Every Last Lie

Mar 08, 2017 Chelsea Humphrey rated it it was amazing

Recommended to Chelsea by: Mary Kubica

Shelves: from-publisher

Of course I gave this 5 stars; what did you expect? 😂 In all honesty I’m a Kubica junkie. I truly love how fleshed out her characters are and how the suspense just builds from beginning to end. This one was very different than her previous three novels. Maybe it was because Clara was in a similar walk of life as I am (young mother with 2 small kids) or maybe it was because she put some of my worst fears on paper, but I really connected with the story. I think readers will be split over the endin Of course I gave this 5 stars; what did you expect? 😂 In all honesty I’m a Kubica junkie. I truly love how fleshed out her characters are and how the suspense just builds from beginning to end. This one was very different than her previous three novels. Maybe it was because Clara was in a similar walk of life as I am (young mother with 2 small kids) or maybe it was because she put some of my worst fears on paper, but I really connected with the story. I think readers will be split over the ending; personally I loved it but I can see how some might be expecting a different direction. This ended up being a buddy read with the lovely Sam @ Clues and Reviews (she loved it to by the way) and trust me, you’re going to want to have someone to talk to once you finish it.

My mood has been solely focused on slow burning novels at the moment; I’m not sure what the reason is behind this. Maybe it’s a need for a deeper connection with my characters, possibly it’s because I have had so many review copies to churn out that my inner book nerd is craving something I don’t feel pressured to fly through; whatever the reason, THIS book satisfied that desire. Please be aware that there is nothing fast paced about this novel; it needs to be savored and enjoyed slowly as it is heavily character driven. I’m amazed that a book can lack so much action and yet captivate my attention so fully. Even with it being a slow paced read, I still found myself not wanting to put it down, only wishing I had more time to read continuously. So this is your warning for those who like to constantly state that slow books=boring books; this psychological suspense won’t be for you.

THAT ENDING. I’m sure it was just me, but I was completely taken by surprise with that ending. Maybe it’s that I’ve read so many twisty novels of suspense lately that keep trying to out-do each other with elaborate, over-the-top schemes that this finale was refreshing and powerful to my psyche. I won’t say more to avoid spoilers or causing your mind to drift in any one direction, but I’m convinced it’s the type of ending that will be controversial amongst readers; you’ll either love it or you’ll hate it. I can’t get into WHY I loved it, but just know that I did. It was a risky move of Kubica and I applaud her for going outside the genre’s comfort zone to give us something fresh. Note- outside of genre’s comfort zone is not referring to a supernatural/paranormal twist. Highly recommended to suspense readers looking for a realistic, moving suspense that deals with the domestic struggles of one young family; if this is you then look no further.

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Mar 16, 2017 Norma rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley-approved

This was another enjoyable read by one of my favourite authors, Mary Kubica!

EVERY LAST LIE by MARY KUBICA is an interesting, thrilling, suspenseful, and cleverly written novel that has a really engaging storyline and solid characters that grabbed my attention from the very first chapter.

MARY KUBICA delivers an impressive read here told in the alternating perspectives of Clara’s investigation into the death of her husband, Nick and in Nick’s voice of his last months leading up to his accident. T This was another enjoyable read by one of my favourite authors, Mary Kubica!

EVERY LAST LIE by MARY KUBICA is an interesting, thrilling, suspenseful, and cleverly written novel that has a really engaging storyline and solid characters that grabbed my attention from the very first chapter.

MARY KUBICA delivers an impressive read here told in the alternating perspectives of Clara’s investigation into the death of her husband, Nick and in Nick’s voice of his last months leading up to his accident. The only thing that I found a little distracting was that there were no chapters separating Clara’s and Nick’s stories. They just ran into each other and I found that I had to go back and re-read to see if I was reading Clara’s perspective or Nick’s. Once I realized that there were no tell-tale signs to differentiate the two then I found it a little easier to follow along with the storyline and all the characters involved. (I am sure this was just a NetGalley formatting issue though and won't be like this on the actual print copy when released.) Update: Netgalley sent me an updated version of this book with Clara & Nick's perspectives clearing marked.

I found it a really interesting read that explores how when are minds are so tormented with grief it can really mess with our psyche and how we ultimately perceive things as being the truth or fiction. I could really relate to how Clara reacted to her overwhelming grief as she presented with quite a few things that I know that I would and could have done. Can’t sleep, can’t eat, can’t think straight, can’t function normally, overactive imagination, and obsessive behaviour to name a few.

