The Lies We Tell by Brittany Butler tells us a story of lies and deception and how easily that can overwhelm your life. Overall, I enjoyed the characters in the book, and there were many twists and turns leaving you unsure of what was going to happen in the end. I liked that this could be realistic fiction with a lesson of how lies can unravel and take over your entire life, not knowing what will happen next. The book was well written, but some of the transitions from past to present were sometimes hard to follow. This is the first book I have read by this author, and I can easily give It 4 stars and I would definitely read other books she writes.
This story is told from mostly Natalie’s perspective. Brittany Butler is a new to me author. Aside from the actual plot, I found the story to be lacking excitement until about halfway through. There was very few laughs, a little bit of action, and a lot of life lessons. It wasn’t the type of book I could read in one day. The story jumps between present and past until about halfway through, when it all merges and makes better sense. The story is a second chance romance that touches on some real life situations that might be hard to read for people who have experienced miscarriages. There’s a bit of language suitable only for adults. 3 stars!
Right off, I will tell you that if you are looking for a fluffy romance novel, this is not it. The Lies We Tell is full of dysfunctional characters and the sticky situations they get themselves into. Overall, the story was good, but I wasn’t really into the switching back and forth between the past and present. I would just be getting into the story and then it would change lanes, which works in some books, but I think a chronological telling would have been a smoother read.
The main character is…perpetually messed up and full of bad decisions. I really wanted to like her, but she comes across as a basket case. And the people she has in her life aren’t much better. I think this book shows just how important open and honest communication is in relationships, and just how devastating it is when people don’t have those skills.
While I wasn’t completely taken in by this book, the more down-to-earth story can be a good change of pace once in awhile.
5 Star The Lies We Tell By Brittany Butleris a new adult romance book that once I started reading I couldn’t put it down until I finished it. This story is told from Natalie’s POV and other characters as well.This is my first read by this Author but it definitely wont be my last. I found it bounced back and forth between past and present and at times I was very confused but I was intrigued to keep going to see what happens next.Get ready for a wild ride that will have your emotions going up and down. Find out what Natalie’s future holds .I highly recommend reading this book.i cant wait to read more from this Author.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Dawn Daughenbaughhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngDawn Daughenbaugh2019-01-13 10:10:532019-01-13 22:23:28The Lies We Tell By Brittany Butler – Review by Dawn Daughenbaugh
I have not had the pleasure of reading anything by Brittany Butler before The Lies We Tell, but once I saw that catching cover and the luring blurbs I knew I had to give it a go. I am glad that I did. This was a different bit of a read for me. I knew that I wouldn’t really get along with or connect with the main character very much but still the concept was gripping. Natalie is a liar, and she has no problems admitting it. For me that would drive me nuts. She also has some serious communication issues but that may just be a personal opinion too I am not positive. So we follow the life of a liar, and it is pretty messy and entertaining. My only complaint would have to be the major time jumps. Several were just darn confusing as a reader to piece together. Otherwise I really enjoyed this and look forward to seeing what else is out there by Brittany Butler!
A plot twist? In a book about lies? What?! But seriously, I did not see that coming and it made up for almost everything else I wasn’t too fond of. Natalie is a liar. It’s pretty helpful as an author, I would imagine. But she lies about everything and honestly it got old after a while. The lies were something I could relate to since I was a pretty big liar as a child and it would be about the most ridiculous things that I didn’t need to lie about but it would make whatever situation I was currently in just a little bit easier. As with our lovely main character Natalie, it doesn’t hold up well in the long run. SOOOO many of her problems could have been solved with a short conversation and although I know this is how Natalie operates, but this is really similar to when characters make stupid decisions for drama’s sake. Not a fan of that. This instance is a bit different since Natalie has always been like this but still. The story gets pretty intense and the twist is worth it.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Emma Morrealehttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngEmma Morreale2019-01-13 07:42:262019-01-13 20:27:17The Lies We Tell by Brittany Butler – Review by Emma Morreale
“There is no room for your past when you have a new future.”
“The past doesn’t matter… It is just a part of the lies we tell”
“He ages like fine wine. I, on the other hand, age with Botox.”
