Everyday Lies

Emma is a rich and beautiful woman, but her need for excitement leads her to do some very dangerous things. Lucie is a widow with a special needs child barely scraping by. It’s not long before the two women meet, after the police catch up with them that is. The two form an unlikely friendship after they are sentenced to community service where they meet Florrie, a seventy something with a like minded desire to lie. All the while, the women are doing all they can to keep their friends and families from discovering their true natures. This was an interesting story about truth and our perception of how we want the world to view us

In the theme lately of small lies growing into out of control ones, storylines, Everyday Lies makes a splash and sets itself apart from others similar that i have read.
Told from two POV, Lucie the single mom to a small boy and Emma who has it all, but does she really, this book draws you into their lives and makes you question what people really want out of life and what they will do to get it. Things were a bit too wrapped up in a nice bow for me and made me not really feel like this gave too many twists, but it's a nice domestic thriller that has some good writing.

In Everyday Lies, we discover that there is nothing at all “everyday” about lying, and if you lie once, most likely you will lie over and over, to your loved ones and yourself, until one day you don’t recognize yourself and find yourself so enmeshed in the web you’ve spun that you don’t know if things will ever get put right.

I found myself feeling very angry at Emma and Lucie, the main characters, apparently intelligent young women; angry about the really dumb choices they made; and how blind they were to the consequences of their actions. Thankfully, they both realized that their behavior was destroying every relationship they had in life, when Florrie, a wise old woman with whom they both crossed paths while doing community service, came into their lives, and they changed their ways. . Had this been the story of Cinderella, Florrie would have been the Fairy Godmother. And, yes, there are several handsome princes and one disgusting frog in this tale as well.

While I enjoyed the book, I found it very difficult to like either Emma or Lucie, although the characters playing supporting roles in their dramas rang true. Too much was resolved with heart to heart chats for my taste.

This is a light read, definitely chick-lit, and that’s just fine with me.

I received this book as an ARC from Lake Union Publishing and NetGalley.

Everyone lies...don't they??
But when do you stop lying and what happens when the little lies spiral into our of control lies and become big lies!

This book tells the story of three women, Emma, Lucy and Florrie and follows them through their lives while their lies spiral out of control.

I enjoyed this book and it was quite suspensful in places. it was a great work of contemporary women fiction.

What I enjoyed most about this book is that Lucie and Emma grew a backbone, learned from their mistakes and became stronger because of it. Due to this, they created the relationships they wanted and deserved. Florrie certainly provided comic relief and I liked that she became part of the families. A great novel dedicated to strong women.

A well written story but a little too predictable at times. Very similar to something else I’ve read. Did not finish. Very sorry

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I was intrigued by this book from the description. I couldn't wait to start it. I have to admit the first couple chapters I was a bit unsure, but as I kept reading I really enjoyed it.

I loved the characters and their unlikely friendship.

I would definitely recommend this book - stick with it if you're unsure at the very beginning - it's worth it!

Emma and Lucie both find themselves doing community service at a local retirement village in penance for recent crimes. Here, along with another ‘prisoner’, who unites them both, and helps the two women take a good, hard look at themselves. With friendships formed and lessons learned this is a tale of how those you most care about can help you through the darkest of days.

Everyday Lies by Louise Guy started out fairly well, Emma came across as a spoiled rich women, and then we are introduced to Lucie, who is having a rough time raising her son by herself. I found this to be a somewhat tedious read, the story meandered a lot, there was some tension in spots, but overall, I didn't find this story very thrilling or compelling. Gave up about 3/4 of the way through. Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy.

Only made it about 1/4th of the way through the book. It wasn't what I thought it was going to be and didn't hold my interest. Unless a book is absolutely awful, I won't rate anything lower than a 2.

Sadly, did not enjoy this story. The main characters felt unsympathetic, and I really cannot deal with stories that have bratty kids and their mothers powerless to do anything about it. Though the story did well to address this issue, it had already lost half my attention when the first bratty episode happened that it felt hard for me to have this redeem itself

Love, lies, friendship and the family bond is the base of this book. Daniel and Emma live in the fast lane but to Emma it lacks something. Lucie is a widow and is struggling to cope with her son's behaviour.
A run in with the law sends them both on Community Service; it is here that they meet Florrie and a strong friendship soon develops.
Over time their past is brought to the forefront for all of their lives and the problems need to be resolved before the friend's can move forward.
This is a great easy read.

This was an interesting story about female friendship and how we often have more that unites us than divides us. Our two main characters are Lucie and Emma. Lucie is a widow and single mum, struggling with her finances and little boy. By contrast Emma is rich and successful, and seems to have the perfect relationship with her husband, so why is she drawn to shoplifting? Lucie finds herself drawn to alcohol and it starts to affect her decision making. Both are treading a tightrope, trying to keep their balance and prevent friends and family knowing their secrets. However, lies have a way of catching up with us and as the truth comes to light both women find themselves in the justice system. Now Emma and Lucie are forced to face their mistakes and meet in community service. They start to form an unlikely friendship, along with a 79 year old lady called Florrie.

