Incredibly enjoyable read, that did not go where I had expected it to. I am always a fan of Heidi Perks books and this one is no exception. Lots of intrigue and fast paced enough to keep you interested, but the 'twist' wasn't so much of a twist as a reveal which you could see coming a mile off. Very enjoyable read, would recommend!

I really enjoyed reading this book once you start that’s it for the rest of the day, it centres round Jess and her daughter Issie and her boyfriend Dylan. They both go off travelling and Jess is very upset as she doesn’t trust Dylan or like him, she is really worried when it’s Issie’s 18th birthday and she can’t contact her or Dylan she reluctantly informs Issie’s dad who left them years ago but feels she has to tell him that Issie is missing and can’t contact her it’s become a mother’s nightmare.

Great read and you can’t stop until you find out who is actually lying.

Thank you to Netgalley and Cornerstone got an ARC

This book had me in a chokehold! As a mother to a teen o can totally relate to Jess and literally felt every emotion she went through. This is a great novel, well written and believable, though I hope my daughter doesn’t get her hands on it and get any ideas!

Omg wow wow wow!!! This book had me gripped from start to finish, everytime I thought I knew which way it was going I was proven wrong. So many twists and turns, two mums trying to do anything to protect their children.
Issie and Dylan go off radar in Portugal, Issie's mum thinks the worse but she didn't see ot want to believe what had actually happened.
I loved reading the chapters telling the story via podcast too

Absolutely loved this book, so gripping I read it in a couple of days. Really liked both Mum
Characters and felt sympathy for both. Had no idea what the outcome was going to be but thoroughly enjoyed. It’s every mother’s nightmare and it makes you think ‘what would you do’


Highly recommend.

Thorougly enjoyed this-really got me thinking of how difficult those latter teenage years can be and how much can change even in 24 hours; legally a child at 17 one day and the next an adult with all of the ramifications. It was also really interesting to read how well the parents in this book really knew their children during this period of time-loved the twist at the end too!

A great mystery with good moral questions - what will parents do to protect their children? And well written between two very different POVs that prove you never know what someone else is going through. Only criticism is characters 'smiled thinly' a little too often.

First of all thank you for approving my request!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The authors writing style had me hooked throughout this book.

I didn't want it to end, a book I really couldn't put down.

This was a really interesting book and the best Heidi Perks novel that I have read so far.

Someone is Lying tells the story of Issie, a 17 year old girl who meets 19 year old Dylan and suddenly becomes withdrawn from her previously close relationship with her mum and best friends. When Issie decides to go travelling with Dylan and suddenly goes incommunicado, her mum Jess can't help but fear the worst - that Dylan has controlled her, is preventing her contacting her mum or maybe even worse.

Frustratingly, I can't go into why this novel worked so well for me without hinting at spoilers but this is not the novel that you may think it is. I will leave it there!

Thanks to Netgalley and Random House UK, Cornerstone | Penguin for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

ARC provided to me by NetGalley but this is an honest 5 star review. I read the book in its entirety in one sitting, dinner and loo breaks excepted. I was drawn in really quickly and loved how I kept changing and developing my views and judgements on the small cast of characters as I learned more. It was an interesting take on an unreliable narrator - we heard the story through the mothers who at various points trusted and doubted their own children, and had to choose how far they'd push their own moralities to defend them - whether they were innocent or not. Thought provoking and challenging to read as a mother and consider what I might do in either of their positions, but easy enough to plough through at a pelt without losing any interest. Will definitely be seeking more from this author.

Another breath-taking book by the author!
I love Heidi Perks books but she has definitely excelled with this one.
Jess's daughter is missing and she blames her daughter's boyfriend. This book moves quite quickly but at the same time drip feeds the reader little hints and clues that all is not as it seems.
I inhaled this book and although I had an idea of the twist coming at the end, it didn't disappoint.
I can't recommend this book enough, fabulous!

Love Heidi Perks and this was another gem of a read.
Great title, i was really left wondering who was lying.
This is one of those story's where you believe certain things about characters only to be completely wrong!
Well written (and often very unlikeable) characters.
Great twists, a must read.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy.

Quite a strange bookin its format. I was not vey impressed with the way the mothers were portrayed. Did not enjoy this book.

I really enjoyed reading Someone is Lying and found it pacy and gripping. I read it in one sitting while on holiday.