To sum it all up it was an entertaining, fast-paced, and an easy read with an unexpected but satisfying ending. Highly recommend!!

Publication date: July 1, 2017

Thank you so much to NetGalley, Mary Kubica, and Harlequin (US & Canada) / Park Row Books for the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book for a fair and honest review.

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Jun 06, 2017 Paromjit rated it really liked it

Shelves: netgalley, crime-fiction, thriller, mystery

This is the latest dark and disturbing psychological thriller from Mary Kubica. It explores the state of a marriage and asks whether it is really possible to know your partner. The story is narrated through the perspectives of Clara Solberg and her husband, Nick. A shattered Clara has recently given birth to son, Felix, and is looking after him when the police knock on the door. Nick has been killed after he crashed into a tree on his return journey from collecting 4 year old daughter, Maisie, f ...more

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May 20, 2017 Hannah Greendale rated it really liked it

Shelves: thriller, literary, giveaways

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Clara Solberg’s world is torn asunder when her husband Nick and four-year-old daughter Maisie are in a car crash from which Maisie walks away unharmed and Nick is injured fatally. Police deem the crash an accident, but when Maisie starts having night terrors and crying about what she saw just before the crash, Clara has reason to believe that her husband’s death was not an accident.

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May 06, 2017 Linda rated it really liked it

Shelves: first-reads, giveaways, mystery-thrillers

Nothing worked; her mind continues to fade.

Clara Solberg is experiencing the deep dimension of an unspeakable collision. Her husband, Nick, crashed into a tree with their four year old daughter, Maisie, in the car. He had taken her to ballet class and had picked up Chinese takeout on his way home so that Clara could stay home with their newborn son.

But this horrendous collision is now within Clara herself. It's the collision of reality obliterating any sense of the normal life she and her childr Nothing worked; her mind continues to fade.

Clara Solberg is experiencing the deep dimension of an unspeakable collision. Her husband, Nick, crashed into a tree with their four year old daughter, Maisie, in the car. He had taken her to ballet class and had picked up Chinese takeout on his way home so that Clara could stay home with their newborn son.

But this horrendous collision is now within Clara herself. It's the collision of reality obliterating any sense of the normal life she and her children once had. Shock does terrible things to one's psyche. It has left Clara reeling in its aftermath.

Fortunately, little Maisie was unhurt. Unfortunately, Nick did not survive. But Maisie is now locked into the grasp of reoccurring nightmares involving a black car and a "bad man". Soon Clara suspects that perhaps Nick's fatal accident was no accident after all. She alerts the police, but they dismiss the black car as the ramblings of a four year old.

With the support of her father, Clara tries to carry on. Boppy, as Maisie likes to call him, is strained from the care of Clara's mother who suffers from dementia. Clara sees what the weight of this care is doing to him. They both are wounded deeply in different ways and down different avenues.

So Clara decides to do some investigative work on her own in regard to this black car. Now here's where the story elevates to the next tier. Nick's life seems to have taken a turn down some very treacherous roads. Mary Kubica brings to life the nagging fear of lifting the veil on the hidden corners of a loved one's life. Can one handle that shocking reveal? And then what......

Kubica presents a storyline pumped up with the frenzy of taking on the odds of the impossible. Can anyone really trace the finite details that led to this death? She creates the character of Clara who emulates a woman raging inside from recent death and recent birth. Clara takes this on with the impetus of both wife and mother. Love is the springboard that makes all things possible.

Mary Kubica, you have a real winner here. You painted this canvas with life-like characters in life-like situations. It's a bit of a view into what drives and what motivates us to survive in such an uncertain world that can suffocate the best of us at times. Bravo, Ms. Kubica.

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Jul 07, 2017 Diane S ☔ rated it liked it

When the police leave Clare's house, she knows her life will never be the same. With her four year old daughter in the car, she was told Nick, driving too fast around a dangerous curve, hit a tree. He is dead but thankfully her young daughter is unhurt. She has recently given birth to their second child, a child Nick will not see up. When her daughter begins to have nightmares and day fears about a black car and a bad man, Clare starts to think that maybe there was more to Nick's death than it a ...more

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Jul 02, 2017 Book of Secrets rated it really liked it

3.75 Stars → I do love Mary Kubica's writing, and in EVERY LAST LIE she presents an engrossing tale of a young mother named Clara facing her husband Nick's secrets and deceit just days after he dies in a car accident.

