Today I’m joining the blog tour for The Liar I Married. My review is written with thanks to the team at Bookouture for inviting me on the tour and for my copy of the book.

Blurb:

I trusted him with my life. I shouldn’t have…

Opening my eyes, I see a nurse standing over my bed. She wipes away my tears as she tells me I was in a car crash and it was my fault. Confused, I only remember snapshots of my life, but I’m not convinced the crash was an accident.

My marriage had been perfect, until my husband, John, met Rebecca. He said they were just friends and that I was imagining things when I saw them cosied up like they were on a date. Now, as I lie in my recovery bed, fragments of that night come back to me—John late home from work, an empty wine glass, Rebecca climbing out of John’s car, a blazing row on the doorstep…

I beg John to tell me what happened, but he insists I don’t try to recall any details, that it’ll harm my recovery. He reminds me that I’m lucky to even be alive.

But when someone leaves a note, my blood runs cold: Don’t trust anyone. Were my instincts right? Did someone try to kill me? As I look into my husband’s lying eyes, all I can think is, will I make it out of this marriage alive…?

Review:

I’ve read a few of the books in the Alton and Kane series (although I will admit I am horribly behind) so I was looking forward to seeing how DK Hood would tackle a slightly different genre. The Liar I Married does not disappoint and it ticks so many boxes. It was tense, with so many dislikeable characters and a few surprises along the way.

The protagonist of The Liar I Married is Jessie, who has just woken up after an accident which left her in a coma. This means that her memory is a little patchy, so as a narrator, there is always a possibility that her version of what happened may not be accurate. However, DK creates her sense of restriction and frustration so well that I found this really visceral and felt incredibly sympathetic towards Jessie. It is very difficult to know who to trust the whole way through and even towards the end, I always had my eye out for one more act of betrayal!

The Liar I Married switches between the present day and the time before the accident. As we get nearer to the time of the accident, the tension increases and I really wanted to know how the accident had happened. DK Hood has plotted the story in so much detail. There are lots of elements to bring together and this makes the story really intriguing.

I’m looking forward to reading more by this author – and I will definitely be catching up with her series soon!

The Liar I Married is available from Amazon.

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