husband and wife. I had no idea this would be about a detective solving murders and a therapist trying to get out of her marriage. There were so many plot twists that I couldn’t see coming!
 
I loved the unpredictability of the characters, especially Rowan. The back-and-forth between the morality of all the characters had me hooked!

New author to me and she is great!! This book was soooo good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Usually “detective” stories fall flat for me; this book was SO much more than that!
Constant twists and turns and unanswered questions left me unable to put it down. It was well written, the characters had depth (particularly Rowan,) and I never knew who to trust until the very end.
Solid 4 stars!

I devoured this book in a single evening! Most of the story is told in Detective Rowan Velky's POV, and her character is so deep and so engrossing that she jumps off the page. I had to keep reading to know how her story would unfold. The plot is twisted and exquisite. Although I put some of the pieces together beforehand, I was still pleasantly surprised and thrown for a loop. I highly recommend this book. So good!

A Marriage Of Lies
By: Amanda Mckinney

3 Stars

I find this one a bit hard to review. It was a good story. It had all the promise of a fast-paced thriller, but I seemed to get lost along the way. It was complex and had quite a few characters. This did not help in trying to connect with them. It read at times like a journal and at others like a police procedural. It was shocking to boot. I just hated that most of these BIG SHOCKS all happened towards the end. Overall, the book did keep me guessing and reading and had a strong storyline, I just lacked a good reader/character connection.

*I want to thank Netgalley and the author for this book in return for my honest review*

Stormi Ellis
Boundless Book Review

I want to start by saying this book will be a 3-4 star for most other readers.

For me, it was a 2, 2.5 star read. It all boiled down to the writing style for me, and I think that's just personal preference, the writing lacked depth. This isn’t the beautiful prose of the classic thriller novels; this is definitely new-age writing found in fast fiction, fiction that is meant to be addictive for sure, but also for authors to be able to pump out multiple books a year. This gives Frieda McFadden vibes, although I think Frieda has a more substantive writing style. That being said, there were some excellent parts in this book that I liked!

The good
Fast-paced
Very easy to read
Suspenseful
A few twists that shocked me
The marriage dynamics are done well

The not-so-good
I could not get past the writing style; it took me out of the book for sure
The characters are overwhelming unlikeable and personally unrelatable to me

Wow! This book was incredible! I started reading this book and could not put it down, I devoured it in a day! Rowan is a detective and she has secrets. She knows her husband is lying to her, she can't trust him. Rowan is trying to solve murders of women that seem to be linked, based on crime scene evidence. But what is the killer trying to tell her? It seems a message is being sent and she's trying to figure out what it is and how these three women's murders are connected. While trying to work on this case she's also suspicious of her husband and trying to uncover what secrets he's hiding from her. The twists in this book kept coming! I read a lot of books in this genre and have gotten pretty good at figuring things out early on, but this was NOT the case for this one. This book is definitely worthy of 5 stars! This is my first Amanda McKinney read but it definitely won't be the last!

WOW!! This book made me feel like I was in Law in Order. OMG. It had me guessing with every page. I did figure it out towards the end but I was still shocked. It had great characters and great twists. This is a great thriller read. You will not want to put this book down. Must read.

Hello what a book! This one left me saying “what in the world!” If you want a book that leaves you shocked…put this one on your radar! I read this book so fast and could not put it down. Between the lies, entangled relationships, secrets, a haunted dark past…this book was addicting to read. I love plot lines where I can put on my detective hat to attempt to piece everything together. Between the short chapters, multiple POVs, and a twisty ending, this book is everything a thriller girlie wants!

For fans of Alice Feeney, Darby Kane, B.A. Paris! This one releases at the end of March! Add it to your TBR!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for this ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review!

This is not your typical thriller, it keeps you guessing right until the very last page, and I found myself hooked! Would definitely recommend

A marriage of lies: This exciting thriller has deadly secrets, lies and disloyalty. I could not put this book down. A must read!! Unexpected twist at the end!

Thank you Storm Publishers and Netgalley for this arc.

This was a fast paced, quick read. It hooked me from the beginning and kept me reading. I found the book to be well written and paced well. I liked the different point of views between characters. It had good plot twists that weren't outrageous. The ending wrapped up well, and I felt that everyone got their just desserts.

This was my first novel by this author and will definitely be checking out some of the others.

Really well written with different POV
Some unexpected twists in this bridgeable thriller
I would highly recommend

Thanks NetGalley and Storm Publishing for allowing me to receive an ARC.

This was my first book by Amanda McKinney and I am eager to read more by her. A very quick read but full of details and multiple plot twists. Great book for someone who is looking for a thrilling quick read.

This book is a story indeed about a marriage of lies… but which marriage has the lies?

We are introduced to two couples; Rowan and Shepherd and Amber and Mark, with a few other characters thrown in between and they are questionable as well! I wondered how the characters would interact and where and how they knew each other.

The book starts off with a bang and keeps on going with many twists and turns.

I was I was pretty sure I knew how it would end midway and I was completely thrown off track! Brilliant!!

This was the first book that I’ve read by Amanda McKinney and I definitely will be getting more of her books to read!

Thank you NetGalley, Amanda McKinney and Storm Publishing for granting me access to this book.