There was one witness to the crash, the couple's 4-year old daughter Maisie, who was strapped in her car seat and luckily unhurt. Clara begins to doubt the wreck was simply an accident when Maisie starts having nightmares about a "bad man" being after them. As she digs for clues, Cl ...more

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Apr 02, 2017 Melisa rated it liked it

Shelves: thrillers, netgalley

Every Last Lie is right. So many lies.

I am a huge fan of Mary Kubica's writing. It is a slow burn and the suspense creeps up on you with time. While this particular story was a bit slower than my liking, it really picked up about half way through and left me breathless and needing to know which lie precipitated this awful tragedy. And yet, I felt totally let down by the conclusion. There was so much buildup and then it flatlined for me to the point where I feel like I am missing something, some ...more

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Jul 14, 2017 Susanne Strong rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks

3 Stars.
A Solid read, which unfortunately yielded very little payoff.

Clara Solberg is a mother of newborn Felix, and little four-year old, Maisie. Her husband Nick is their world. Clara and Maisie worship the ground he walks on. That ground however, is not solid under Nick’s feet. He is a dentist in their small town. And unbeknownst to Clara, he is not a profitable one. Yet he pretends to be. Nothing in his life is as it seems. And once that life is taken from him in a car crash, Clara’s world c 3 Stars.
A Solid read, which unfortunately yielded very little payoff.

Clara Solberg is a mother of newborn Felix, and little four-year old, Maisie. Her husband Nick is their world. Clara and Maisie worship the ground he walks on. That ground however, is not solid under Nick’s feet. He is a dentist in their small town. And unbeknownst to Clara, he is not a profitable one. Yet he pretends to be. Nothing in his life is as it seems. And once that life is taken from him in a car crash, Clara’s world comes crashing down and she discovers the secrets Nick worked so desperately to keep hidden.

Clara, however, can’t cope. Not with the secrets. And not with Nick’s death. Her search for answers to both, leads her down a path she can’t quite handle. Her quest affects everything in her life – including her ability to parent her children. This frustrated me to no end. It could have led to disastrous consequences. Luckily for Clara, it did not.

“Every Last Lie” by Mary Kubica is a coined as a thriller, but in my opinion, it was anything but. The novel switches timelines between Nick’s - before his demise, to Clara’s – after her husband, Nick’s death. This provides an interesting perspective into each character’s mind, yet doesn’t do enough to make the novel “mysterious.” Clara is a woman whose life was destroyed when Nick died. In her grief and while searching to uncover answers about what happened to her husband, she does completely uncharacteristic things, which frustrated and annoyed me to no end. One could state that all of these choices were simply made out of grief, yet none of these built the stage for a thriller of any kind. That said, all of the characters in this novel, including Clara, Nick, Maisie and Nick’s best friend Connor, etc., were extremely well written. “Every Last Lie” was, in my opinion, a character driven novel centering around Clara and Nick Solberg, not an “exhilarating thriller.” It was however, quick and easy to get through and it kept my attention throughout.

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May 17, 2017 Carolyn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley, thriller, 2017

Clare Solberg is home with her new four day old baby when the police knock on her door to tell her that her husband Nick has died in a car accident. They tell her he was speeding and with the sun in his eyes, took a bend too fast, ran off the road and hit a tree. Fortunately, their little girl Maisie survived with barely a scratch. Now Clare must face life as a single Mum with two young children.

Struggling with her grief and sleep deprived looking after a new born, Clare has trouble accepting th ...more

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May 21, 2017 Gary rated it it was amazing

I have been looking forward to reading this novel for sometime now and have had high hopes for it, so on reading it I am so pleased to be writing positive things rather than saying how disappointed I was.
The latest novel by author Mary Kubica is an excellent read and succeeded in keeping me up trying to finish it in an effort to discover the truth.
Clara Solberg's perfect life collapses the day her husband, Nick, and her daughter, Maisie are involved in a car crash. Nick is killed but fortunately ...more

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Jun 10, 2017 Elizabeth of Silver's Reviews rated it it was amazing

Nick? My Nick? It can't be.

Nick wouldn't hurt a fly or tell a lie... EVER.

Did Clara really know her Nick?

Nick's life kept spinning and spiraling out of control as debts mounted and his savings was depleted, and then the unthinkable happened.

Clara couldn't believe her husband was talking on the phone while driving, driving too fast around a curve when he had their daughter in the car, and having an affair.

When the police came to Clara's door and said there had been an accident, Clara didn't want ...more

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Mar 10, 2017 Linda Strong rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley-2017, read-in-2017

Clara Solberg has a perfect life .... at least up until the day her husband, Nick, and her daughter, Maisie are in a car crash. Nick is killed, Maisie, fortunately, got nothing but a scratch.

