It took some time to get into the plot but once in it is a story that you can't put down.

Didn't know what to expect with this book and as it went on I thought it was a bit long winded. Boy was I wrong. The plotline was amazing and the way the story was interspersed with the current dialogue was amazing and kept me guessing the end all the way through. Loved every one of the characters and their stories. An excellent read.

Great read, on so many levels!
This made me chuckle, I'm sure most mums can relate in a variety of ways! Playground politics, mums wear the pants and rule the roost! There is however a sobering moment, what goes on behind closed doors and all that... she tells it like it is, real everyday living. One thing is for certain though, you go back to school when the children do!

I couldn't put this down and had to read it in one sitting it was brilliant..so clever!

This is a book that is very hard to put down .It was one of the most entertaining books I have ever read ,a story filled with murder and mystery but funny as well Loved it !!!!!

An addictive mystery. Full of suspense and a wonderful slow reveal. There were so many little mysteries intertwined. I didn't have a hunch about what was going to happen, I had a dozen possibilities. Right up until the end there were so many ways it could've gone, making this a read that went by incredibly quickly.

There are a number of dark topics covered throughout the story - murder, domestic abuse, sexual assault, but the tone of the book is generally quite light. It is fun and witty and I enjoyed the mix of drama and gossip alongside the darker secrets.

Recommended for all fans of contemporary mystery, especially parents of young children and those with a sense of humour!

I wanted to read this before the TV show started and i'm so glad as i did. I found the three central women fascinating and their friendship utterly intriguing. This was a great story and i love the strong friendships that were at the core of it.

I really love the way this author writes. Although I thought this was a subject matter that I wouldn't fin very appealing, this gripped me as a result of the cool and hilarious observations of the parents.

Good story as well wit a tough domestic violence thread covered honestly.

Excellent. Liane Moriarty has done it again!!! This will be read again and again.

Excellent book. Great main characters and plot. I would recommend this book.

Big little lies - no spoilers - It's interesting that the reviews on this book appear to relate to the TV programme as it begins in a fairly overtly scripted format - each character introducing their view of an event which we will undoubtably spiral towards as the story unfolds.
And spiral it does, not in an irritating way but in an enjoyable way - I actually felt completely happy to be told this story any way LM wanted to tell it - I trusted her from the start with my expectations - this book became, in a very short period of time, my friend. Mean girls, chick lit whatever the label I was not going to be put off steaming along into this book into the wee small hours of at least three nights.
The relationships of the women in the book had a lot to do with it. They are expertly laced together, avoiding homogenised characterisation and eliminating opportunity for confusion with brilliant storyteller tricks - liane Moriarty is a class act.
She gets under your skin and knows your motherly thoughts. She surprises you just when you are comfortable with your idea of what's going on with a random thought expressed entirely out of the blue. Wicked, funny and endearing her writing makes you the reader a conspirator. So clever!! Thankyou, thankyou netgalley for this one and for the rest of Liane Moriartys work that have just risen to the very top of my TBR pile.

This is my first read of a Liane Moriarty book and I have to admit I found it engaging and entertaining. Set in Australia in a Sydney suburb, it has the measure of certain small communities and focuses on three women. Madeline is feeling bitter about her ex-husband and his new family, Celeste is beautiful, thin, and rich, seems to have everything including the envy of other women, and incomer Jane become friends on a orientation day at their childrens' kindergarten at Pirriwee Public School, Its a world of competitive mums, gossip, smothered parenting, the past and secrets. An accusation of one child bullying another starts to draw the battlelines between the parents.

However, once you start penetrating the surface, a number of dark issues emerge such as rape, bullying, domestic abuse and less than happy lives. And oh, yes, those big and little lies. Then there is murder and mystery at the school trivia night with the police interviewing parents. This is a story that I found myself drawn into and it even has a twist. It homes in on the divide between what is happening in the private personal sphere and the public face and gloss. A read that definitely captured my attention. I haven't seen the tv series yet but have heard many good things about it. Thanks to Penguin Michael Joseph for an ARC.

Absolutely must read if you like these kind of shows. The writing from Liane is amazing and easy to read with all the twists. Making you not leaving the book alone for several hours. Big Praise for Liane and she deserves it.

I have bought this book in paperback so I will be reading and reviewing it soon on my blog.

I bought this book on amazon after watching 3 episodes of the television programs . The book kept me are far more gripped than the tv serious. All the characters were believable as in real life some likeable and others not , some the story line was predictable but I didn't see the ending coming .

Loved this book! A gripping girlie book that made me really relate to the characters.
The tv series is good but the book is better!

This one had me up too late last night. Far too late. At first when reading I was stumped as to where it was set, for the mothers were ‘mums’ but their kids were in ‘kindergarten.’ Ah – Australia!
A book ultimately about friendship, with themes of the lies we tell and the relationships we navigate. The picture of the school gate friendships (and the frenemies) was painted all too realistically.
The denouement left me breathless. A gripping novel with much to discuss.

Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty
Book Review: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Wow! I loved the ending of Big little lies. This book is beautifully crafted and executed to perfection. I'm going, to be honest, I wanted to read this book because it has been picked up by HBO and they make some of the best TV shows. I would recommend this for fans of things such as Desperate Housewives.

The book is told from many people's points of views and slowly builds up to the finale. Everyone has a part. Everyone has their secrets and troubles. Just some find it easier to hide them than others. This book is based around a school and the relationships of the children. The clicks of the playground and how it affects the parents. The adults are all from different backgrounds and have had various upbringings. They all want the best for their children.

The mums in this story are the main characters. There is Jane the single parent, Madeline the divorced older mum and Celeste the rich, beautiful one. Big little lies has the complexity and diversity to keep you hooked right to the end.

This is a book about murder, but it's not that simple. The events leading up to that night is the story being told.

5 stars out of 5. A must read!

***I received this book via Netgalley in exchange for a fair review.***

Paperback £12.83 or £4.99 Kindle, TV Tie-In, 460 pages
Published February 9th, 2017

I watched the tv adaptation of this book before I read it and I thoroughly enjoyed the tv series. It was brilliantly acted, beautifully filmed, and an excellent adaptation overall. It was interesting to read the book afterwards, as it was sufficiently different to make it interesting still. Ultimately, I did prefer the message of women supporting women and the importance of female friendships that the tv series chose to go with, rather than the book ending. I know that Nicole Kidman and Reece Witherspoon are interested in adapting another of Liane Moriarty's books, so I hope that project does come to fruition.

It was an easy read that never made me get bored or want to put the book down. The very short chapters kept me going and made the book somewhat compulsive reading, but also easy to fit in a little bit here and there as you could read a chapter in a minute sometimes, which feels rewarding. It's not, however, a book that will stick in my memory in the long run. A good book, but not a great one.

Set in London and the Maldives. This is a great book that I could not put
down. It's full of twists and turns and really keeps you guessing and an
ending that I wasn't expecting.