I thought this book was worth a read, but it didn't really grab me .I don't know why ,but I just didn't find it very exciting. I am sorry, and I hope other readers enjoy it more.

Exciting thriller that keeps readers questioning what is true…

As a big fan of Carys Jones’ previous novel The List, I had huge expectations for We Are All Liars. I was not disappointed and, I’m fact, this book exceeded all of the hopes I had for it. It took me totally by surprise and blew me away with how twisted and clever a story it is. Lots of books claim to have a killer twist, but We Are All Liars has a genuinely jaw-dropping conclusion that will suck the air right out of your lungs!

This is very much a story about perceptions, lies, toxic friendships and our human nature of choosing what to believe. Within these themes, Jones has created a compelling mystery that blends with chilling action and keeps readers on the edge of their seat. It’s also an incredibly atmospheric read and at times I felt like I was on the face of the mountain with the characters. There were times when I shivered along with them, despite the pleasantly mild September weather. Jones’s writing is lyrical at times and her descriptive prose is often beautiful and completely absorbing.

I also really enjoyed the structure of this novel, with events set in the present between an unknown person of interest and a police detective who is investigating the events on the mountain. The majority of the narrative is the account of these horrific events and then interspersed between these are snippets of the past that tell stories from each of the friends’ lives. What this means is that We Are All Liars is an intricate web of secrets, lies and shocking revelations that the reader gets to slowly unpick to reveal a completely unexpected truth. I loved how the narrative bounced around these different strands and I was completely engaged in all of them, desperately trying to piece together how these delicately interwoven stories converged. The style also worked really well with blending the psychological and action thriller aspects of the plot seamlessly, creating tension and suspense in abundance.

This novel is also complete with a cast of characters that jump off the page. They are all so vibrantly constructed and I could believe that this was a real life group of friends. Jones explores friendship and how this can breakdown over time and over the course of events, yet how a shared history can leave you interlinked regardless. Each of the characters has something to hide and each of them have questionable or slightly unlikeable sides to their personality. This makes them all the more plausible, which in turn lends gravitas to the more extreme events of the plot. The characters’ backstories are not without sadness, vulnerability or heartache and it was so interesting to see how rather than pulling the friends closer together, it ultimately tore them apart. The lies between the friends allowed a toxicity to seep in and take hold and the psychological impacts of this were explored in a really interesting way (just wait until you read to the end of the epilogue! 😉🤯)

Carys Jones has well and truly cemented herself as one of my auto-buy authors and I am already excited to see what she brings us next!

Thank you for my copy of this book to read and review.

This is the first book from Carys Jones that I have read. The remote setting and a reunion of friends really appealed to me.

It took me quite a while to get into the flow of the story. I love a book with split timelines and different character points of view but this just seemed to confuse me.

I felt like some of the arguments/conversations were a bit drawn out ie. when Allie & Diana were trekking down the mountain, and the same with Allie & Stacie back up in the cabin. They just seemed to be going around in unnecessary circles which I didn’t feel was realistic.

I can’t say I loved this book but it did keep me reading and guessing. I would definitely recommend it for fans of Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley.

It’s the season of chiller thrillers and you’ll probably be worried that the synopsis of this book sounds similar to something else that you’ve probably read recently. But I love a snow-set thriller with a mistrusting group of characters, so I was eager to pick this one up.

A combination of The Hunting Party and, well… any thriller set in the snow, We Are All Liars did feel heavily influenced by many of my favourite books. So I was constantly on the lookout for something that made it stand out. And it sure delivered that by the end.

Told between three timelines, one in the present as an unnamed narrator is questioned by the police about the death of one of the characters, this book does keep you guessing about what’s going on and who to trust. And I love how the title comes into play, because these characters are all liars. But which lie has sent somebody over the edge? Literally…

With a well-described setting and a concoction of emotions bubbling to the surface, there is so much tension in this book that takes you on an exhilarating ride of unpredictability. However, because it is obvious that something happened in the past to cause these many conflicts, it did take me a while to warm to the characters.

They all seemed to hate each other and their weekend retreat felt unbelievable because of this, so I didn’t find it very convincing at the start. But when the reasons for all of this mistrust and resentment are revealed, I soon began to understand the relationships better and quickly got back into the story.

The twist is well worth sticking around for, too. It’s hard for books to impress me with a twist ending these days after so many thrillers, but I loved the originality to this one, and I couldn’t predict how things would work out at all.

