The Liar Next Door Book Review

Scrolling through the available titles on NetGalley this book’s title and the cover caught my eye, and once I read the blurb I simply had to read this book. So firstly, thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this title.

The Liar Next Door will keep you flicking the pages as you are drawn into a community that is tighter knit than even they realise. This book looks at friendship, family and most importantly trust and the consequences if partners lose trust in one another.  Filled with deception, these characters will leave you chilled as they reveal the lengths they will go to, to get what they want.

Nicola Marsh had me glued to the pages with her complex characters and their ulterior motives. Her detail on maternal instinct and her explosive emphasis on Frankie’s insecurities was brilliantly realistic. I enjoyed her writing and I hope I will have the opportunity to read more of her work.

When two new neighbours move into the small community, Frankie is on high alert, especially since one of the new neighbours is a single mom. Frankie has moved past Andre’s betrayal from five years ago, but she still keeps an eye on him. The niggle of uncertainty is always there and something is not quite right with the new neighbour. Struggling to maintain the appearance of a perfect life, which her vlog followers expect, Frankie battles to trust Celest and her eagerness for their daughters – Luna and Violette – to be friends forces the two women together more than Frankie is comfortable with. Are her insecurities getting the better of her? Or should she trust her gut? Is Luna safe around Celest and her daughter?

The book drags you in, paints a picture you fall in love with and then drops a bombshell that leaves you reconsidering all your opinions. I could not get enough.

Frankie is an amazing character. She is young and vulnerable, destroyed by her parents’ life choices when you meet her and this leads to her making some bad decisions. However, she recognises her mistakes and tries to make up for them. You fall in love with her commitment to her daughter and respect her trying to keep her family together even after Andre confesses to cheating on her.

The is an explosive read that is jam-packed with twists you do not expect. I loved every minute I spent with these characters.

Thriller and mystery fans, as well as mom’s of all ages, will find themselves unable to put this one down. It is a brilliantly twisty tale that will leave you chilled. This is a fabulous read you will not regret adding to your TBR.