This is the first book I’ve read by this author and it was almost like a “blind date” read because the blurb is so vague (I really like the blurb doesn’t explain the whole book). THE LIES WE TELL focuses on one main character with three very important secondary characters who move the story along. It is told in single POV in past and present tense. While tense is always mentioned at the beginning of a new chapter, there were times when I didn’t know whose past we were going to be reading about – or what timeframe. I had to slow down and pay attention so I would know who I was reading about.
It is a well thought out story and I was surprised by the weight of the story. This book isn’t all fluff and romance. There are certain times in the story that I wanted to throw my Kindle against the wall because I did not like what was going on and there were times I wanted to shake them all and tell them to move along and don’t look back. In the end, this was a satisfying read.
We Tell lies to for the most part because we don’t see a way around the situation. Or we tell lies to make our live seem better. Natalie doesn’t really know what she wants but she knew what lies to tell to get out of what she didn’t. I don’t know if I could ever be friends with the woman who ruined my marriage . Yes you can move on with your life. But to actually have conversations, dinners and outings nope. I was super sad about Collins but Jack made up for it. The story was well written. The author made the characters more flawed and believable. I wasn’t a big fan of Natalie but she kinda grew on me.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Gail Guerrerohttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngGail Guerrero2019-01-12 09:59:042019-01-12 22:20:59The Lies We Tell by Brittany Butler- Review by Gail Guerrero
An amazing and fast paced novel, I could not put The Lies We Tell by Brittany Butler down. Natalie is a runner and has lived a life of half truths. She has also endured a lot over the years. In enjoyed reading how her past and her lies caught up with her and changed the course of her future. I also loved that she was an author and has to learn to not let what others think affect her. I feel like she really matured as the novel progressed. I also enjoyed Tabitha, Collin, and Jack’s characters. Each one had their own interesting personality. The love triangle was also a great mix to the storyline. I really enjoyed reading it!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Madison Degraffenreidhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngMadison Degraffenreid2019-01-12 07:33:502019-01-12 19:46:31The Lies We Tell by Brittany Butler – Review by Madison Degraffenreid
I enjoyed reading this book and getting to know Natalie or at least what we think we know, since you never can tell if your hearing the truth. This book kept me wondering throughout and kept me intrigued. The timeline does jump around from time to time and kept me on my toes. I found this book to be original, funny, realistic, dramatic with some steamy moments thrown in there. This book definitely took me on an unexpected ride, and I enjoyed every minute of it. There are some wonderful characters in this story and I recommend this book, you won’t be able to put it down till you have read the last page.
The Lies We Tell by Brittany Butler is about Natalie Conner. Natalie is a self-proclaimed liar and she is living a life where the lies are piling up on her. This was my first read by this author and the blurb drew me in. The story is interesting and brings up some current topics and thoughts. I overall enjoyed this read which I found intriguing. There are jumps back and forth in time to explain Natalie and her situation. These to me were good but choppy and at times confusing. I had to really pay attention to know where in Natalie’s life I was reading. If you like a book that is a fairly quick read with some interesting story this is a good read. I will be reading more from this author in the future.
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!” (Sir Walter Scott, 1809).
The Lies We Tell by Brittany Butler is my first encounter with this author. I will say that I will read other books by her. She has an imagination that allows her to go between different time frames. Her characters are fully developed, and the story is told by the POV of Natalie. There will be some time jumps from Natalie’s past and her present. Sometimes it took me by surprise, and I had to reread to make sure I knew where I was in the story. One thing I thought was an interesting character trait of Natalie is that she is a self-proclaimed liar. I am not sure that I could believe in anything she ever said. This story takes you on a roller coaster ride and I never knew if it was for what was really going on or if it was made of lie from Natalie.This is a quick read novel and I recommend it for an interesting “get your mind off of things” read. I cannot wait to see other books from Brittany Butler.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Erica Fishhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngErica Fish2019-01-10 11:26:502019-01-10 11:56:02The Lies We Tell by Brittany Butler – Review by Erica Fish