The accident is ruled an accident ... Nick had been speeding and apparently lost control and rammed into a tree. However, Maisie is having night terrors, leaving Clara to think that maybe her husband was murdered.

Clara has to find out the truth. She can't sleep, she doesn't eat. She hasn't even told Maisie y ...more

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Apr 28, 2017 JanB rated it really liked it

Shelves: goodreads-giveaways-winners

3.5 stars
Clara has just given birth to her second child when her husband Nick dies in an accident. (This is not a spoiler, it's how the book opens.) Their daughter Maisie has nightmares and terrors that leads Clara to suspect Nick's death was not an accident.

Told in alternating chapters with the POV of both Clara and Nick (before the accident) the pieces of the puzzle that led up to the accident are revealed. Clara's suspicions leads her to conduct an investigation of sorts, all while she's nav ...more

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May 27, 2017 Jennifer rated it really liked it

Shelves: thriller, 2017-books

Grief + Post-partum exhaustion = despair and paranoia

Mary Kubica is one of the better suspense writers in publishing. Her latest book does not disappoint. When Clara's husband Nick dies in a car crash just days after the birth of their son, Clara works to put back the pieces of her life and discover what really happened on the road that fateful day.

Kubica gives readers plenty of red herrings and lots of questions to keep us on our toes. The writing is tight and pages nearly turn themselves in t ...more

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Mar 25, 2017 Judy Collins rated it it was amazing

Shelves: suspense, mystery, mary-kubica, netgalley-arc, psychological-suspense, domestic-suspense, 2017-releases, books-read-in-2017

One of my very favorite authors, talented bestselling author, Mary Kubica returns following, the sensational Don’t You Cry, landing on my Top 10 Books of 2016 with yet another 5 star winner: EVERY LAST LIE — a compelling and clever domestic suspense of a young widow trying to make sense of her husband’s untimely death.

A marriage of secrets.

A slow-burning twisty psychological suspense. Heart-pounding, a tale of one woman's desperate search for answers. From an array of emotions —grief, disb ...more

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Jun 28, 2017 Jennifer rated it liked it

Shelves: stand-alone-novel, psychological-thriller, read-2017, netgalley, arc-harlequin

Every time my family gets sick, my mind goes on a wild goose chase trying to pinpoint where we could have picked up the offending germ. It's ridiculous and pointless, I know, but it helps me somehow with the stress and inconvenience of it all. So I understood completely when Every Last Lie's unfortunate new widow needed an explanation for every single infraction that surfaced after the death of her husband. There are small lies, blatant omissions of truth, and substantial what the f*ck's.
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Every time my family gets sick, my mind goes on a wild goose chase trying to pinpoint where we could have picked up the offending germ. It's ridiculous and pointless, I know, but it helps me somehow with the stress and inconvenience of it all. So I understood completely when Every Last Lie's unfortunate new widow needed an explanation for every single infraction that surfaced after the death of her husband. There are small lies, blatant omissions of truth, and substantial what the f*ck's.
“No secrets, he always said. None. But now I'm beginning to believe there were secrets indeed. Many secrets. Had he been lying to me for the last eight weeks, the last two months, or for many years? … What else don't I know?”
Mary Kubica allows alternating perspectives and timeframes to tell this story. Clara, the widow, starts readers off beginning the day she learns of her husband's death via car crash and continues as she sifts through the mystery that has become his life. Their four-year-old daughter, who was in the vehicle at the time of the crash, provides clues along the way, creating an even more disjointed but intriguing trail to follow. Within his individual perspective, Nick, the husband shares all his secrets beginning months prior and ending right up to the crash. This creates tons of suspicion and that thriller element that makes this genre so fun to read.

As with most books in this genre, there are a lot of questions and not a lot of answers which spikes the suspense and allows readers to entertain themselves by drawing several premature conclusions. The characters are developed well which allows strong issues to shine, such as motherhood, grief, aging parents, and fighting battles alone. Based on my personal reading experience though, Clara's POV felt repetitive and slow as she spins round and round in a never ending circle of confusion. I much preferred Nick's POV as it allowed the mystery to take on a more visible shape, enabling the reader to start their own guessing game as to what happened and who was involved. In the end, I had predicted the outcome several times and was personally disappointed that I was right. However, Ms. Kubica wrote a twist I have never read before so well done! in that regard. Overall, the combination of slow pacing and a build-up that (in my opinion) overshadows the conclusion ended up creating a reading experience that I don't feel enthusiastic about. However, if you have historically enjoyed Mary Kubica's work, check out this title for yourself and see what you think!

