However, we do know that these types of losses can present very specific barriers, stumbling blocks, and secondary losses. We aren’t going to tell you how to grieve these losses, because we don’t really believe ‘type’ of loss dictates a certain way of coping. Today we want to discuss some of the reasons why grieving the death of a spouse, fiancé, girlfriend, boyfriend, or significant other is difficult. And if other people have had struggles similar to our own, then maybe our grief isn’t as crazy as it sometimes seems. Shared experiences tell us, if nothing else, that we are not the only ones. While we are hesitant to categorize and careful not to compare, we do acknowledge that there’s merit in recognizing commonalities. Although commonalities exist amongst people who have experienced a certain type of loss, individual grief is as unique as the person experiencing it and their relationship with the person who died. Brother, sister, son, daughter, mother, or father – all losses are significant. Lie, Lie Again was a really fun read, I couldn't guess what would happen next, especially with a pathological liar among the group.Grief Articles for Beginners, Widow, Grieving a Significant Otherĭeath, regardless of the details, is capable of devastating those it leaves behind. With descriptive writing, distinctive character voices, and a unique thriller plot line, Stacy Wise easily captured my attention with every page turn. As their individual perspectives tied together Lie, Lie Again soon becomes the nail-biter the blurb promised, with a dead body just waiting to be discovered. Every move Sylvie made unraveled their lives just that much more, their own small secrets and white lies soon went up in flames. While I loved Sylvie most, I do love a good unreliable character, I related most with the meeker two. Embry and Ricky were classic female characters, especially in the LA setting. Sylvie was cutthroat and manipulative, her perspective was easily my favorite and really tied the story's strings together. While each thinks the others' lives are perfect, inside the walls of their apartments all is not quite as it seems. The women of Mockingbird Lane aren't exempt from feelings of jealousy, insecurity, and hopelessness. Polite in passing previously, the three women band together to fight the sale of their complex, never realizing all the tiny secrets they've each been holding onto nor how any of it could lead to a dead body. Sylvie is desperate for a husband, Ricky is struggling both with money and a hopeless crush, and finally there's too-sweet Embry, mother of two and wife to a struggling actor.

Stacy Wise gives readers a glimpse into the lives of three women living in an apartment complex and the desperate decisions they make as the lies pile up. Suburban drama, superb writing, and so many lies made Lie, Lie Again a hit for me. Find this review and others at Carlene Inspired.

Lie, Lie Again by Stacy Wise