Guy takes an everyday aspect of human nature and weaves it into an enjoyable tale that touches on many issues. I was a young widow and I did appreciate Lucie’s story. Guy clearly has some insight into bereavement and I really identified with the her vulnerability and how that can easily be exploited. Lucie is a target for people who are psychologically damaging to her and prevent her healing. I felt the book also explored the difficulties of modern womanhood and the fear of being less than perfect. Trying to portray success in all areas of her life has led to a shopping addiction and Guy writes about the consequences of this compulsion. Florrie provides the wisdom of her 79 years to both women and the author explores ageing and loneliness in a society that doesn’t see the value of older people.

This was a great read with alternating chapters that kept my interest. The story was engaging and the issues tackled felt honest and real..

Three different woman, three amazing insights into their lives and a chance meeting doing community service! Absolutely loved this book, most of the characters likeable, all believable. I highly recommend this book.

EVERYDAY LIES weaves together the stories of women brought together by court-ordered community service. Shoplifting Emma is beautiful, wealthy, married to a successful man who seems to adore her. Broken-hearted, penniless Lucie was caught speeding. Their stories are woven together in a compelling, surprising, and no-holds-barred way that kept me breathless until the end of the story. Until the too-perfect, too-pat, too-saccharine end, I would have likened Guy's story to Liane Moriarty or Sally Hepworth in exploring difficult issues through fantastic characters and situations. I look forward to more work from Ms. Guy -- with a request that the pace and the characters be held consistent from start to ending. The characters were so well-wrought, so fully dimensional that they feel like people I know in real life.

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Emma, a wealthy stay at home housewife, and Lucie, a widowed and struggling single mom, couldn’t be more different. When some bad decisions land them both in community service, they form an unlikely friendship with each other and Florrie, a woman in her seventies. Together, they face some hard realities about their lives and stop lying to themselves. ⁣
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This was a read now from Netgalley and it was a pleasant surprise. Each character was flawed but likable, and Florrie was so funny! The Australian setting reminded me a lot of Liane Moriarty’s books. There were a lot of heavier topics mixed in each women’s storyline, but it was still a fairly light read. While I occasionally enjoy fairytale endings, this one was just too perfect, which is what kept me from giving it 4 stars. If you like contemporary women’s fiction and stories about everyday life I would recommend this!⁣
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Read if you like:⁣
📚 Liane Moriarty⁣
📖 Eight Hundred Grapes ⁣
📖 The Garden of Small Beginnings⁣
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Content warning: cancer, alcoholism, shoplifting, death, sexual assault

All lies have consequences - if you get found out!

Three women of different ages from all walks of life, meet as they carry out community service. As they meet regularly, they get to know each other better and the tentacles of friendship begin to unfurl, and we get the inside track on why each of them are there.

This is the story of having to face your fears - and a very good one it is too. I really enjoy books with several different lives entwined and this is that little bit different, and rather enthralling for a debut novel. A beautifully created tale, well written with not one but three main characters, all with very different lives but what ties them together is that they all have lied. Most of us chance our luck from time to time, but these three have the misfortune of getting caught out and having to face the consequences. A fascinating read which kept my attention all the way through, and is most definitely worth four stars.

My thanks to the publisher for my copy via NetGalley; this is my honest, original and unbiased review.

Liars are always exposed no matter how hard they try to hard to hide the truth and this book proves that big time with results no one saw coming. Intriguing and engaging it's a book not to be missed. Happy reading!

A good read about a friendship that develops between 3 women and where it leads. The story also points out that one lie can lead to a lot of lies.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

Even though I enjoyed this book and the characters it was very.predictable. The ending was especially so. Everybody likes a happily ever after but I'm this one it applied to everyone. I'm spite of that, the story was interesting and the characters were relatable. It was a quick and easy read.

Thanks Net Galley for allowing me to read this arc for my honest review.

This was an easy and enjoyable read for the most part, but not quite what I was after. I found it just a tad too predictable, especially the ending - and I didn't really engage with the characters as much as I would have liked.

Not much of a read. From the blurb, it sounded like a suspense thriller, but it was just an average story about making mistakes and amending them. People who don't read much might like the story but hard-core readers would be disappointed.

First of all the cover drew me in instantly. The story was very great as well. Sucked you from the very beginning and riveting.

It was interesting to watch these unlikely friendships forge and heartwarming to witness the repair of broken relationships. It also touched on more complex issues such as the loneliness of our elderly, alcoholic dependency and grief but the point that resonated most with me (although quite exaggerated in the story) was that nobody's lives are as picture perfect as they make out, we all have our own 'Everyday Lies'!

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC of Everyday Lies by Louise Guy.

Emma is a bored housewife who, while she loves her husband, also resents the hold he has on her. Struggling to have a child, Emma is anxious to be out in the world to make more of herself.

Lucie is a Canadian, living in Australia, and a fresh widow. With only the support of her inlaws, she works extra hard to raise her troubled five year old son, often anesthetizing her problems with her late husband's endless wine collection.

In normal life, Emma and Lucie would have so little to do with each other, but each woman makes a decision that introduces one to the other, but how will each of them impact the life of the other?