My favorite quote:
“Oh, how easy it is to judge when we don't know.”

Thank you to the following for permitting me access to an advance reader's copy (ARC) of Every Last Lie. This generosity did not impact my honesty when rating/reviewing.
Source: NetGalley
Author: Mary Kubica
Publisher: Park Row Books, Harlequin (US & Canada)
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Jul 13, 2017 ireadnovels.wordpress.com rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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In my view Every Last Lie has been my favourite book by the author Mary Kubica.
I found that the characters were more believable, as in real-life people often die close to each other, I had two Nan's that died twenty-two days with in each other, just like in this novel.
I related to Clara Solberg giving birth with taking the baby home, getting no sleep, making your eyes feel heavy, as I had the same problem gettin ...more

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Apr 25, 2017 Laura Rash rated it it was amazing

Once again Mary Kubica has written a story that draws you in from the first chapter & doesn't let go until the last. I described her books today to a friend as being similar to "comfort food". You can slip into the story & lose yourself & feel like you know the characters & have been there for awhile.
Loved the alternating character POV. Perfect ending.

I won this copy on Goodreads:)

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Jun 21, 2017 Bookphile rated it did not like it

Shelves: mystery-and-thriller, arc, amazon-vine, 2017

A *complete* miss for me. I figured out several key twists long before they were revealed, and I pretty much hated Clara. Complete review to come.

Full review:

Every Last Lie is a book that seems to be suffering from a bit of an identity crisis. On the one hand, the books hints at dark secrets, but on the other, it doesn't want those secrets to be *too* dark, lest the characters become unlikable. It probably goes without saying is that the end result is the book falls flat, and at times it even de A *complete* miss for me. I figured out several key twists long before they were revealed, and I pretty much hated Clara. Complete review to come.

Full review:

Every Last Lie is a book that seems to be suffering from a bit of an identity crisis. On the one hand, the books hints at dark secrets, but on the other, it doesn't want those secrets to be *too* dark, lest the characters become unlikable. It probably goes without saying is that the end result is the book falls flat, and at times it even delves into ridiculous territory. There will be a fair amount of spoilers in this review, so read at your own risk.

I'll say right off that my biggest issue with this book is the characters, particularly Clara and Nick. I couldn't stand either of them, which isn't the determining factor in whether I like a book, but I could almost sense the author straining for me to like them. As a couple, they're nauseating. Every time Nick waxed poetic about his wife it came across as cheesy rather than endearing. And Clara has such a huge blind spot when it comes to her husband that it's a wonder she can see anything at all. On their own, they're no better.

Let's start with Clara. The book wants me to sympathize with her as a grieving widow, and while that coupled with the possibility of her having some form of postpartum depression or postpartum psychosis did allow the book to stretch its credibility, it's way too over the top in the end. I could understand Clara latching on to the idea of Nick's death not being an accident, particularly given Maisie's actions. However, Clara becomes unhinged, in a way that would have worked if this book wanted to go all the way to the dark side. This book doesn't want to go there, though, and so even though Clara repeatedly neglects her children to the point of abuse, acts out in ways that should have made the people around her feel a lot more alarmed for her state of mind, and eventually resorts to violence, I felt I was supposed to sympathize with her. The worst, most egregious example of this is when she loses all control with Izzy, her mother's caretaker. *Of course* Izzy turns out to be a thief, because otherwise the reader might be appalled by the fact that Clara brutally beats her. I also found it just ludicrous that Clara gets self-righteous about what her children shouldn't be exposed to, but ultimately stops beating Izzy only because Maisie sees her doing it. Oh, I'm sure *that* won't cause the poor kid any lasting trauma. I also rolled my eyes so hard at the detective who doesn't even do so much as call social services when an unwashed, unhinged new mother covered in blood (blood she outright says isn't her own) shows up at the police station with her two kids in tow--even though he suspects she assaulted Izzy. How does this woman not end up arrested?

