Excerpted from This is Why We Lie by Gabriella Lepore, Copyright © 2021 by Gabriella Lepore. He lowers the girl onto the sand and begins CPR, breathing into her mouth. She’s swollen, her skin has turned purple, and one arm is swinging downward with the momentum of Adam’s labored movements.īut all I can do is stand there, paralyzed by the sight. He’s wading through the shallows, his legs tangled in fishing net and seaweed. I scramble toward him, my footing slipping on the damp pebbles. The soles of my feet sting at the impact of the stones beneath my Converse. Ducking beneath the boardwalk railings, I jump down to the pebbled cove. I spring to my feet and run along the promenade. He’s kneedeep in the water, fully dressed. There’s a boy on the stretch of beach at the foot of Rookwood Cliff. In the muted daylight, the silver tide is a murky, dull gray and frothing as it slaps against the shore. I raise my camera and adjust the focus, capturing the new light as it spills over the ocean. A little while later, their boats drift out onto the water. They sit on the benches and swig their hot drinks while skimming the daily newspaper. The only other people I tend to cross paths with at this hour are fishermen wearing heavy-duty gear and hugging their thermoses. It’s often like this, just me and the birds. Sometimes I sit on the promenade for hours with my legs suspended over the pebble beach below, just watching the night turn to day. Everything is still, apart from the pelicans gathering near the water, their plump bodies shuffling along the shoreline. There’s a moment, right before the day starts, when the ocean is bathed in amber light. Target | Google Play | Apple Books | Kobo If you are a fan of Pretty Little Liars or One of Us is Lying, I would definitely recommend this one!ī | Barnes & Noble | Powells | Amazon I also loved how all of the different characters’ stories were woven together more than even they may have realized! I will say that this was a rare occasion where I did NOT figure out the ending! And as you guys know, I am VERY good at predicting thriller endings! I found myself very curious about what happened and what was going to happen and I loved that every character had some sort of secret or motive to be the whodunnit.

I am a huge fan of mysteries/thrillers and this one did not disappoint! I read this in basically one sitting, it was that fast! It has dual POV, flashbacks, interview transcripts, all the stuff I love in a good YA mystery! Hello Book Bugs! Today I’m bringing you the blog tour for This Is Why We Lie by Gabrielle Lepore!

This Is Why We Lie by Gabriella Lepore