Book Description
Guilt. Motherhood. Murder.
When the body of Jen’s teenage son, Eli, is found at the edge of a lake, her shock and grief are
overwhelming. She feels guilty because she wasn’t at home the night he was killed.
As the police investigation intensifies, and her son’s estranged father reappears in her life, Jen hides a
secret, while yearning to know what really happened.
Soon she begins to wonder if her son’s friends are hiding something. And after she learns that Eli had
a girlfriend it becomes more and more difficult to separate the truth from the lies…Did her son have
a secret life she knew nothing about?
And can she unlock the truth about what happened to Eli on that fateful night before someone else
gets hurt?
Praise for J. S. Lark:
“Dark, deceptive and utterly delicious.” —Louise Douglas, author of The Secrets Between Us
“Engrossing . . . [A] psychological thriller that will leave you stunned and satisfied.” —Lisa Regan, USA
Today–bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series
BLOG TOUR REVIEW
Review for 'Her Last Lie' by J.S Lark.
Read and reviewed via NetGalley for J.S Lark, Bloodhound Books and Rachel's Random Resources.
Publication date 23rd October 2023
This is the second book I have read by this author. I have also read 'After You Fell' which I would also recommend.
This novel consists of a prologue and 36 chapters. The chapters are short to medium in length so easy to read 'just one more chapter' before bed...OK, I know yeah right, but still just in case!
'Her Last Lie' discusses some topics that may upset some readers or may not be suitable for others. I like to point this out ahead of time in my reviews so you can judge if this book is for you or not. In this book Jane discusses death of a child and drowning.
WHAT did I just read!!!! WOW!!! I mean seriously Wow!! I was NOT expecting that lot fairplay!!! This has GOT to start with a MASSIVE WELL DONE JANE!!!! Ooops sorry, yes, needed a minute to get over that but I've just left you hanging there... Sorry.... Let me tell you more...
Firstly let's start off with the writing style, etc!! Yet another extremely well written book by this amazing author which had me hook line and sinker!!! It is so smoothly and beautifully written with vivid evocative descriptions I completely forgot I was even reading a book a few times. The blurb, title and cover really fit the storyline.
As you can tell I LOVED this unique storyline. I found it to be realistic, very fast paced and I read it in a day. I loved the setting and atmosphere and just well... Everything!!! Twists after shocks after turns!!! Arggghhh... Its so hard to NOT say anything about them as it will give too much away and spoilt it for future readers but it definitely left me speechless over and over!!! I have read hundreds of psychological books and I really do think this one is definitely in the top 10 when it comes to dropping bombshells. I am, in fact still shell shocked!! Just brilliant fairplay and all links in and wraps up perfectly!!! I cannot remember the last time I flew through a book so quickly. Each and every time I went to put it down to do something my fingers were itching to pick it back up as I just HAD to know what happened next!! Jane's evocative writing skills ensures you are dragged deep into the storyline seeing everything that is happening and feeling the tension, pain, heartache and suspense that Jen was going through while trying to come to terms with what happened to Eli, what she was doing when it happened and all while supporting her youngest son Jordan. This is an emotionally charged, tension packed and gripping psychological thriller that deals with a mother's loss. There are several things going on to keep the reader hooked from the murder of Eli to Jens guilt of enjoying her own life to the reappearance of Eli and Jordan's father!!
It is ram packed with twists, heartbreak, guilt, lies, loss, tension, stress, suspense and everything you could ask for in a psychological thriller. I can't say more than that as I don't want to spoil it for future readers so if you want to know you'll have to grab yourself a copy!! You won't regret it!!
THE plot throughout is rammed with suspense, murder, family, mystery, lies, surprises, tension and did I say surprises!!! Well done Jane this is exactly the reason you are on my favourite author list!! I am looking forward to reading more of your books and when oh when is this going to be turned into the movie of the year!!!
Just like with the storyline the characters come to life with Jane's evocative writing skills. They are well rounded, realistic and strong making them all the more believable. All the characters may have been realistic but they were not all likeable and this is one of those addictive books where you have no idea which characters are telling the truth, what secrets they are hiding or what is really going on. My heart completely went out to Jen, as a mother myself this is my worse nightmare and I couldn't even begin to imagine the pain a parent must be going through losing a child but having to go on for your youngest one. Jen is grieving while trying to stay together for Jordan while also questioning what happened to Eli and why and also feeling her own guilt for where she was and what she was doing when he was killed. I was completely invested in each of the characters and just had to know what happened to the complex Eli and why! I won't go into more details about the characters as I don't want to risk giving anything away but yet again Jane has done an amazing job constructing an addictive and explosive psychological thriller that you just won't be able to put down. Regardless whether you love or hate the characters each of them comes to life and had a part to play, which they did perfectly!!
Congratulations Jane on yet another explosive success!!! This is why you are one of my favourite psychological thriller authors. Here's to many more successes 🥂!!!
Clear your schedules before picking this up as you will not be able to put it down!!!
Overall an absolutely page turning, addictive, gripping and explosive must read that will leave you shocked!!! A must read and the reason you are one of my favourite authors Jane!!! Here's to your next success 🥂!!!
385 pages
This book is just 99p to purchase on kindle, free with kindle unlimited and £9.99 in paperback (at time of review) via Amazon which I think is an absolute bargain for this book!!!
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Author Bio
Jane is a coffee, chocolate and red wine lover, and a late-night writer of compelling, passionate, and
emotionally charged fiction. The kindle bestselling author of The Twins and The Secret Couple...
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