Nick isn't much better. Clara's father issued all kinds of warnings about him, and it turns out he was right. There are varying degrees to Nick's sins, but since there's a whole laundry list of them, I ended up outright hating his character. There are his sins of omission, which range from mild (not telling his wife about an ex-girlfriend making a reappearance in his life) to outrageously awful (not telling his wife about said ex's suspicions about her son's parentage, not telling his wife about the malpractice suit being brought against him, not telling his wife about losing their entire savings, not telling his wife about... Yeah, seriously. I haven't even listed all the things he neglects to tell his wife about.) Clara's dad is straight up right about Nick being bad news, there's no doubt about that. The worst part is, after all the terrible things he does, the author pretty much gives him an out by making him win big after betting on a sporting event (because, ya know, what spouse *doesn't* want their spouse exposing them to potential further financial disaster by engaging in sports betting), thus recovering the entire savings he lost. Yep. I'm not making that up, sadly.

The mystery, such as it is, isn't a mystery at all. Oh, there are so many red herrings all over the place you'll think you're out to sea, but that does not a plot make. I think there's an argument to be made that this is more psychological suspense in that it deconstructs how a wife deals with grief rather than it being psychological suspense of a criminal nature, but that's not what this book is promising. Instead, I slogged my way through hundreds of pages of poorly developed secondary characters who exist only to move the plot along (Hello, neighbor who abuses his wife. How you doing, skeezy best friend who only seems like he's going to be helpful to his best friend's grieving widow.), overwrought passages about dealing with grief, nauseating depictions of a husband star-struck by his wife, and a protagonist who's so dense and so off her rocker that it's hard to read for all the eye-rolling her actions induce. I recommend skipping straight over this one. ...more

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Jul 07, 2017 Susan Johnson rated it it was ok

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I was really glad to leave Clara Solberg behind me. I simply didn't like her. I felt sorry for her situation but she was just so self absorbed that it was hard to feel real empathy for her. In her late 20's and nursing a brand new baby days old, a knock comes to her door. Her husband, Nick, has been killed in a car wreck but her four year old daughter, Maisie, in the backseat comes through unscathed. Her daughter's safety barely registers with her but grief is a strange thing.

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Apr 27, 2017 Maxine (Booklover Catlady) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: psychological-thriller, my-netgalley, 2017-reading-challenge, read-need-to-write-review

Interesting reading. Plenty of whodunnits in this leading to an ending that sadly I had predicted and wished I had not. Full review to come. A good, solid read.

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Jun 16, 2017 Amy rated it it was amazing

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My good friend Chelsea at The Suspense is Thrilling Me said she’s a Mary Kubica junkie and I have to admit I am as well. I’m thinking we need t shirts made that say something to that effect but that may be taking things a little bit too far?! Either way, when she releases a new book I get giddy, she’s such a talented writer and she really knows how to manipulate the reader and take them on a journey that they won’t soon forget.

While I still c All of my reviews can be found on www.novelgossip.com

My good friend Chelsea at The Suspense is Thrilling Me said she’s a Mary Kubica junkie and I have to admit I am as well. I’m thinking we need t shirts made that say something to that effect but that may be taking things a little bit too far?! Either way, when she releases a new book I get giddy, she’s such a talented writer and she really knows how to manipulate the reader and take them on a journey that they won’t soon forget.

While I still consider this to be a total page turner, it isn’t a super fast paced thriller, it almost lulls you into a false sense of security at the start. You know that Clara is going to uncover some secrets and lies about her husband Nick, but the character development is so deep, and the storytelling is so descriptive and just flat out good, that you wind up being consumed by their marriage and their lives together (and separately) that you almost forget to look out for some twists and turns. Right when you’re feeling all cozy, the plot shifts in an unexpected direction reminding you that there’s more going on than meets the eye and there is a mystery waiting to be solved, I love the way this happened here!

Clara was a character that I felt connected to right away, her grief was so palpable and raw that she broke my heart. She was in some deep stages of denial about Nick’s death, but who could blame her? She has two small children, one of which is a newborn and as a mom to young kids myself, I can clearly remember how hard it is to keep your emotions in check right after birthing a baby. I can’t imagine dealing with such a loss simultaneously, and even though some of her behavior was erratic, I felt it was highly realistic and she was behaving in a believable way.

Kubica is a master at building tension slowly, by the end you could cut it with a knife. I do think the ending is going to get mixed reactions, but I loved it. It definitely didn’t head in the any of the directions that I had ran through in my head, but I’m not sure every reader will be as satisfied by it as I was. Domestic suspense is one of my favorite sub genres and Kubica is particularly skilled in my humble opinion. ...more

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Jun 21, 2017 Michael rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: five-star-books, favourites, best-of-2017

Mary Kubica is the sought of author that keeps me coming back for more to the thriller genre. Her novel's never fail to provide intrigue, tension galore and masterful storytelling, and that is something I am delighted to say is here in spades again in her latest novel.