The Lies We Tell by Brittany Butler is an interesting story that took me on quite a ride. Ms. Butler is a ‘new-to-me’ author whose work I was quite excited to dive into. From the blurb, to the cover- this book had me intrigued enough to one-click and jump right in. The story follows Natalie, a self-confessed liar, and her story twists and turns so many times that I really had no idea how everything would play out. I was left guessing, literally right till the end. There were lots of surprising developments, some humour, drama, betrayal, steamy moments, and plenty of mystery. The story jumps around quite a bit, from the past to present, and back again- as well as jumping chunks/years of timeline. For the most part the transitions were done fairly well, but I felt that there were times they were quite a bit confusing and somewhat disruptive to the story. But, I did enjoy it enough to want to explore more of Ms. Butler’s work in the future.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Angela Hayeshttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngAngela Hayes2019-01-09 12:22:592019-01-09 12:28:27The Lies We Tell by Brittany Butler – Review by Angela Hayes
A great read about lies. Natalie Conner ran away for a life as an author. Life is good to her with fame and new friends. She even falls in love again with new friend Collin but when life with Collin begins to turn sour, will she run away again? A great read. Well developed plot. Well developed characters like the sarcastic but sensitive Natalie or Collin’s harsh exterior but kind underneath. Great cast of supporting characters like fun friend Tabatha or the humorous Jack. I loved the visual detail throughout the novel with the contrasts between a quiet home and busy spaces like coffee shops or the dinner scenes which was brilliantly written. The jumps between past and present was a brilliant idea to show how things had changed and was fairly easy to follow. The only issue I would raise is that there was some repetition and long sentences in places. Overall, a great read and I would give it four stars.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Sarah Oakeshttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngSarah Oakes2019-01-08 09:25:352019-01-08 09:49:21The Lies We Tell by Brittany Butler – Review by Sarah Oakes
The Lies We Tell by Brittany Butler is a book that explores what happens when the lies we tell catch up to us and how the past can effect our future. Overall for me this was an enjoyable read, although there were times I felt slightly disappointed. For me the blurb built this book up to be so much and I don’t think the story quite lived up to the expectation I set. However the story was good and well paced and the characters were well thought through. And while it was quite what I expected I enjoyed the story and found myself become invested in it. This is certainly an author I will read again in the future.
The Lies We Tell by Brittany Butler was a okay read that was intriguing engaging, that showed how lies can build up and before you know it, you’re trapped and suffocating in them.
My first read by this author, I went in with a open mine and let myself get sucked into this original read. A look into the life of our MC, a self proclaimed liar, we are tossed from past to present, jumping around her life in pieces, a bit here and there, all told from her POV. A fairly quick read, you’re finished before you know it, with a surprising ending that makes you wonder.
To be honest, I did have some mixed feels about this read. Why? It was the jumping between past and the present and back again. I didn’t find the transitions all that smooth, and at times I was a little confused as to what year I was in. I do get why the author did this, I just think, for me, it wasn’t a smooth as it could have been.
Other then that, I very much enjoyed this relatable and relevant read. It really puts a spot of what today’s generation is like, and frankly, most of the MC’s problems could have been solved with a conversation rather than pushing it all down, lying and running. But with today’s quick gratifications, it easier to just pretend everything is good rather than deal with it. Especially failure, and you’ll find out how fast our MC can’t deal with that life lesson.
Overall, though I do have some mixed feelings about this book, the good out weight the bad, and I give it my high recommendation and my stamp of approval.
Whew! This was my first introduction to this author. She has a unique voice and point of view. I was immediately intrigued by the book’s summary and my reading of it definitely did not disappoint. The plot developed quickly and the author did a beautiful job drawing the reader in and causing us to care about the main character. Very well written. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and enjoyed it from beginning to end. I look forward to reading more from Butler in the future.
The Lies We Tell was a great 5 star read. I was pulled in right from the beginning and didn’t stop until I was done.
I’m Natalie Conner, and I’m a liar.
Natalie is a writer, we start in the very beginning with her as a runaway bride, leaving Jack behind. We then jump ahead to her at a party where she meets a hot british man, Collin who is also a writer and wants to be friends. We then jump ahead three years, she is now married to the brit and wondering where her life changed so much.
He doesn’t know he just fell in love with the queen of running
We continue to jump from past to present We get to see just how the relationship developed and how they got to where they were and where Natalie’s journey takes her from there. There are twists and turns and people from the past come back into Natalie’s life.
My emotions were all over the place. We get hot sex scenes, LOL moments, a huge betrayal, and so much more. My heart went out to Natalie and what she had to deal with. Up until the epilogue I wasn’t sure how this was going to end and I have to say I was surprised with where Jack, Natalie, Tabatha and Collin ended up in their lives. I was pulled right in by Brittany Butler’s writing and I look forward to reading more from her.
