This was my first Rebecca Reid book and to be honest, I've read a lot of thrillers and I wasn't expecting it to grab me quite as much as it did. Don't get me wrong, I love thrillers, but when you've read a few, they can become quite predictable and run-of-the-mill. I'm pleased to say this one was really did leap out of the Kindle. From the first page I was hooked; two people have a secret and I was desperate to know what they were.

The novel didn't always go in the direction I was expecting, so it did keep me on my toes, especially since there's a multiple POV and split timeline. The story unravels really well and I thought the pacing was just right. There are a few things you will see coming, but not really until they're almost revealed.

The ending was not what I expected and I have to admit, it did leave me feeling a little sick - but that's the point!

I thought this was one of the best domestic thrillers I've read of late and highly recommend it for fans of Adele Parks, Lisa Jewell and B A Paris.

A fantastic read which starts off like any romance novel and ends with a surprise twist. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and thought the characters were well written and the story interesting. I will definitely look out for other books by this author.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 great stars

I really enjoyed this book - it hooks you in and I couldn’t put it down. It kept me guessing, I really liked the flashback paragraphs that you know are building up to something but can’t work out what!

The writing is great, it gives a real sense of the characters and the tensions surrounding them.

It only dropped that 5th star due to a few minor disappointments for me - Poppy managed to redecorate the house buying stuff online - yet she never thought to research her new home or husband (Rightmove? LinkedIn?!), and the ending just seemed a bit rushed and all done and dusted really quickly, given the long and brilliant build up throughout the book.

But overall the twists were great, the story kept me hooked and I will read more by the author.

I have read this author’s previous book and was looking forward to this one. I loved it, I couldn’t put it down. Highly recommended

Many thanks to Netgalley and Rebecca Reid for the advanced copy of this book. I agreed to give my unbiased opinion voluntarily.

I loved this book! The story feels new, engaging, unfamiliar, the genre you know, the story you definitely don’t. And it fairly gallops along keeping you engaged and immersed from start to finish.

Wow, this was a highly addictive read!

Poppy meets Drew in a bar just after she is fired from her nannying job. After talking (and flirting) for a while, Drew comes up with a crazy suggestion - he will give Poppy a place to live, and they will begin dating but only on the condition that neither of them ever discuss their pasts. Poppy, who has secrets of her own to keep, decides to agree. But can you really build a relationship without fully knowing the other person?

I loved the sense of tension throughout this book. It really is one of those 'don't want to put it down' type reads, and I was always trying to work out the next move, the next secret etc. I did find the plot became a little far fetched in some places, but it was sort of necessary for a story like this to work, and if I'm honest I didn't mind too much because the story was just so compulsively readable! There are some great twists in there as well, and I did not see that ending coming at all - so overall, a really enjoyable read.

Poppy is sacked from her nannying job for standing up to her boss.Its 2am and she is told to leave straightaway. Not only does she lose her job but is homeless too.

Poppy meets Drew at a bar, he is handsome and rich and offers her a place to stay. They soon become a couple and a month later he proposes to her. He suggests they have a pact where they do not talk about their pasts but concentrate on their futures. Surely only someone with skeletons in their closet would suggest such a thing. Poppy readily agrees as she has her own secrets that she is keen to hide. Can you build a future with someone you know nothing about?

Highly addictive read, I was desperate to find out what guilty secrets Drew and Poppy were hiding. We go back to Poppys past and learn more about her, but Drew remains a mystery!!

I loved how the suspense builds throughout this book. Yes you may have read similar stories but this was excellent with its larger than life characters, and the beautiful house that he bought her as a wedding present and to top it all its jaw dropping conclusion!!!

A must read book that I read in one sitting. 10 out of 10 from me!! I’m looking for her other book “Perfect Liars” now.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for a review.

Great book and good holiday read. The secrets kept unfolding and I didn't expect the ending it had! Made you decide they were perfect for each other....

Rebecca Reid is fast becoming one of my favourite authors. I loved her first book and this one is just as good if not better.
Recommended.

Loved this! The way it is written with the back story interspersed into the main story it really kept me guessing. I loved Poppy and Drew and really wanted them to work out, I especially rooted for Poppy. The ending was a bit of a shock and maybe went against what had come before character wise, but I loved it!