Clara Solberg's world will implode after she receives the dreadful news that her husband Nick, who was on his way back from their daughter, Maisie's ballet class has had a car accident and lost his life. Thankfully Maisie has come Mary Kubica is the sought of author that keeps me coming back for more to the thriller genre. Her novel's never fail to provide intrigue, tension galore and masterful storytelling, and that is something I am delighted to say is here in spades again in her latest novel.

Clara Solberg's world will implode after she receives the dreadful news that her husband Nick, who was on his way back from their daughter, Maisie's ballet class has had a car accident and lost his life. Thankfully Maisie has come out relatively unscathed, but with no Nick, she must now try to cope as a single mom to two children. The police say Nick was speeding and lost control, but when Maisie starts saying about a bad man chasing her and Daddy, she comes to suspect that her husband met with foul play.

Told in the present by Clara and before the incident by Nick, we slowly start to piece together a story that could be typical of anyone in our modern world. One of great hope for the future, that is complicated by financial challenges that along with stress at work, create an environment that any of us would struggle to get out of. The question of who or what caused Nick death is inexorably connected to Clara fragile state that is one going over her mind all the possible reasons for her husband's death.

If you like your reads to be fast paced and with lots of action then you will need to look elsewhere. Instead, this a character study of the highest order, that as you get to know Clara, Nick, and the people around them, you will without trying form a deep connection.

I can't end without saying something about the ending. It is no doubt one that will be polarizing for a lot of people who read it. For me, I will say it was a major surprise thanks to the skillful narration of Kubica who throws you many lines of possibilities, but for others, I can see how it would be seen as a bit of a letdown.

Overall this is another wonderful read by an author who keeps getting better and better with every book she writes. ...more

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Jul 13, 2017 Lilly (Lair Of Books) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: egalley, thiller, fiction, suspense, mystery, 2017-reads, 2017-favorites

Rating:★★★★★ 5 Stars

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WoW! ok! here goes my attempt to write words that will do this book justice…I’ll start off by saying that this is my 1st book by Kubica & that I am now going to need all the monies just so that I can read all her other books smh haha! No but seriously, I have heard plenty about this author on all of the well known platforms & knew that I’d be reading her books at s Rating:★★★★★ 5 Stars

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WoW! ok! here goes my attempt to write words that will do this book justice…I’ll start off by saying that this is my 1st book by Kubica & that I am now going to need all the monies just so that I can read all her other books smh haha! No but seriously, I have heard plenty about this author on all of the well known platforms & knew that I’d be reading her books at some point. Every Last Lie just so happened to pique my interest because it features a young mom as the protagonist as well as her deceased husband through alternating POV’s. As a young mom myself I thought hmmm…a relatable new character possibly? well sort of, in the sense that this can actually happen & unfortunately has to many others. I don’t know about you but I try to live an honest life & part of the reason for that is, I don’t want anyone to be hurt by anything left unsaid when my day comes. This book had me hooked from start to finish at all hours of the day & night. My heart went out to Clara who just lost her husband and is left with her 4 year old daughter & an infant son. She’s still in the post delivery months trying to adjust to her new life as mommy of 2. This is a time of exhaustion for Clara who is learning her new baby, his wants and needs and also adjusting to her post baby body. The last thing she could’ve fathomed was losing her husband in a tragic car accident.

It’s so easy to judge Clara as we read along and count the times she leaves her babies in the car with the windows down while she tries to get information on Nick’s death. The thing is, she’s doing the best she can & with that comes trying to console her 4 year old daughter who was in the car & miraculously walked away unharmed. Clara’s little girl is having recurring night terrors that wake her up running to the nearest safest hiding place. She’s running from “the bad man” but won’t say more than that which leaves Clara with so many questions & no answers. We see her try to put bits and pieces together on Nick’s state of affairs before his death and with that you see her make many assumptions. This is Clara trying to get some sort of closure on losing her husband & I felt every bit of desperation she was feeling.

Through alternating POV’s we get Nicks narrative before his tragic passing & I neither loved or hated him if I’m being honest. Nick is a man trying his hardest to provide for his wife & kids as a dentist with his own private practice. In a field that is extremely competitive, his office wasn’t doing well at all and this led to him making some very bad decisions. Decisions that he kept away from his wife who he loved & wasn’t trying to stress out with financial worries. He adored his beautiful wife & the comfortable life they lived and so instead chose to find other means of making money. We follow Nick from one bad decision to the next all the while knowing that it doesn’t end well.

