Today, I’m so happy to be a tour stop on the blog tour for The Lying Club by Annie Ward. Thank you Park Row Books for inviting me to participate.
Publisher: Park Row Books
Published: March 22, 2022
Source: Netgalley via Publisher
Summary:
A tangled web of lies draws together three women in this explosive thriller of revenge, murder and shocking secrets
At an elite private school nestled in the Colorado mountains, Natalie, an office assistant, dreams of having a life like the school moms she deals with every day. Women like Brooke—a gorgeous heiress, ferociously loving mother and serial cheater—and Asha, an overprotective mom who suspects her husband of having an affair. Their fates are bound by the handsome assistant athletic director Nicholas, whom Natalie loves, Brooke wants and Asha needs.
But when two bodies are carried out of the school one morning, it seems the tension between mothers and daughters, rival lovers, and the haves and have-nots has shattered the surface of this isolated, affluent town—where people stop at nothing to get what they want.
Don’t miss Annie Ward’s other twisty and utterly original thriller, Beautiful Bad!
My thoughts:
I absolutely loved Annie Ward’s last book, Beautiful Bad, and have been so eager for her to write something new so of course I jumped at the opportunity to be part of the blog tour for The Lying Club and I am so glad I was…this is another book that is captivating and full of surprises from start to finish.
This book is being comped to Big Little Lies and I have to say it definitely has that feel to it, but I think it’s a bit darker which I loved. An elite private school, rich parents who will do anything for their children, adults behaving badly…it’s just a recipe for disaster and yet when you add in some major drama that involves two bodies and three women who are potential witnesses/suspects how can you possibly walk away?
This book immediately drew me in and every time I thought I had put my finger on the pulse of what was really going on, a new twist would be revealed to throw me off-track. There were so many moving parts to this story that kept me glued to the pages and very slowly the layers are peeled back. It is such a juicy, drama-filled story that is full of secrets and revenge and lies and I loved seeing how all the characters interacted with each other. They are definitely not all what they seem to be and I love books like this because it really keeps me on my toes.
I really enjoyed this book – not only is it fun and entertaining, but it is quite suspenseful, too! I definitely recommend picking this one up!
About the author:
Annie Ward is the author of Beautiful Bad. She has a BA in English literature from UCLA and an MFA in screenwriting from the American Film Institute. Her first short screenplay, Strange Habit, starring Adam Scott, was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival and the Grand Jury Award winner at the Aspen Film Festival. She has received a Fulbright scholarship and an Escape to Create artist residency. She lives in Kansas with her family.
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