If you love a murder mystery, especially one with freezing cold temperatures, this is definitely a book worth checking out.

This is my first novel by Carys Jones and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It reminded me so much of Lucy Foleys The Hunting Party - which is one of my favourite books and it did not disappoint at all.

We follow five long term besties,
Allie, Stacie, Diana, Emily and Gail. I found the characters interesting and intriguing, I did not really warm to any of them but they do make a good dynamic group. The story is told through different point of views and it works incredibly well.

Having grown up they have somewhat drifted apart but decide to have a catch up at a cabin in Scotland. As you well may expect, things do not go exactly to plan and a huge snowy storm hits and one of them is found killed.

So many questions are raised in this novel and it is such a thrilling ride. If you love a good old murder mystery then do pick a copy of this book up, its great.

Thanks to Carys Jones, NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me a copy of this book in exchange for my review.

I quite liked this, but it suffered from being very similar to quite a few book I’ve read before (e.g. Foley’s the Hunting Party and Lucie Whitehouse The House at Midnight). I thought the location in this one was stunning, and some of the landscape and environment writing was beautiful.

But for me… the plot just didn’t hang well together. Why were so many people who hated each other still spending time together? I didn’t buy the motive for the murderous spree. I felt like some characters were well drawn while others were a bit throwaway (despite there only being five of them). I didn’t understand the ending at ALL - did that mean none of it ever happened? If so what’s the point? And also what was the point of the Stephanie character at the beginning and end? A bit confused. Not my favourite.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for this arc. I loved the cover, the title and the premise.
There’s many a trapped in a snowstorm, an isolated cabin and a reunion of friends books out there hoping to fill the void left by The Hunting Party. The Wild Girls by Phoebe Morgan is a superb one. There’s been more, some not so great ones and some average ones. I’m afraid We Are All Liars falls into the latter category. The characters were convincing and relatable. We have:
1. Allie - a novelist living alone after her husband left her. She’s always been introverted and sensitive.
2. Emily - sweet and lively Emily, whom everyone adores. She has the picture perfect family. A husband and twins, but she’s also battling with her diabetes.
3. Stacie - Wild, impulsive Stacie.
4. Gail - sensible and headstrong Gail. It’s her 35th birthday being celebrated in her cabin in Scotland where she hunts animals for a living.
5. Diana - rebellious and marching to the beat of her own drum is Diana, who now won’t speak to Allie.
As it goes with long-term friendships, secrets are kept and misunderstandings boil, and having all five of these characters is a walking bombshell. It’s a matter of when are they going to explode. This forms the crux of the story.

I felt like this had the ingredients to be a great book but unfortunately the second half let it down for me. I loved the first half: the settings, the getting to the cabin, the initial tensions simmering underneath and the first evening together in a secluded cabin. It was atmospheric and the author writes well. We also get flashbacks to their teenage years, which informs the dynamic of the characters. But then we had the saggy middle. I felt the arguments and dialogue went round in circles, became repetitive. Also there is a significant withholding of information to create suspense and intrigue about a few fractured friendships. The answers when revealed were underwhelming. I felt the characters motivations wasn’t compelling enough for my taste. I don’t understand how Diana broke Allie’s marriage. I felt like that whole storyline regarding these two wasn’t orchestrated well, and I found Allie irritating in that regard, in her reluctance to accept responsibility for her failed marriage. I was intrigued that she wrote novels about her experiences and the twist at the end was interesting, but for me it didn’t land and honestly I found it confusing. It’s a tricky one. I really wanted to like this one more. 3/5.

A reunion of secondary school friends. Old secrets and long buried resentments. An isolated cabin. A snowstorm. A locked room. COUNT.ME.IN.
All of the above piqued my interest in this book and what a bundle of surprise this turned out to be.
This is narrated from Allie, who is heading to Scotland with her school friends to celebrate one of the member’s 35th birthday. They are the famous 5. Best friends forever. But it’s not long before secrets resurface and tensions fly...
What an absolute ride! I honestly loved this. All five characters were so well developed and fleshed out. There was plenty of twists and reveals. I did find parts of it repetitive though, in the second half, and found certain characters’ motivations a bit overdramatised and a stretch. But I was completed immersed and found myself connecting with the characters. I was on the edge of my seat. I can’t wait to explore the author’s backlog of books.

A dreamer, an adventurer, a seductress, a princess and a rebel.

