Never lie

I’ve been reading quite a few books by Freida McFadden lately, and Never Lie kept popping up everywhere. It seems to be one of the titles psychological thriller fans recommend the most — right up there with The Housemaid — so of course I had to see what all the buzz was about.

The story starts with a young couple who become stranded in a remote house during a snowstorm while they’re viewing it. The house once belonged to a well-known psychiatrist who mysteriously disappeared years earlier. Being stuck there with nothing to do, they begin exploring — and eventually discover recordings from the doctor’s therapy sessions. From there, the story slowly begins to unravel the secrets connected to the house and the people who were once part of her life.

What really kept me hooked was the atmosphere and the way the story shifts between present events and pieces of the past. Each new discovery adds another layer, and it quickly becomes one of those books where you keep saying just one more chapter before putting it down.

And then there are the twists. I genuinely did not see the story going where it did. McFadden has a real talent for pulling the rug out from under the reader in ways that completely change how you see everything that came before.

It’s a fast, suspenseful read with a premise that pulls you in quickly and a story that keeps revealing surprises along the way — exactly the kind of psychological thriller that makes reading so much fun. 📚