This is a hard one to review because I don't want to spoil it in any way. I will say that I was pleasantly surprised in the direction it went. It had a much softer tempo and the characters were so refreshingly human. It's well written and compelling, very enjoyable.

I hD a little trouble getting into the story, but I started loving the characters, the storylines and the way the ladies fell into their friendship. I absolutely loved it, I really did.

Everyday Lies was a good book that tackled tough topics. I love to try any book that faces alcoholism head-on, having been impacted by it growing up and getting sober myself just under 4 years ago. Maybe my own history has me feeling cynical, but this book just didn't feel realistic. Addiction is tough and is a constant battle-- it's why you're always recovering, never recovered-- and it seemed like overcoming it was portrayed as far easier than it really is. The ending was just too wrapped up and perfect for imperfect lives.

I enjoyed the alternating points of view and watching how lies can spin out of control before you know what happened. The book raised the question for me, is lying in and of itself an addiction? Are we addicted to the drama of the lies we tell every day? I think this book can open us up to tough conversations, and if it had been a little less tied-up-with-a-bow, it would be an easy five stars.

This was a light,fun read. I enjoyed it but I was expecting a little thrill and it didn't have that. Thank you in advance to the publisher and netgalley for this ARC.

Such a lovely easy read that makes you instantly fall in love with all the characters! And such a beautiful friendship made in the most unconventional way!

Super intriguing. I'm loving every minute I read of these women. Almost gives me a Big Little Lies vibe. I loved it.

Everyday Lies by Louise Guy
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Lucie and Emma couldn’t have been more different from one another. Beautiful, rich Emma lives with her husband and seems to have it all. Meanwhile, widowed single mother Lucie struggles to juggle her life, grief and the handful that is her 5 year old son, Noah. Their lives poles apart. But community service sees the lives of these two character collide and meet the unsuspecting friend in old aged pensioner, Florrie. All are keeping secrets and all soon learn through their unlikely friendship that they are best to deal with them head on.
A great read with each character bringing something new to the table. Each have their own problems and the reader can’t help but back them all. I cried, I cheered and I laughed.
Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for this ARC.

Great book and great characters. Found myself really drawn in and read it very quickly! Really recommended.

This was a very enjoyable read with characters that are well rounded and intriguing. I loved the concept: lies have consequences.
Many thanks to Amazon Publishing UK and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC of this book for my honest review. I was so excited that I was chosen to read and review this book because I really like Louise Guy. From the first I was immediately hooked and finished it later that day. I couldn't put it down, great book!

Sadly I found the book to be far too predictable and really struggled to finish it. It just did not keep me interested and I am afraid that I couldn't finish the book.

Everyday Lies is a story about three women who become friends and keep their secrets hidden by telling lies to keep up appearances. Over time they change and realize that the lies don't need to continue and they can share things with their friends that may not be so flattering. Good book about life and the lengths we sometimes go to so people don't see how flawed we might be.

This book gave me the vibes of big little lies. Where the story revolves around 3 women with so many secrets and lies. Though the characters and the plot was good, I couldn't connect the story and DNFed halfway through it.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity.

A brilliant book which I swiftly devoured in a night. Love the twists and turns, the friendship. Lies are often found out.

Everday Lies was a lovely read about how lies can hold you back and when the truth comes out how it can set you free. Three women from different walks of life come together & forge a strong friendship that changes their lives forever.
I found it abit predictable but overall it was enjoyable.

I apologise most sincerely for not reviewing this book when I read it on the 24th March this was due to the fact I forgot I had an ARC.

Mant thanks to Netgalley, Louise Guy and Amazon Publishing Uk for an eARC. My views are my own.

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I love Liane Moriarty, so I thought I would love this book too. Unfortunately, I didn't think this book was for me. It reminded me too much of others women's fiction books, and I spent an awful lot of time reading it. Anyway, thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this book!

Emma, Fiona, and Lucy all find that they can't keep all the secrets from their friends and families in this novel about women who need to grow up. Sorry but I found them annoying in a way I didn't expect. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

This book felt very like Big Little Lies, but unfortunately I didn't enjoy this one as much. I felt it was quite slow in some places and definitely needed some revision.

This book is written from the dual perspective
At times you had to suspend disbelief in order to enjoy it.
It was an average read

Wife. Mother. Liar.

At first glance Emma and Lucie seem very different, but they share an unspeakable vice. Beautiful, wealthy Emma appears to have it all with a loving husband and a seemingly successful life, but a restless craving has driven her to foolish actions. Meanwhile, young widow Lucie is struggling to make ends meet while coping with a troubled five-year-old.

When the law catches up with them they soon discover what they have in common: they lie. A lot.

Punished with community service, Emma and Lucie form an intense friendship, finding an unlikely third ally in Florrie, a septuagenarian who offers wise words and a shoulder to cry on.

But the lies don’t stop. They are hiding their misdemeanours from their loved ones and neither want their shame to come to light. As these unhealthy relationships drive them towards destruction, can they survive the fallout from their deceptions or will their lies destroy everything they love the most?