I started “Truth Hurts” and was immediately immersed into the story line and characters- I read the book over a few days and was keen to discover the underlying mystery and path these characters had taken. However, the more I read, some of the plot just became too far fetched and lacked imagination. Having said that, it was well written, and the story built up at a great pace, with a steady slow reveal of events and an unexpected little twist at the end

I’d like to thank Random House UK, Transworld Publishers and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Truth Hurts’ by Rebecca Reid in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

Poppy and Drew have a whirlwind romance and get married after knowing each other for just a month. Drew suggests they should have an agreement where they don’t walk about their pasts which Poppy quickly accepts as she has things in her past she wouldn’t want Drew to find out about but what is it Drew wants to keep secret?

‘Truth Hurts’ is a suspenseful and surprising thriller and although I didn’t much like the main characters of Drew and Poppy who I thought were shallow I was interested in what happened in Poppy’s past when she’d worked as a nanny for Caroline and Jim Walker. I thought the plot unbelievable at times but it did improve towards the end and I was able to discover the characters’ secrets.

Poppy meets Drew when she is at her lowest,having just lost her job being a nanny for the extremely wealthy Hendersons. With no money and no job she couldn't even afford to get home.
Sitting outside a bar with a beer she couldn't even afford she meets Drew and they hit it off straight away, he is funny charming and so what if he is a bit older than her.
After a whirlwind romance Drew Asks Poppy to marry him the only thing he asks of her is that they never discuss their past, which is fine by Poppy as she has many secrets that she would like to stay hidden.
As for Drew what secrets has he kept from her and is it a deadly one?

My thanks to NetGalley and publisher Random House UK, Transworld Publishers, for the ARC.

My, this is a cracking psychological-style thriller with a somewhat stylish conclusion; there are lots of little twists, none of which would lead anyone to guess the ending.

Poppy is now 27 and working as nanny to the Henderson family for the last 6 years. She loves the children but her employers are obnoxious. Following words with Mrs Henderson when on holiday in Ibiza in the early hours one night she is fired and told to leave. With little money and just the borrowed family car, she finds herself confiding to a good-looking older man at a roadside bar. A whirlwind romance ensues leading to marriage 4 weeks later. One pact they agreed upon was that neither of them would question their pasts - just to live for their future together. Poppy was happy with his because she had a secret she wouldn't be happy telling him about.

Drew is a wealthy finance trader in London. As a wedding present he buys Poppy a grand manor house in Wiltshire. She has all the money she could want but she's lonely and can't understand why people in the local village appeared to hate them on site. Her best friend Gina, also a nanny, loses her job and Poppy invites her to the house as part friend/housekeeper. Gina raises her spirits and gives her the impetus to spend money, re-furnish and re-furbish the old house.
When Gina realises that Poppy knew next to nothing about Drew she questioned their pact - only someone with something to hide suggests or agrees to something like that.

Of course, Drew does have his secret, and he too wouldn't want to disclose it. However, having 2 couples, friends of Drew, for a weekend house party, Poppy starts to pick-up on things that don't seem quite right.
She doesn't want to rock the boat - the life she'd always dreamed of living, with a man she loved - should she ask the question?

Great read, couldn't put it down.

28 year old Poppy is a nanny for a rich family. One night after being kept up until 2 in the morning (because her employer doesn't like her 'sleeping on the job') she loses her temper and as a result, her job. Alone in a bar, a rich stranger picks her up and within a month they are married. He buys her a house, the sex is great and she no longer has to work as a nanny. What's not to like?

Well, quite a lot as it turns out. Poppy has a secret and so does her husband, Drew. When he suggests they should never talk about their past she agrees but soon regrets it. Left alone in the huge 8 bedroomed house she feels the weight of the past and starts imagining that the house holds something against her. Gradually her perfect life unravels until we come to a riveting (and unexpected) climax.

This is such a readable book. It's all terribly unlikely - a whole house makeover in less than a week? I wish I had the name of those builders - and there are plot holes all over the place. But suspend disbelief and just enjoy the ride. It's well written with believable (mostly) characters and some lovely observations about the rich and their attitudes to the hired help. I really enjoyed it. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