That's how you could describe the Fierce Five, although now they've all grown up and grown apart and are not quite as fierce as they once were. Allie, Stacie, Diana, Emily and Gail were the girls everyone wanted to be and be friends with. When the group reunite at Gails remote scottish cabin, it could be just the thing they need to reconnect and try to fix the strain on their ever-dwindling friendship. But now it's worse than ever when a freak snowstorm hits them and one of the five is found dead.

They need to trust each other to make it off the snowy mountain alive - but how can they when they know all of them are liars?

Written between three timelines, the cabin, flashbacks and interviews in the near future - this fragmented thriller let us slowly peice together the events that fractured our group so dangerously and led to a tragedy. Each character had their own problems, their own lies, and we learn it wasn't just popularity that held the ground so tightly together - but sadness and secrets.

The setting was excellent and intensely atmospheric - the snowy mountaintop cabin definitely had me unsettled from the moment we set foot inside. But for me, I couldn't connect to the girls and it definitely had me detatched from the story - I didn't feel like we really got to know them as rounded characters beyond their key characteristics but each of them definitely still had something memorable about them.

Think pretty little liars but with kids and jobs ... and a lot more dangerous.

I received an ARC e-book copy of ‘We Are All Liars’ by Carys Jones through NetGalley. Thank you to @Orionbooks for approving my request, I am grateful to be able to have read this advance copy. The expected publishing date is 30/09/2021.

Wow!!!! I can’t quite believe what I have just read, this book was amazing.

This book is set around a Scottish Highlands cabin, where five women who have been friends since they were children are gathering to celebrate one of their thirty-fifth birthdays.

When they were growing up, they called themselves the ‘Fierce Five’ and even though life has pulled them apart a little they still see themselves as best of friends.

Once everyone has arrived, they start their celebrations, but a heavy snowstorm is set to ruin their fun evening.
The power is struck out, and from that point a string of disastrous and shocking events follows.

Will they survive the storm and what secrets will be revealed?

This is the first book I have read from the author Carys Jones, although I have had ‘The List’ on my bookshelf for a while. When I saw ‘We Are All Liars’ on NetGalley I just had to put my request in, and I am really glad I did.

I found the beginning a little confusing, I’m not sure if it was to do with the sudden change in chapters between present and past narrations or if I was just too wrapped in trying to work out what had happened in the past before the story had even begun.

Once I had settled into the story it soon had me hooked, and there wasn’t a moment to breathe as more revelations and incidents occurred.

I will certainly be reading more from Carys Jones as I was completely blown away by this book.

Overall, a dark, intense, non-stop thriller which shows how even the best of friends can have hidden secrets that can threaten to change their lives for ever.

This review has been posted on my blog (link below), Goodreads and the blog link has been posted on twitter, I will be posting to Amazon on the release day.

Friendships. Tricky, complicated, angst ridden and filled with drama. The Fierce Five have it all. Cracking read, a great page turner. Complex characters with deep back stories. Well written, a little wordy at times, but manageable. 4 stars, recommend.

Looking for your next favorite psychological thriller? You've found it in We Are All Liars. Five friends known as The Fierce Five have been growing apart as friends do when getting older. Gail invites the other four to celebrate her 35th birthday at her remote Scottish cabin. The girls all have their secrets, but matters get worse when a crazy snowstorm cuts them off from the world and one of them ends up dead. What ensues is a race against the clock to get off the mountain and survive. Filled with plenty of twists and a very clever ending, I cannot recommend this enough! Be sure to check out We Are All Liars today.

Slickly Written Suspense….
A group of friends, a remote cabin, a reunion. What could go wrong? Compelling and sinister in equal measure, a slickly written psychological suspense with twists aplenty and a premise that delivers. Wholly enjoyable.

Five longtime friends (aka as the Fierce Five) meet up to celebrate a birthday. No cosy pub or posh restaurant for them, oh no, in a cabin, up a mountain in a remote area of Scotland is the venue. What can possibly go wrong? Oh yes, a storm that becomes a complete white out! We know from the start that someone survives as the chapters are interspersed with the narrative of a police interview between a police officer and a Person Of Interest. But who?

The characters in this story are a mixed bunch. There’s the Capable One, the Gobby One, the Boring One, the Attitude One and the Damaged One. How they have remained friends for so long is a mystery, as there is definitely some angst amongst them. This makes for a great story, waiting to see what secret, lie or event is revealed next, totally enthralling.

