The Perfect Liar was a great, well paced, different style "thriller." I have found lately many books to have similar concepts but this one was quite different! I truly enjoyed turning the page to see what would happen next, what the big secret was, and how I would be further connected to each character in a different way. 

I recommend this as a quick read for those who like a different style thriller!

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my review!

Loved this book.  An all around riveting read and one I highly recommend.   Unusual plot, kept me guessing until the shocking ending.   Don't  miss reading this one

This is a good light read – it is paced well, has a simple & good story. 

Susanne is divorced and her son Cody is visiting her ex-husband. She feels stressed and thinks of a vacation with her friends Evie & Dale. Coincidentally, they come to know upon a place owned by Veronica – who is Susanne’s neighbour. Veronica readily offers that they can vacation at her villa but that her Godson Harry would also be there. The three friends go ahead with their plan not expecting an issue due to that.

As they arrive at the villa, they find that Harry, a 24-year old is very handsome. Harry feels drawn to Susanne and shortly after Susanne is too, though she is initially worried about the implications. Both Evie & Dale are taken aback by the turn of events, and Dale is especially suspicious of Harry’s motives.

At a little over the half way mark, I could sense the direction the story was taking. It is simple story, with a limited set of characters. There is nothing very new about the story, but it is a book you can relax with.

My rating: 3.5 / 5.

The concept of this novel was good. Three women friends get a chance to take a vacation at a villa in Tuscany, just what they all need. Susanne is beautiful and talented, and when son Conor asks to spend time with his Dad and the new girlfriend. Susanne can't wait to get away. Her friend Evie is insecure, overweight, and has recently lost her Mom. Dale is the wild child, a friend of Susanne's since they were young.  Off they go, and on arrival find Harry living in the villa, the owner's godson, young, attractive, and flirtatious. The story drags a little bit for the first half, and I figured out what was going on long before the ladies did!  Susanne begins an affair with Harry, and her friends try to warn her off him, to no avail. The story picks up once  Harry brings his young friend Star to stay in the villa. Thank you to NetGalley for my copy of this nove.

Unfortunately despite other four/five star reviews I did not feel this book lived up to my expectations.  Very easy to read but just plodded on and it wasn’t until the last few chapters where I felt the storyline perked up - it had a good ending but I nearly gave up halfway as the pace and storyline was  quite banal and did not grab my attention.  Thank you  Net Galley for the opportunity in exchange  for an honest review.

The Perfect Liar by Beverley Harvey  is a suspenseful thriller that makes you connect with the characters before the suspense starts. 

Susanne misses her son who is visiting his dad in Scotland for the summer.

Dale is avoiding a woman she doesn’t want to date anymore but keeps texting her.

 Evie is mourning the loss of her mother with no job and no plans for the future.

They decide to take a month long trip to Tuscany. They are staying with Susanne’s neighbor’s godson, Harry. Harry is young, attractive and charming. One of the women starts sleeping with Harry. This causes tension between all three women. Harry seems off to one of the women. What is Harry hiding? Will Harry tear apart these three women’s friendships?

I really enjoyed The Perfect Liar. First off I loved the setting. I was lucky enough to visit Italy a few years ago, so this book brought back great memories of that trip. The women take a mini trip to Florence and visited many places I visited.

The women’s friendships really added to The Perfect Liar. Susanne and Dale have been friends since childhood. Dale is very protective of Susanne and always looking out for her. Susanne and Evie met at the gym a few months ago and quickly became close. Dale and Evie just met and quickly develop a friendship.

The way this story was told was very unique, and I thought added to the story. Chapters rotated between the main character’s points of view. Sometimes something would be revealed, and the next chapter would go slightly back and explain leading up to that event through the perspective of another character.

The Perfect Liar is an excellent thriller. It starts out with an in depth introduction of the main characters. By the time Harry started seeming suspicious, I was so invested in the three women and felt like they were friends. This really made everything that happen feel personal.  There were some parts that were easily predictable, but that didn’t make me like the story less.  When I thought everything was revealed, there was still so much more to happen. The ending of The Perfect Liar was perfect.

I recommend The Perfect Liar to thriller fans.

Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for The Perfect Liar.

