The Lies That They Tell by TM Lore

The Lies That They Tell is the tantalizing sequel to the gritty and dark award winning thriller novel The Secrets That They Keep. Alyx Beck has been crowned Queen and must now become everything she hates. To survive-while surrounded by the spiders that want to eat her alive-she'll have to perform her role within the hierarchy; which means she must be bred by her King. Kept from her neurodivergent twin brother, Alyx has no idea how he's doing and worries if she doesn't fulfill her role as child-bearer her brother will be found and killed for her shortcomings. She'll have to use every weapon at her disposal, including her mouth, to keep him safe. That is if the spiders don't kill her first. It's Blink Twice meets Filthy Rich. This dark thriller has a female protagonist, neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ characters. Content warnings can be found at the beginning of the novel.

Adult • Diversity Representation/Neurodiversity • Diversity Representation/LGBTQ+ • Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense • Romance/Erotica • Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense/Psychological Thrillers

Content Warning: Dark obsessions, death on the page, sex trafficking, and other dark themes

Reviewed by FellowFantasy on 2025-11-06T02:04:20Z:

I could not put this book down, I couldn't put the first one down either tbh. A great duet that tells the truths of the world we don't often want to see.