The way Kubica chose to write Every last Lie was very effective in giving the reader a sense of desperation felt by both Nick and Clara. Nick had one foot in bankruptcy & the other in denial. Clara was coming off the hinges trying to piece together Nicks troubles. I kept rooting for Clara to get some closure & start living her new life but that wasn’t going to happen until she could separate fact from fiction. We see her turn over every rock looking for answers to questions about their financial ruin & their own marriage. I sat up reading & hoping that at the very least, Nick really loved his wife. Such a rollercoaster of a emotions during my time with this book but all I can say is, please READ this book! haha! If you’re someone who loves a good mystery/suspense novel on the beach, this is for you! If you’re getting your Fall TBR ready & filling it up with mystery/suspense, this is for you! I’m hooked *adds Kubica to auto-buy list*

*HUGE thanks to Harlequin/Park Row Books, Netgalley, and Mary Kubica for the eGalley copy of Every Last Lie in exchange for an honest opinion ...more

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Jul 03, 2017 Catherine McKenzie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Kubica does it again! I still remember staying up all night reading The Good Girl, and this was no different. She has a way of keeping you turning and turning the pages to find out WHAT IS GOING ON! Highly recommend.

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Jul 15, 2017 Frank Phillips rated it really liked it

Goodness this book took me through such a whirlwind of emotions! At first I didn't think i'd be able to read this entirely because I've never completed a Kubica book, but this one kept me in suspense up until the very end! Now I just may go back and read all of her other books, as I actually own them all.
The book starts out with a tragedy - Clara's husband Nick is in a horrific car accident, with their daughter Maisie in the backseat, and passes away. Thankfully Maisie is unharmed. The book tak Goodness this book took me through such a whirlwind of emotions! At first I didn't think i'd be able to read this entirely because I've never completed a Kubica book, but this one kept me in suspense up until the very end! Now I just may go back and read all of her other books, as I actually own them all.
The book starts out with a tragedy - Clara's husband Nick is in a horrific car accident, with their daughter Maisie in the backseat, and passes away. Thankfully Maisie is unharmed. The book takes you through Clara's perspective post tragedy and also Nick's perspective prior to the accident, which really results in two very fleshed out characters!
As I read, I really became very frustrated with both characters! Nick, for keeping so many things hidden from Clara, and Clara for being so completely naive and in the dark about, well everything in their marriage. I will say that I could totally see why Nick kept so many things hidden from Clara and had I been in the same position I may have as well, but one never really knows until the very same circumstances happen to themselves. Clara, however, just seemed so incredibly clueless to everything and also has several lapses in her parenting, so many that it completely made me hate her at times (I would name them but I believe that would be somewhat of a spoiler)!
If I had to give any criticism for this book, I'd say that the characters were both very flawed and unlikable. Now this of course is only my opinion, many other readers may absolutely love Clara, i'm just very easily irritated by foolish people! Had Clara been a less clueless I may have liked her and therefore given this book a 5 star rating.
The mystery portion of the story was fairly well written out and I will admit, I thought I had this one figured out several times but kept changing my mind until the very end, which I did not see coming!
In conclusion all I can say is bravo to Kubica for getting and keeping my attention with this new book and in the process gaining a new fan! ...more

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Jun 20, 2017 Roy rated it it was ok

My 1st Kubica novel. Maybe it was the wrong place to start. I found the novel a little too long. The pace was a slowburn but was still engaging enough. I also found Clara a little annoying and her decision making skills were very questionable. Dissapointed with the end, has too many questions unanswered.

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Apr 01, 2017 dluvsbooks rated it did not like it

Shelves: lost-my-patience, cringe-worthy-characters, really-tried-to-like-it, ugh, goodreads-giveaway-winner

This morning I was greeted with an email from goodreads announcing I won Every Last Lie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Good Girl is one of my very favourite books and I was eagerly anticipating anything new from her and here it is. Yah me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you sooooo much goodreads:)

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Apr 12, 2017 Donna Maguire rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kindle-read, psychological-thriller-horror, net-galley-books-read, 2017-books-read

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I really enjoyed this book, it had an excellent build up and the tension built as it went on. It draws you in and doesn't let you go until the end. Lots of twists and turns, things are really not quite as they seem, just when I thought I had everything sorted in my mind in relation to where the story was going, bang, and off it went in anther direction- exactly my kind of book - thoroughly enjoyable and highly recommended - 5 stars

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