Wow!! Literally left me speechless. Genuinely cohld not put the book down. Highly recommend reading it.

I loved this book and found it so addictive! It gets off to a cracking pace from the start and I had no trouble turning the pages. In fact, when I woke at 3.30am today my first thought was, Great, now I can read Someone is Lying!

I felt invested in both Jess and Kay, the mothers of Issie and Dylan, a young couple who travel to Portugal and then disappear. I thought I’d worked out what was going on…but I was wrong, several times, and this made the book even more gripping. It raises the question of how far would you go to protect your child and it certainly made me think. I found it easy to relate to both of the mothers, each trying to do their best for their children.

I have read and enjoyed all of Heidi Perks’s novels. This is her most compelling so far. Five stars!

I’ve never read Heidi Perks books before so didn’t really know what to expect.
In fact I was hooked quickly by this title.
A story based on two mothers rather than a detective trying to solve a crime.
Two mothers each trying to protect their children. A mother’s instinct coming into play.
Can mothers that love their children , do the right thing.
A really good read making me want to reach for others by this author.

Someone Is Lying - Heidi Perks
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“What makes a mother stand by their child regardless of what they might have done?”

Someone Is Lying follows Jess, who has the perfect relationship with her daughter Issie. That is until Issie’s new boyfriend, Dylan comes along. When Issie and Dylan go travelling just before Issie’s 18th birthday, Jess feels like she has no choice but to let her daughter go, even if she doesn’t trust Dylan. But when Issie goes missing, and Dylan refuses to talk, Jess finds herself in a parent’s worst nightmare. How do you find your daughter when nobody believes she’s missing?

This book is told from two perspectives, Issie’s mum, and Dylan’s mum. There is a really intricate and unique way about how the two perspectives of the same event are told. I devoured this book within 24 hours and found myself completely engrossed in the themes, theories, ideas and emotions.

There is also the addition throughout of a short podcast chapter, which I thoroughly enjoyed. These chapters kept the book engaging, with its refreshing concept and devils advocate perspective. In some regards they acted as a teaser of what was to come in the book, which definitely kept me turning the pages!

Someone Is Lying doesn’t necessarily have a big twist, but what it lacks there is wholeheartedly made up for in tension, suspicion and thrill. It is a very thought provoking book which kept me on the edge of my seat, needing to know what had happened, what was going to happen, and who I could trust. Nothing was as it seems!

I find it hard to find a book that doesn’t build up to a twist that can maintain tension, but this book had my full attention throughout and I loved it. Remember: there are two sides to every story, and then there’s the truth😉.

Thank you to NetGalley, Heidi Perks and Random House UK, Cornerstone / Penguin Books for sending this advanced copy of Someone Is Lying in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Love it a great Physiological Thriller

Jess is convinced her daughter Issie has been the victim of foul play almost certainly at the hands of Dylon whose Mum Kay will do all she can to protect. But the plot you can read about it has lots of twists and drama as you'd want. It's a book you won't forget soon and may well be a marker for others you read.

So why did I love it? Well if you've read any of Heidi other books you will know what a great writer she is and this is no exception. The story starts straight away along with the action, the characters are well crafted and each have a dynamic impact as you read along. No spoilers so all I will say that the twist get deeper the ending is o sorry no spoilers but....

So yes really want to highly recommend it I loved it and how you do as well.

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.