I thought it was effective how the story was told from the point of view of the two mothers, and the perspectives they each took about their own children and the other families. The podcast chapters were also effective in building the suspense. Even though the reader had quite a lot of information about what might be going on, I found this book had plenty of suspense and twists that kept me hooked and kept me guessing.

I did find myself thinking, someone is lying, but who? So the connections to the title also worked well. The moral themes were also interesting.

I always enjoy Heidi Perks books and this one was no different. It kept me interested right to the very end. Lots of twists and turns. I have to say that I didn't really like the mother of the daughter - I found her a little irritating. She kept talking about how much less they had than the father's lifestyle - but didn't realise that having a house paid for, a new kitchen and an expensive car - showed a lack of self awareness that grated on me a little. Having said that the story itself was really interesting and it kept me hooked.

4* What would we do for our kids, and still be able to live with ourselves?

This is my first book by this author, and it's a very well-done one. The twists in this tape have a sinister edge, and had I been Jess, I'm sure I'd have been as pulled as her. I'm glad her honesty, latent as it'd been for too long, came to the fore and that she did the right thing.

Issy? Not a nice 17/18yo, more her father's daughter than her mother's. And ugh, that her dad was prepared to pay and lie to make everything go away, was less about love and more about control as getting his own way, like his daughter likes to.

It's a tale that ends with justice being done, and actually feels quite real. Some women are plain manipulative bitches and boy, so some learn how young. I'm glad the innocents in this tale weren't as damaged as they could've been. The author did well with her red flags and red herrings, but ugh, that ending. I think my heart would've broken and my relationship with my kid forever irreparably broken.

ARC courtesy of NetGalley and Penguin Books, for my reading pleasure.

Holy cow! This is one of her best books ever! Jess gets worried when her daughter’s 18th birthday appears and she can’t find her. Issie is with Dylan traveling through Portugal, but Jess has never trusted Dylan with her daughter. Where is issie? Is she ok? I don’t want to give too much away but the second half is def not what I expected. Great book! Kept me powering through it.

I love books by Heidi Perks, her storytelling is amazing and this thriller is just brilliant..

We meet Jess, a loving single mother who just adores her daughter Issie When Jess's husband leaves it's just her and her daughter so their bond is strong. Then Issie meets Dylan and things change. Jess isn't keen on Dylan so when Issie tells her they are going travelling she is a little broken.

When Issie’ disappears and Jess cannot contact her daughter her fears grow.

This tale is about the relationship between a mother and her daughter and is both heartfelt and emotional.

The tension and suspense kept me on edge and I was gripped.

Someone Is Lying takes us through a mother's nightmare as her teenage daughter heads across Europe with her boyfriend. When Issie suddenly stops answering messages, Jess knows something is badly wrong. But her daughter is an adult and no one will take her pleas seriously.

Jess heads for Portugal, looking to find Issie and also to force the local police into action. But she finds out more than she had bargained for.

This is a well told novel that has suspense and mystery, but turns into an examination of the parent-child relationship. It's engaging and thought provoking.

This book really had me hooked from the very start. An emotionally charged thriller where parents are put through their worst nightmares. The parents in this novel face an emotional nightmare and are powerless to help their child.

Jess is a loving single mother who lives for her daughter Issie who have formed a tight bond having spent the last seven years together since Jess’s husband left her. But all this changes when Issie meets Dylan and their tight bond starts to show weaken. When Issie and Dylan announce that they plan to travel Jess is left heartbroken and worries about her beloved daughter. Jess doesn’t trust Dylan and is concerned about the influence he appears to have on her.

On the eve of Issie’s eighteenth birthday she suddenly disappears and all communication stops. Jess is instantly concerned even though everyone else puts her silence down to her age. With no communication from either Issie or Dylan Jess’s fear grows and grows. Once Dylan does make contact he offers no answers that appease Jess and she faces an emotional journey against a wall of silence. Jess contacts the police to raise her concerns for Issie’s safety but faces a reluctance to make any investigations due to her age. There is plenty of suspense and the novel twists and turns leaving you unsure who or what to believe.

The relationships between the mother and offspring are fascinating and emotionally charged. Both mothers are fighting to protect their child and face the consequences. The tension and suspense builds throughout as the story unfolds and is well paced.

This novel is an emotional rollercoaster that deals with trust, betrayal and the lengths a parent will go to protect their child.

An emotional page turner.

I would like to thank both Netgalley and Random House UK for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.