The chapters where the women are trying to get down the mountain in the snow are exciting, if a little over worked, BUT the reason for this all becomes clear in the final part of the book, a proper twist! It really blindsided me, didn’t see it coming at all.In fact I had to read it twice to make sure I was getting it right, it was very good! I’m still not sure what role Stephanie plays, but no doubt when the book is published and I read other reviews this will become clear. It no way detracts from what a good book this is.

Thank you NetGalley.

I received a free copy of this book from netgalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review. WoW! WoW! WoW! What an absolute mind spinning, beautiful story this was!
I had a really hard time putting my Kindle down with this one!

Don't start We Are All Liars if you don't want to keep reading for the next day straight - you won't be able to put this page-turner down!

The Fierce Five receive an invitation to celebrate Gail’s 35th birthday at her remote cabin in the Scottish Highlands. Gail is the adventurer of the group and always well prepared. Then there’s writer Allie who lives inside herself and is somewhat of a loner, there’s beautiful Emily serenely happy with Adam and her much loved twins, then Stacie, twice married, straight talking but definitely masking something and finally, there’s Diana, a rebel from a tough background and soured by life. The story of the events during a severe snow storm is told in the present, with non chronological flashbacks to the past and interspersed with police interviews with a POI.

Initially, I find the flashbacks a bit much to take in but eventually you see a pattern and it works well in understanding the very complex dynamics between the group. The characterisation is really good with each individual portrayed well with all their angst, multiple issues, deep seated feelings and big burdens being carried. You wonder how a friendship group can have endured what has occurred in the past but then sometimes it’s those very issues that glue you together. The unease and tension between them is very clear from the start, there’s definitely some venom but then you realise who the peacemakers are that smooth over cracks. The setting for what kicks off in Scotland is fantastic, the storm is done brilliantly with the author making it feel like a living thing, almost an intruder desperate to find a way into the mountainside chalet. The atmosphere inside builds as does the storm outside, events take a desperate turn with secrets and lies buried deep erupting to the surface. Some of the conversations do go around and around a bit but equally that could be true to life as characters cover up as others persists in getting to the truth. As for the ending, I can’t decide if it’s really good or a bit of a let down but what I can say for sure is that it’s very unexpected and that is certainly a positive!

Overall, this is my first book by the author and it won’t be the last. It’s a good thriller that keeps you interested throughout.

With thanks to NetGalley and especially to Orion for the much appreciated arc in return for an honest review.

The Fierce Five is a group of friends – Allie, Emily, Gail, Diana and Stacie – who know each other inside and out. Having been friends since they were tiny, growing up has led to the quintet growing apart but they are due to reunite for Gail’s 35th birthday in her Scottish cabin in the woods. It’ll be the perfect place to renew their friendship; after all, these friends understand you better than you realise, and know when your lies have developed into hiding life changing secrets. But Scotland experiences a fresh snowstorm which cuts the group off from Gail’s nearest neighbours, down a mountain, and suddenly things aren’t as fun. In fact, it becomes more of a race against time to keep safe and get out alive. This novel is full of twists and turns and I love that when you get to its end, you wonder about what you’ve read over the hundreds of pages. Clever, very clever indeed, and a pacy read that you’ll race through.

This book certainly keeps you turning the pages and on the edge of your seat. It's full of tension, suspense, mystery and a bit of psychological terror thrown into it. The fierce five were all close when they were kids and as they grow into adulthood they sort of drift apart, but they are all still there for each other if needed. When Gail invites them to a cabin in the woods for her birthday, that's when the plot really kicks up a notch. A wicked snowstorm blows out all the lights and the generator and they are all alone. Some secrets are revealed and lies start to crack their friendship and the so called friends start to die off one by one, but do they die really? The last couple of chapters are extremely revealing, shocking and it has an OMG twist which was totally unexpected. Overall it's a gripping read, with a brilliant plot, amazing characters to love or hate in some respects. This is the first book I have read by Carys Jones and I loved it, so I will now buy her other books. A brilliant clever author who definitely has wicked stories to tell.

This book follows the story of the fierce five a group of five girls who have been friends since childhood as they reunite in a remote Scottish cabin to celebrate one of the member 35th birthday.

The story flashbacks between the past and present and the characters assignations are really in depth and well written you really get to know them.

An entertaining read full of suspense and mystery with unexpected twist at the end that I'm still reeling from!