Sometimes I Lie

Sometimes I Lie
By Alice Feeney
Flatiron Books, 2018, 262 pages, General Fiction

Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can't move. She can't speak. She can't open her eyes. Though she can hear everyone around her, no one knows because she's in a coma. But she doesn't remember what happened. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, the narratives build and collide for an ending that leaves readers speechless.

This book had a lot of satisfying twists and turns that just kept twisting and turning, and there were multiple reasons why each character could have put Amber in the hospital. This is a great example of the current trend of suspense novels starring women who have no one to turn to, and who might not even be able to trust themselves (The Death of Mrs. Westaway and The Woman in the Window are two other examples). The audiobook was excellently narrated, and it kept me anxious to know what would happen next.  Those who enjoy mysteries with unreliable narrators, hidden intentions, and secret identities will enjoy this book.

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