VBT# Pretty Little Lies - Jessica Huntley

 

 

 

Review: Pretty Little Lies - Jessica Huntley - December 2025

There's something deeply satisfying about discovering an author who consistently delivers, and Jessica Huntley has become exactly that for me. After falling head over heels for Room 21, I jumped at the chance to join  Zooloos Book Tours for her latest release, Pretty Little Lies. The cover alone had me hooked elegant yet unsettling but it's what lay beneath that truly captivated me.

Pretty Little Lies centers on Amelia and Noah, an engaged couple whose seemingly perfect relationship begins to fracture. As Noah grows distant, Amelia's suspicions of infidelity take root. But her personal crisis quickly spirals into something far more sinister when threatening text messages invade her phone, escalating to deliberate attacks on her freelance beauty business. Someone isn't just trying to hurt Amelia they want to destroy her entire life.

What made this thriller particularly gripping was the dual mystery unfolding. Noah harbors a significant secret, and I found myself constantly questioning whether his deception connected to Amelia's tormentor. The tension Jessica Huntley creates between what we know and what we suspect is masterfully executed. Just when I thought I had it figured out, she'd pull the rug out from under me.

Enter Charlotte: a woman from Noah's past who reappears with alarming convenience, inserting herself into Amelia's world with calculated precision. Is she the puppet master orchestrating this nightmare? Jessica Huntley keeps readers guessing brilliantly, making Charlotte simultaneously the obvious suspect and possibly a red herring. I appreciated how the author played with my assumptions, forcing me to consider that the real threat might be someone Amelia would never imagine.

The novel's exploration of deception resonated deeply with me. Jessica Huntley's title is perfectly chosen—these aren't grand, operatic lies but the small, insidious ones that erode trust and destroy relationships. The story reminds us that danger doesn't always announce itself dramatically; sometimes it wears a friendly face.

What impressed me most was how Jessica Huntley balanced the psychological thriller elements with genuine emotional depth. Amelia's vulnerability felt authentic, making her descent into paranoia completely believable. The twists genuinely surprised me , I pride myself on spotting plot reveals, but Jessica Huntley caught me off-guard multiple times.

Pretty Little Lies delivers an edgy, propulsive thriller that kept me reading late into the night. Huntley proves again why she's quickly becoming one of my must-read authors. Behind beauty lies ugliness, and behind these pages lies a genuinely thrilling ride.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/4oJBQIt