Beautiful Lies (Abridged): A Novel Audiobook

" I enjoyed this book. Story about a girl who has it all, then discovers that maybe she isn't who she thinks she is...maybe her parents aren't really her parents....but is she a missing child from the 80's. It's got all the ingredients of a good thriller, mystery...murder, kidnapping, cute investigator! It appears to be the first in a series so I hope to see more of Ridley Jones soon. "

" Excellent read, although i must say things that happened at the end were not a complete surprise but it was definitely an enjoyable read. I read half of the book in one day, the last half goes really fast. I enjoyed it and would recommend to others. "

" This author is horrible and her heroine is a mix of stupid and emotional; a bad combination. "

" I loved the first Lisa Unger book I read (Fragile) so I went into this one with high expectations. It was . . . okay. Fragile has several POV characters, which I found more interesting, and Beautiful Lies is narrated in first person by one character the whole story. Which is fine, but I did weary a bit of her introspection. Normally, this type of thriller/mystery has too much story not enough character development for me, but this one had was a little light on the story/plot and wee overloaded with character. Still, I like Unger's writing style and found in a pleasant read. "

" I had high hopes for this book and was let down. I have been in the mood for a good suspense book. It was not a thriller, page-turner for me. If it had been, I would have finished this book in two days, not two weeks. The whole plot was not very engaging and the character building did not happen. It is written in the first person and for whatever reason that made it less suspenseful especially when the character addresses me, the reader with things like, "You may ask why I did this." or something like that. The language was awful but really didn't creep up too much until the middle of the book and I learned to skip over it. There is a sequel which I probably will not read. "

" This is the first book I have read by Lisa Unger and I loved it! I will be trying all of her books, most likely. It was a little predictable but still exciting. "

" Think your life is what is it! It's not always what it seems, this book was a great read! took ya right to the core of the story! "

" Due to timing I audiobooked this one. Let's just say the person reading it is the Nicholas Cage of audiobooks ... I might've given it a higher rating otherwise but at the most 3 stars. A decent mystery at best. "

" Great book.. Enjoyed very much "

" I like this book. It was different from what I was used to reading. I had never read this author before but I am glad i did. "

" I really enjoyed this book. It's a first-person account of a young woman named Ridley Jones. Her normal life is turned upside down. I like that it shows that knowing the truth is always better than living a lie. "

" Did not enjoy this one as much as her last two. A bit slow and I did not enjoy the story line. In fact, I had the second book in this series lined up, but I returned it without reading it, because it continued with the same story line of Ridley Jones. "

" A terrific plot, well conceived and fleshed out. Interesting characters with realistic sides to their nature - good and bad, both feel real. "

" Fantastic read! Would recommend highly. "

" very good book, a fast paced read. Lots of twist. "

" Ok thriller - doesn't compel me to read any more of Unger's books. "

" LOVED this book. I will be reading other books by this author. "

" Very intense. Fun to read "

" An average thriller that moderately kept my interest. "

" Quick read and very exciting. A page turner for sure! Mystery, murder, lies...I love these kind of books! "

" This was an okay book; good debut novel. "

" I have read all of Lisa Unger's books - they are all terrific reads. "

" This book was annoying. It was just interesting enough that I wanted to finish it to see what happened to Ridley and Jake. For the most part I felt like I had to trudge through it and just get to the end. I won't be reading anything else by Lisa Unger. "

" Great book. One of my newest favorite authors! "

" Fast read; likeable main character. reminded me of a movie though...<br/> "

" Good story, but I am not very tolerant of language and other stuff added in. Wouldn't recommend because of some language and TMI in other areas. "

" Um thriller interessante, intenso, que custa a largar, mas a que falta algum conteúdo, torna-se algo básico. "

" I liked the book but there was a huge inconsistency that was only acknowledged in the questions for discussion at the end. This annoyed me the whole time! "

" Wow.... I was expecting a regular action thriller thing but got something totally better! "

" Great read. Ridley is a great charater. this book kept me on my toes the entire read and pulled me right into the sequel. Lots of action. A totally unexpected and great ending! "

" This is the first book I have read by this author. I enjoyed the story and the characters and look forward to reading more in this series. "

" Good reading, interesting from the beginning and only got better! "