{"id":12023,"date":"2019-07-19T17:23:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T11:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.wordpress.com\/?p=12023"},"modified":"2019-07-19T17:23:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T11:53:37","slug":"why-she-lied-by-julie-coons-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/19\/why-she-lied-by-julie-coons-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Why She Lied by Julie Coons (Book Review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Why<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Add this book on Goodreads<\/a> 
Buy this book on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genre:<\/strong>\u00a0 Thriller, True Crime
Source<\/strong>: Review Copy
Format:<\/strong>\u00a0Ebook
Pages:<\/strong>\u00a0170
Publication Date:<\/strong>\u00a0 March 3, 2019
My Rating:<\/strong>\u00a03.5 stars<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

“Always, listen to your gut.<\/em>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The protagonist Julie is a single mother working in the emergency room of a hospital. Her life has been incredibly difficult so far. She was abused by her mother and raped in college. She is raising her daughter all on her own with no child support from her ex. She meets a guy named James and suddenly everyone is encouraging her to go out with him. Ignoring her intuition, she gets into a relationship with him. She finds out she is pregnant on the same day that he tells us he has been accused of child molestation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the book starts, Julie narrates some things she has witnessed while working in the ER and describes the crimes in her town. From then on, I knew this was going to be a terrifying read. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book has a very dark and ominous vibe. I had a feeling of foreboding throughout. Knowing that it is based on true events made it even scary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book is fast-paced and very griping. The author highlights some messed up laws and judicial system. Julie keeps on getting premonitions and bad feelings. She learns to trust her instincts and ends up discovering a human trafficking ring. The plot keeps on getting more and more complex. The mystery element was very well cultivated to keep the reader on their toes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The narration can be edited in a better way, especially at the beginning of the book. There were a lot of long inner monologues that didn’t fit. I also think there should be trigger warnings for rape, abuse, and graphic scenes so that readers will know beforehand that the book consists of these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I highly admire the author’s courage in telling this story. There are so many atrocities going on in this world that go undiscovered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why She Lied<\/em> by Julie Coons is a page turner and an excellent thriller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connect with me on <\/strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a> | <\/strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a> | <\/strong>Goodreads<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Add this book on Goodreads Buy this book on Amazon Genre:\u00a0 Thriller, True Crime Source: Review CopyFormat:\u00a0EbookPages:\u00a0170Publication Date:\u00a0 March 3, 2019 My Rating:\u00a03.5 stars<\/p>\n

Continue reading ➞ Why She Lied by Julie Coons (Book Review)<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[85,364,463,486],"class_list":["post-12023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-reviews","tag-book-review","tag-psychological-thriller","tag-thriller","tag-true-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13626,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/03\/from-russia-with-love-by-ian-fleming-book-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":12023,"position":0},"title":"From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming – Book Review","date":"May 3, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Blurb from Goodreads Ian Fleming\u2019s fifth James Bond novel.James Bond is marked for death by the Soviet counterintelligence agency SMERSH in Ian Fleming\u2019s masterful spy thriller. It's the novel that President John F. Kennedy named as one of his favourite books of all time.SMERSH stands for \u2018Death to Spies\u2019 and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Book Reviews"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/travellingthroughwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/41oQ7bkm4EL._SX322_BO1204203200_.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3538,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/11\/book-review-the-girl-from-rostov-by-shitij-sharma\/","url_meta":{"origin":12023,"position":1},"title":"Book Review: The Girl from Rostov by Shitij Sharma","date":"January 11, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Add this book on Goodreads Buy this book on Amazon Genre:\u00a0Crime Thriller My Rating: 4 stars \"Do the actions of our father's decide who we are or do they decide what we become? Did we choose\u00a0this, brought this upon ourselves? We must have\u00a0been fools to listen to them, to trust\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Book Reviews"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/images.gr-assets.com\/books\/1472800588l\/31821952.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":9951,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/21\/unlawful-justice-by-vish-dhamija-book-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":12023,"position":2},"title":"Unlawful Justice by Vish Dhamija (Book Review)","date":"September 21, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Add this book on Goodreads Buy this book on Amazon Genre:\u00a0Thriller, Mystery, Crime Publisher:\u00a0HarperCollins India Release Date:\u00a0May 2017 Pages:\u00a0308 Format:\u00a0Paperback My Rating: 4.5 stars Baby is the daughter of the Diwan's household servant. Maheep Singh is the spoiled son of Maninder Singh. Vamini Diwan is the daughter of lawyers Vansh\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Book Reviews"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4282,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/01\/28\/book-review-the-resurrection-of-evil-by-neelabh-pratap-singh\/","url_meta":{"origin":12023,"position":3},"title":"Book Review: The Resurrection Of Evil by Neelabh Pratap Singh","date":"January 28, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Add this book on Goodreads Buy this book on Amazon Genre: Mythological Thriller My Rating: 4.5 stars I received this book from the author in exchange for an\u00a0honest review The Resurrection Of Evil by Neelabh Pratap Singh is a mythological thriller set in India. The plot is centered around a\u00a0pot\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Book Reviews"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/images.gr-assets.com\/books\/1475398277l\/32329443.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11775,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2018\/05\/28\/the-last-attractor-of-chaos-by-abhinav-singh-book-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":12023,"position":4},"title":"The Last Attractor Of Chaos by Abhinav Singh (Book Review)","date":"May 28, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Add the book on Goodreads Buy on Amazon Genre:\u00a0Thriller Publisher:\u00a0Notion Press Pages:\u00a0332 Format:\u00a0Kindle Source:\u00a0Review Copy My Rating: 5\u00a0stars The Last Attractor of Chaos is a spy thriller by debut author Abhinav Singh. The book begins when Ashwin Rathore is killed in a murder that was meant for his pregnant wife\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Book Reviews"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/images.gr-assets.com\/books\/1524893447l\/39981970.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":13743,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/07\/hellrose-by-emma-m-king-book-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":12023,"position":5},"title":"HELLROSE by Emma M. King – Book Review","date":"September 7, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Goodreads\u00a0|\u00a0Amazon Source: Review CopyPages:\u00a0189Publication Date:\u00a019 August 2021Genre:\u00a0Crime, Thriller, MysteryMy Rating:\u00a03.5\/5 Goodreads Blurb Over the past 150 years, HELLROSE psychiatric hospital has become one of America's most feared establishments. After being plagued by flashbacks to a terrifying past, a psychiatrist, Dr. Lisa Williams, tries to repair her life by helping a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Book Reviews"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12023\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}