This is my first book by this author. It is creative, engaging and fast reading. She does a great job going back and forth between present and past without getting me lost. Natalie has a new life but she can’t hide from her past and now choices have to be made. Will she learn that sometimes you have to go back before you can go forward? She is a strong character, she made me feel compassion for her, it is her life and one she can’t make up. I highly recommend finding out what happens to her.
This story does a lot of bouncing around. I was confused multiple times about which present or past we were In. The past and the present seemed to be very similar sometimes. Other than that….once I got going and Into the story it was riveting. I couldn’t stop reading or figure out which way things were going to end. I was shocked more than once over the turn of events. Certain characters had me liking them one minute…then not liking them the next. This is a first time author for me. I am glad I picked this up and look forward to more from her. She engaged me and made me have differing opinion of the same characters. The story made me think. How long should grudges be held? They are not healthy but sometimes it’s hard to let things go. Natalie seems to do this fairly well but struggles in other areas. She tends to run away. But is that really solving the problem?
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Lisa Helmickhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngLisa Helmick2018-12-30 06:49:172018-12-30 07:16:00The Lies We Tell by Brittany Butler – Review By Lisa Helmick
The Lies We Tell by Brittany Butler is one storyline that I did not know what to expect. It was told in the past and the present and at times I wasn’t sure which was which but it had me intrigued and I was unable to stop until I had devoured it all. The character Natalie is all over the place but she had me in fits of laughter. I am not sure I wanted to live inside her head. She’s a runner but the one thing she wants is the one thing we all want. Many times she is forced to face her feelings when she doesn’t want to but the ultimate betrayal maybe the best thing to happen to her.
The Lies We Tell By: Brittany Butler 5 out of 5 stars
The story The Lies We Tell by Brittany Butler is a new adult/romance book. I enjoyed reading about the character of Natalie Conner. As I read the story, she became someone that I could empathize with as issues have come forward in her life that is unexpected. I found myself caring about what happens to Natalie and wanted her to find happiness. My emotions went up and down the entire time that I read the book. I enjoyed reading the dialogue/interactions between Natalie and the other characters in the story. What does the future hold for Natalie? Read this book to find out. The story is told from Natalie’s and other character’s POV. As the book progresses, I found myself with a better understanding of each character’s feelings and views of what is happening. It is a story that is intriguing and pulled me in from the very beginning. The book has a smooth flow to it and I didn’t want to put it down until I had read the final page. It is a story I would recommend for others to read.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Laura Furutahttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngLaura Furuta2018-12-30 02:13:132018-12-30 07:13:32The Lies We Tell By Brittany Butler – Review by Laura Furuta
Natalie Conner is a self-proclaimed liar who is used to doing what she wants. There’s only one problem: the truth always comes to light.
When issues arise in her new life, she finds herself back at square one and the web of lies she clings to are unveiling before her. With her life now revolving around the past, she has a choice to make. But for Natalie, when her life starts to spiral out of control, a new life and a new web of lies have never sounded so good.
Natalie Conner might be a liar, but her story isn’t one she can make up.
My name is Brittany Butler and I started writing my first novel at age twenty- two. One year later Forever Careless, my debut novel, was self- published and was an Amazon Best Seller. I am a paralegal from East Texas. During my free time, I write, read, or binge watch shows. Sometimes I go to friends’ houses to listen to their drama for good book material.
I’ve always had a crazy imagination and I loved writing. So, I started writing Forever Careless to see if I had it in me. It was too much fluff for me, however my friends loved it. So, I published it. I wrote another, this time I pushed to boundaries of “fluff.”
One day, while in a very bad mood, I thought of a story without a happy ending; one with real problems and real people. A story that was very close to my heart. It nagged me constantly. Months later, I sat down and started Hazed. At first, he was going to be a part of the Forever Series. Just come in and wreck their lives. Instead, I went another route.
Only weeks later, Hazed was finished. I was obsessed with it. It took me over a year to finish my first novel and weeks to finish this one. I knew what that meant. I liked to write about bad people who do bad things. I like to get inside their minds and feel their crazy. So, if you’re looking for hearts and flowers, you won’t find them here. My stories are real and they aren’t always pretty. If you do stick around, I will be eternally grateful. Happy reading!
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