I quite enjoyed reading this, but it wasn't a 'thriller'. The first half just read as three friends on a nice holiday, with one of them sleeping with a younger man. I liked the descriptions of Italy and the relationships between the characters, but nothing actually happened until about two thirds in, and even then it was interesting rather than 'thrilling.'

I would have liked to have seen more from the male perspective as those were the most interesting chapters. I did like the last third of the book but we had to wade through a lot of what was essentially holiday-journalling to get there. 

I would recommend this as a pleasant enough read, maybe as a beach read if you're on holiday yourself, but don't go into it expecting a fast-paced mystery/thriller

Quick note to the editor: The main character was mostly referred to as 'Susanne' but a few times this changed to 'Suzanne'

Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The Perfect Liar by Beverley Harvey
Susanne -The woman who had it all. Even after her divorce Susanne continues to portray a woman who has it all and knows what she wants out of life. She is confident, physically fit, beautiful, and mostly content with the way her life is. She adores her teenage son and only starts to feel that she needs more in her life after her son goes away for an extended holiday with his father and the father’s girlfriend. 
Evie- Shy, mousie, unmotivated, grief-ridden, and living in her own shadow. She is dealing with the lost of her mother and feeling of loneliness when she is befriended by Susanne at their local gym.  
Dale- Does not take relationships seriously, in and out relationships with women. Laid back and ready to have fun.
Harry- Young, Attractive, mysterious, and knows how to play women to his advantage.

A girl’s trip turns into a month of lust, mistrust, jealousy, and murder. Susanne tries to resist Harry and his sexual advances but falls prey to his manipulation.  She is easy put under the spell of his charm and begins to distance herself from her friends and turns a blind eye to the things that are not right to her about Harry. Dale is suspicious of Harry’s motives from the beginning and seeks to find out what he wants from her best friend Susanne. Dale goes to Susanne with her suspicious about Harry, but Susanne does not believe her. Evie tries to stay out of the discord between Susanne, Harry, and Dale by not getting involved with Dale’s mission to prove that Harry is up to no good.

I must say that I enjoyed reading this book and did not want to put it down, however I was able to guess the parts leading up to the ending way ahead of the ending. I kept reading to see what they did with the real Harry.  The characters were well developed and the setting of the scenery of Italy made me want to visit there in real life. 
I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley

Some books present themselves as thrillers but don't quite hit the mark -  this book is pulled so tight, that I actually spent the whole time reading it in state of enhanced tension. 

It's a vivid read, with some really strong characters and relationships, the storyline pulling together three women, two of whom are old mates and one is a recently befriended woman of the beautiful Susanne, who is kind and rich and gorgeous and maybe a bit naive. Dale is her oldest friend, spiky and sparky, and Evie is the newest addition, soft and underwhelming. 
They manage to end up in a stunning villa in the Tuscan hills, and its against this backdrop that the tension is introduced, and pulled tighter and tighter.. I really enjoyed the descriptions, both of the surrounding countryside and the people - the author has a lovely way of summoning real personality into her characters and environment. I particulary enjoyed the relationship between Dale and Susanne - it felt natural and real. 

The narrative was a bit stilted and I felt that maybe the reader could have been left to their own opinions a bit more - we didn't necessairly need everything spelled out to us all the time. Despite this, I enjoyed it and read it in three sittings, having been wondering where it was going go and how it was going to end. The ending wasnt what I expected and I liked it all the more for that.

Ooooo... this was good! I've never heard of Beverley Harvey but this novel had me hooked. it's fast paced, set in a beautiful location and the ending is in no way obvious. 

Brilliant writing style and narration - told from the point of view of various key characters all who were likeable and/or unlikeable in their own way! 

Would definitely recommend to any thriller fans - this was a little similar to a Lianne Moriarty or a Liv Constantine. I will be looking ofrward to reading more from the author.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for this review.

This was an incredible story of a holiday fling gone wrong. The search for true love end is heartbreak and much more in this amazing thriller! Highly recommended!

This book dragged for me. It had a good plot and good character development, but it just took a long time for anything to happen. There were some good twists and the ending was good. I’m glad I stuck with it!

wow! i absolutely loved this book from the first page, it just pulls you in and doesn't let go! i really had to force myself to put it down at times but it was well worth the wait! and the ending was brilliant. a fab debut and i can't wait to see what else this author has to offer in the future. if i could give it more than 5 stars i would. i've pre-ordered it on amazon.

Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for allowing me to read this ARC. First of all, let me say having not one, but two women say "My tummy hurts" was like nails on a chalkboard to me. How about saying "I have cramps" like an adult would? OK now that's off my chest! The beginning of the book was good-it was interesting to meet the characters. Then it felt like it took so long for something to actually happen other than infighting. When things started to be revealed it didn't feel like it was planned out. The very end was needed to wrap everything up but it was also kind of meh.

Thank you to the publisher for giving me the chance to read this book!  It was a good book overall, however, it went a little slowly for me.  I was hoping for more of a fast paced, page turning thriller!

Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Oh man, this book was so long, too long. 

The first half was very very slow, we knew the premise, could see where the story was going, but it still took so many chapters to just get there. I didn't need the back stories of all the friends, and having each chapter hammer in that Evie is insecure and Dale is wild. When is the scheme gonna happen? Hurry up.

I am surprised so many people said the story is full of twist and turns, and said it was fast- paced. 

The second half picked up a bit, but there was no suspense at all, who couldn't have seen it a mile away, and I can't believe it ended so fast. The author tried to set up another mystery with the epilogue, that last chapter was probably more interesting than the climax.

This is one book that I thoroughly enjoyed in the last two weeks. The narration just flows seemlessly.

Three friends, Susanne, Dale and Evie take a summer break at a villa in Tuscany. The villa belongs to Susanne's neighbour Veronica, and Veronica's God son Harry, is currently vacationing there.

Susanne is separated from her husband and has a 9 year-old son who is spending a few days with his dad Colin. Dale is a teacher at a school in London and Evie, who just lost her  mother, is having difficulty in coming to terms with it. The holiday seems a perfect break they all need. 

All goes well and the ladies have settled in and made friends with Harry. While Susanne finds herself drawn to Harry, who is almost 17 years younger to her, Harry spares no effort to woo Susanne. Dale is not too happy with the way things are unfolding and finds it strange that Harry chooses to spend time them when he is not disappearing to the village to spend time with his friends.
As the holidays draw to a close, there is a change in the bonhomie. Star, the girlfriend of one of Harry's friend moves into the Villa after she breaks up with her boyfriend. The bond between Harry and Star seems to be more than mere friends.

Something somewhere feels very wrong and its a close call for one of them.
The twists are good and the story is told from each of the 4 main character POV. Found the writing to be very crisp.

Thank you Netgalley and Bookouture for the Arc
Wishing the author Beverly Harvey, the very best for her debut book.

This book really surprised me, I couldn't put it down! It was a fast paced drama that I found both predictable and unpredictable at the same time. I read this book in one sitting, it held my attention the entire time. 

I definitely recommend it.

Thanks to the publisher for providing me with a copy of this E-book to review via Netgalley.

Awww a month long stay in a gorgeous villa in Tuscany with BFFs is going to be an awesome get-away for Susanne.
Susanne, a school teacher and missing her teenage son who is vacationing during the summer with her ex-husband decides that she and her two best friends need a change and a vacation is Italy would be perfect get-away!
They cannot believe their eyes at their luck in getting such a luxurious Italian Villa!

In addition to the three friends, Harry, Susanne’s neighbor’s young godson/nephew/second cousin once removed is also staying in the villa.
Hmm soon romance is in the air even though he is much younger than Susanne or any of the BFFs. 
Dale is fearful that the romance is a con. 
As the cover states  ~ "Your holiday romance...is handsome...is charming... He’s the perfect Liar"
Therefore, we are all waiting for the truth. Have to admit I liked the twist. I do have a low tolerance for nasty language but yes it fits the character!

My first Beverley Harvey and I look forward to her next novel..

Want to thank NetGalley and Bookouture for this early release granted in exchange for an honest professional review.  Opinions expressed in this review are my own.
Publishing Release Date scheduled for November 6, 2020

‘I absolutely loved reading this book. I felt like it held my attention completely and I couldn’t put it down. It keeps you wanting more, it's full of twists and turns, it’s a real page-turner. It pulls on your emotions and keeps you guessing throughout.’