Synopsis:
Will she have to lose her child to save her child?
The day she tells her boyfriend she’s pregnant, is the same day he tells her he’s been accused of molestation. His trial is set to begin the following day.
She needs answers…
To get them, she tricks her boyfriend into signing a release form, giving her full access to all of his legal documents. She uncovers the truth, he’s guilty.
To save her unborn child from this monster, she gets an abortion.
Five years later and still rebuilding her life, Julie finds out her ex-boyfriend has just become the most wanted man in America, involved in human trafficking. When detectives ask for her help locating him, she gets drawn into a baffling mystery. What began as a seemingly simple search soon turns into a much darker reality.
Someone from her past is watching…
Bit by bit, the tapestry of her own secret childhood begins to unravel. What she learns about her past will haunt her forever: family isn’t always what it seems.
Can she help bring this predator to justice, or will she die trying?
Why She Lied is a gripping psychological thriller full of mystery, intrigue, and buried secrets.
Favorite Lines:
“…we teach people how we deserve or want to be treated.”
My Opinion:
I received this book from the author in exchange for my honest opinion.
Why She Lied is based on a true story. It revolves around Julie as she is brought into a mystery that makes her question her whole life. Julie finds out the man she is dating and the father of her unborn child is accused of molestation. She makes the hard decision to abort the child to save it from a life of potential suffering as the father would still have parental rights to the child. Five years later, Julie is pulled into an investigation when the man is one of the most wanted men in America. While helping the police, Julie begins to have weird moments of déjà vu and starts to think there is more to her past than she can remember.
This is what I would consider to be a pretty short story at 179 pages. It contained a lot of information and sometimes I felt like multiple stories were being told from different moments of time and that there would be some skipping around that made it hard to keep up at moments. But it wasn’t TOO confusing and did provide some useful backstory to the overall plot.
Summary:
Overall, this was an interesting book. I found myself wanting to know what happens and finished it in one sitting. It is crazy that it is based on a true story. You will have to read it to see all the craziness that Julie went through. That being said, there is talk of abortion in there so if you are sensitive to that topic perhaps this is not the book for you. Happy reading, everyone!
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