

Gabriella Lepore is a YA author from South Wales in the United Kingdom. As the lies start falling apart, there becomes a thin line between lies and the truth. Adam used to always being judged, and a student at Rockwood, see his friends being investigated and is adamant about keeping his friends safe, so he trusts Jenna. Jenna’s best friend becomes a suspect, so Jenna decides to search for answers on her own, and she uncovers scandals inside the local prep school and the reform school and determines to keep Adam on her side. The teens who discover Colleen O’Dell’s floating body, Jenna Dallas and Adam Cole, know that her drowning was no accident, and the community is surrounding them is frightened.

The two teens attempt to search for the killer and then learn that the students of the local prep school and nearby reform school will do anything to protect their secrets. In movies, anything mystery or romance.This is Why We Lie, by Gabriella Lepore, is a thriller following two teens who discover a body off the coast of their seaside town. I loved How to Get Away With Murder, Big Little Lies, and One Tree Hill. What are some of your favorite tv shows or movies?.I’m going to have to say Jenna because she’s right in the thick of the action! But Kate’s role is good too–I like how she observes everything from her police standpoint. If a director wanted to make This is Why We Lie into a movie and wanted you to act in it, who would you be and why?.Ohh, I’d like to think I’d win a prize for collecting books! If you won a prize for something, what would it be and why?.Feel free to message me on Instagram if you’d like a signed copy! This Is Why We Lie is available from all booksellers. Although perhaps there’s a part of me in all of them!

Which of the characters were you the most similar to?.

I think the middle was the most difficult, trying to make sure everything was lined up properly and no secrets or twists were revealed too early. What part of the book was the hardest to write?.Good question! I think the first chapter was my favourite to write, that moment where the action begins! I also really enjoyed writing the flashback scenes. Which chapter was your favorite to write and why?.I really wanted to write a murder mystery set in a small seaside town, about a boys reform school and a girls prep school, and the secrets between them. How did you come up with the story of This is Why We Lie?.An Interview with Gabriella Lepore, author of This is Why We Lie!
