Lies We Tell Ourselves: a psychological thriller where all may not be as it appears

Lies We Tell Ourselves by Steena Holmes is a psychological thriller where all may not be as it appears. Lies twist, taunt and tear apart lives. Paige Fischer hates lies and how destructive they are, at least on the surface. Deep inside, she is living the biggest lie of them all and she can feel it all falling away. Twelve years ago, Jessica, her identical twin sister, disappeared and Paige is to blame. As an adult, Paige is working to right the wrongs as best as she can and she can’t really move forward with her life. There is a dangerous cat and mouse game being played by someone close to Paige. Every step now needs to be taken carefully as one lie, one phone call, one twisted truth and lives could be in danger. 

I have read Ms Holmes’s books in the past and they have been compelling and intriguing. The book opens with an unidentified woman, badly beaten in the hospital, and takes readers into the past. Back and forth between Paige’s point of view and the woman in the hospital, readers are presented with the mystery as to her identity. Who is she? Paige presents the circumstances around Jessica’s disappearance and the present day events. Unfortunately, the story is not as gripping as I had hoped. The woman in the hospital was easy to figure out after a few chapters. There also were way too many minor characters in and out of the story and the “who did it” was anticlimactic. The ending felt rushed. Overall, I did not enjoy Lies We Tell Ourselves and I do not recommend it. 

Lies We Tell Ourselves is available in paperback, eBook and audiobook