Little White Lies by Philippa East was an enjoyable read, slightly let down by an over the top ending that I feel came out of know where and added little to the overall story.

What a brilliant book ,
Highly recommended this read to others
The characters and storyline were fantastic
Definitely deserves a 4 star

This book drew me in from the start. I found the characters credible. I liked how the story was told from alternative perspectives. I was really disappointed when the book ended, because I was so invested in the story. I would very much recommend this book

Not much I can say about this book except it’s just perfect.

I absolutely loved it.

So powerful, so beautifully written. Such enigmatic, driven imagery.

A pleasure to read and fully deserved 5 stars. Highly recommended.

Every parents nightmare-their child goes missing - Fortunately this child return albeit 7 years later but all is not straightforward. A good debut, but I think there was a little missing from the book, I kept expecting more. Still,. I am looking forward to reading more from this author.

A fabulous and tense story told from different views. A missing child reappears 8 years later and what unfolds is a really intriguing tale. I couldn’t put it down and I was still reading it at 4am this morning. Was worth being bog eyed today! 5/5.

This was unexpectedly good, although predictable at certain points. I would recommend it for fans of thrillers.

This was an easy to read thriller thaylt kept my attention all the way through! Lots of twists and surprises I didn't see coming. Very good, would recommend! This is one I would definitely recommend.....brill

A gripping read that I didn't want to put down. This is told by the psychologist author who uses her expertise to keep the reader guessing. Kept me on my toes this one and I love it.

What a tense, well written debut this was!! After 7 years Abigail returns another missing child to a police station and it is only then they realise who she is!! This is so much more than a story about an abducted child and her recovery but about the guilt felt by the family on losing her. This was tense, moving, scary, fascinating. Can't wait to see what this author writes next!
Four and a half stars!!
Many thanks to Netgalley/Philippa East/HQ for a digital copy of this title. All opinions expressed are my own.

A gripping and haunting book - had me gripped from the get go. I’ve never read books by this author before but I’ll definitely be doing an amazon dabble soon!

This book had me hooked from the very first page. An insightful, thought provoking novel that benefited from the author's professional experiences as psychologist.

A great book from Philippa East. I’ve never read a book by this author before and I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed the story. The characters were well thought out and the story was well paced.

I actually found this book a bit difficult to read at the start, but I am super glad I stuck with it. When the story really picked up I found it nearly impossible to put it down, I was fully immersed in the world Philippa East created. This book is definitely worth a read if you love a dark mystery/thriller.

A gripping book telling the story of a girl who had gone missing at the age of 8 and who then returns 7 years later, told from the perspective of the mother and cousin. I was intrigued and couldn’t stop reading but there were parts that were slow.

Abigail is returned to her parents 7 years after being abducted . She walks into a police station with another abducted girl.
Abigails family now hope they can get their lives back on track.
But there is more to this story who is telling the truth
Many twists & turns
Thanks NetGalley

Abigail had been abducted when she was eight by a busy London station and walked into a police station when she was fifteen.The story follows the messy aftermath of a missing child returning home and is told from two perspectives - Abigail’s mother Anne and Abigail’s cousin Jess. As you soon learn, there’s something that the mother and her sister have kept secret throughout the years related to the kidnapping.

Having two narrators allows us to keep our eyes on Abigail from a child and adult point of view. Anne is overwhelmed and stifled by her older sister and the pressure of being the perfect wife to her husband Robert and she’s determined to do get everything right as Abigail returns, from throwing a celebratory dinner to showering her daughter with new clothes. Yet, the distance between the two stubbornly refuses to shift.
Jess on the other hand is naive and believes things to either be black or white. She had put her life on hold, as she awaited Abigail’s return and is like a blind, overjoyed puppy who finally had gotten to be reunited with their owner.

The novel had a rocky start where there was a considerable lack of action, but the promise of a deeper mystery kept up my interest. Halfway through, albeit slowly things began to speed up. As much as I wanted to like ‘Little White Lies’ I was underwhelmed when I finally reached the end. The revelation of what actually happened on the day of the kidnapping and the reasons for it, lacked the ‘shock factor’.

With regards to the characters, it was an interesting choice to choose Anne and Jess as narrators that had the potential to work, yet for some reasons it didn’t. I never fully connected with Annie or Jess. And what they revealed about Abigail were tidbits of information that were never fully explored. I guess the author wanted to keep things in suspense by making Abigail seem curious and not fully understood. However, even after reaching the end Abigail felt like a loose end that I never really managed to grasp.

Overall, it was an okay and suspenseful read with a somewhat disappointing ending. It has the potential to keep your attention but beware, the focus primarily lies on how the closest to Abigail feel and react to the news of her homecoming not so much on Abigail nor the kidnapper and their reasons.


**Received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Great idea for a story where an 8 year old goes missing and 7 years later walks into a police station with another younger child, also missing. Devastating and horrific at times when the child first goes missing, elation when she is found, over protection and control from mother to daughter and little white lies threatening exposure everywhere.
Something had happened to do with this case in the past and snippets of information about various people's knowledge (and lies) are slowly revealed ... I wished the book had hurried along a bit but in general it is quite well written, flows well and is easy to read.
Dramatic, suspenseful and traumatic right to the very end.
Recommended

Thanks to Net Galley

I’m not even sure where to begin with reviewing ‘Little White Lies’. I’ll start by saying how fantastic this book is. From the synopsis I thought this would be a thriller but it’s more of a family drama, which usually isn’t something I’d enjoy - however, I was hooked. It’s told from two characters, Anne the mother of Abigail and Jess, Abigails cousin. Throughout you’re aware that there are secrets and not everything is as it seems. I must admit my mind went in a number of different directions so the big reveal actually shocked me. Then as the story reaches its climax, you realise there’s more and that there is a tightly woven web that is slowly unraveling. Just when you’re finally slowing down from this rollercoaster of emotions, it picks up again and you find yourself hurtling towards a cliff edge, panic clawing at you. I found myself wanting to skip ahead as the suspense was just too much and now I feel almost exhausted. The real sign that you’ve read a fantastic book, having to just sit and contemplate after. Thank you to the author Philippa East, Netgalley & HQ for such a brilliant read.

Little White Lies has such great premise, the idea of losing a child and then finding them years later.
When Abigail comes home she is not the girl that her mum remembers, and we find out why as the book unfolds. There were some parts that I flew through, and some parts that I found a little bit slow, I guess that's why I've gone for 4 rather than 5 stars.
Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review Little White Lies.