When Drew and Poppy meet in bizarre circumstances they feel the fizz of attraction straight away. He is rich beyond words and she has just been sacked as a nanny by the family she has nurtured for six years. None of this matters because they fall in love and after a whirlwind love affair they marry where they met just a month earlier. As a wedding present Drew buys Poppy a house, he doesn’t insist on a prenuptial agreement because she is the love of his life and makes him laugh. Drew is nothing but loving, kind and all Poppy has ever dreamed of. Poppy has always yearned for stability, to be loved and cherished and for a family of her own in a beautiful home. They agree on one thing: they will live in the present and not quiz each other about their pasts. It’s the fresh start they both desperately need. It suits them both because they each have pasts that haunt them and both seek acceptance. This is their story.
I really enjoyed reading this novel despite the fact that I knew something of what happened in the end because the prologue told me. In a way this took away from the novel and missed the chance of building up more tension and mystery. I did not much care for the end of the story either because it left too many unanswered questions. However aside from these two facts, I loved everything else about this storyboard. I loved the tenderness of their romance and the continuing story of their love after their marriage in Ibiza, where they met. Often the past can blight a life forever and I liked the idea of a fresh start. They both deserved that. I thought Poppy was probably not the best choice of partner for Drew because she was determined to break down the barriers she had agreed to, whereas Drew kept to his side of the bargain. I felt that their relationship was precarious because of that very reason. I loved the twists in the story, the skulduggery and the pure joy of the storytelling. I was eager to turn the pages to find out how it all ended. The story takes on a different ambience when Drew’s secret is divulged; raising the question is it worse to keep a secret or tell a lie?
I received a complimentary copy of this novel from publisher Transworld Digital through my membership of NetGalley. Thank you for my copy sent in return for an honest and unbiased review. It’s a good read and my review reflects this fact.

I have got to say. Found this book very confusing I didn’t like the style of writing and at the beginning I couldn’t work out what was going on
From the brief I really wanted to enjoy it and get caught up in the storyline sadly I didn’t and didn’t finish the book

Reading this made me want to go back and read Perfect Liars again. Reid really knows how to write a wicked plot.

The story is presented in flashbacks and the present. At first it appears to be the lives of two separate people, but as the tale unravels the truth becomes clearer. Poppy meets Drew in a bar in the middle of a crisis. She has just been fired and hasn't got two cents to rub together to get home. A few weeks later her she has gone from downstairs to upstairs. Is it all too good to be true?

The author, whether it be through research or personal experience, describes the relationship between au-pairs or nannies and their employers accurately. The upstairs, downstairs mentality of those who can afford to hire people to help raise their children. Some of them think nothing of paying a mere pittance for a 24/7 nanny who is also expected to cook, clean, shop and play waitress. It's often those with wealth and reputations to uphold who are tighter than a nun's knicker.

Then Reid takes the plot further by adding the element of suggestive situations in an environment where a third person is intruding upon the family dynamics. Ask yourself whether you would consider physical beauty a valid reason not to hire a nanny? Does that mean you are insecure or is it just a question of if temptation is dangled in front of someone's face often enough then eventually temptation will probably win? Food for thought.

I'm going to be purposely vague about where the author takes her readers with this story. I loved it, but then I do have a thing for cracking plots with a twist of wicked and a slice of evil. I'll have mine on the rocks please.

It's a dark psychological thriller, a manipulative game of emotions and secrets.

I really enjoyed this book. I've not read anything by her before so will have to investigate her earlier book. It kept you guessing throughout and the characters personality and behaviours are intriguing. Interesting ending. I raced through this book.

I have read Rebecca Reid’s first novel, ‘Perfect Liars’ and it is as good as, ‘Truth Hurts’ and a great read. This story had everything for me and the ending was exactly ‘up-my-street’.

Poppy, a nanny to a rich, rather obnoxious couple with three children, is fired whilst they are all on holiday in Ibiza. She is made to leave in the middle of the night and takes the couple’s car and a pair of expensive shoes. Sitting at a cafe spending her last few Euros on a couple of beers she meets Drew. He’s a few years older, appears wealthy and offers her a bed for the night, with no strings. Is this all too good to be true?

The couple have a whirlwind romance, fall in love and marry within a month. There is a before and after narrative and we soon learn that they both have secrets from the past but they make a pact not to discuss anything prior to their meeting and to live in the present.

Once the holiday is over Drew and Poppy return to England and a stunning house, which Drew has bought as a wedding gift. Secrets begin to surface one by one and Poppy arranges for her best friend, Gina, to come and live with them to help with the house decorating etc.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Random House UK, Transworld Publishers, Corgi and Rebecca Reid for my ARC in return for my honest review.

This is a must read, especially if you like a twisted, dark ending. Highly recommended.