Reviews
Sutton Mercer is dead, but only a few people know it. Her long-lost twin, Emma, has stepped into her shoes, doing her best to flirt with Sutton's boyfriend, hang with her friends, and live with her family all while tracking down Sutton's murderer. The killer wants Emma to keep playing the part of Sutton, after all, no missing person means no investigation. I still love this premise, but this second book didn’t keep me engaged or interested for 50% of the story. This book continued with the unconventional narration. There was a third person narrator, but Sutton’s first person, ghostly perspective would pop in for a paragraph here and there. This sometimes bothered me in the first book, but I’m getting used to it now. Sutton’s perspective was in the story more this time, so it wasn’t as jarring when the narration style switched from third person to first person. One thing I liked is when Sutton’s ghost suddenly gets a memory of something from before she died and the next chapter tells that story. It gives us a glimpse of the real Sutton. It also builds some tension for the reader, because although Sutton has remembered what happened, she has no way of telling Emma about it. I enjoy Emma as a protagonist, but the secondary characters feel very one-note. It is still early on in this series, so the reader is still learning about the secondary characters at the same time as Emma is, so some of that surface level characterization for certain characters feels justified and intentional. I didn’t like the main storyline for this book, but I did like how it deepened the reader’s understanding of certain characters and introduced some new ones. I’m not a huge fan of the romance aspect. I suspect that I already know who the killer is, but I hope that I’m wrong, or that it is at least written and executed well if I am right. Despite the fact that this book felt like a filler book, I will be continuing on to the third book in the series.
Never Have I Ever is the second installment of the Lying Game series, and it was intense. Although I was merely intrigued by the first book, the second was an action-packed improvement. I really enjoyed it. Sutton and Emma are back and still trying to solve Sutton's murder. With Emma's conflicting feelings for Ethan, her suspicions about Gabby and Lili, and all sorts of other drama going on at the same time, it's a murder mystery that will keep you on your toes. Unlike the first book, this one had a quicker pace and I could connect more to the constant fear and craziness Emma felt. There were lots of unexpected turns and that really made the story more complex and interesting. I have a love/hate relationship with the ending, because it's definitely a cliffhanger that foreshadows the events of the next book, but I'm really curious as to what will happen. "Two Truths and a Lie", here I come!
I didn't like the first book as much, but it's written by Sara Shepard so I thought I should give it a chance. And so I did exactly that and borrowed the second book from the library. This book is honestly just so so good. Even though I didn't really read it in a day or anything, I loved almost everything about it. The pace was quite fast and I just kept (and keep) wanting more and more. There isn't really anything else I could say besides jUST GO AND READ THIS SERIES OKAY. It's so amazing. I already made a reservation on the third book at the library so now I'm waiting for that one to arrive and then I'll jump into this once again.
Not as good as the first, but I'll still be reading 'Two Truths and a Lie' soon.
I have no idea why, but I love those books. Even though I'm not a teenager anymore (well, not much older), I like reading about teenager girls, those crazy things they are going through... The second book of the series really left me waiting for the next one!
I am really into this series! I'm glad I waited to read these until I had the complete series. On to the next one!
This series isn't anything special. I read them super fast, and I don't really gain anything from it. However, I really enjoy reading them, although they are actually quite creepy, for me at least. For me, it feels less like reading and more like watching a super dramatic movie play out. I'll definitely continue with the series, though!
Blog | Twitter | Instagram | “My enemies are everywhere. And sometimes, those we least suspect turn out to be our biggest threats.” Emma Paxton’s life is growing more and more complicated as she races to solve the murder of her long-lost twin sister, Sutton Mercer. Sutton’s spirit is tied to Emma’s and is forced to follow her twins every move in the afterlife; allowing her to to know the sister she didn’t know she had and longing for closure. Silently, both girls are given the chance to know each other even though death separates them. It’s all very sad and scary but very, very intriguing. In order for Emma to solve this unexpected murder-mystery, and get back to life as she knew it, she has had to take her twins place unknown to anyone besides the cute-and-mysterious Ethan Landry and of course the murderer. And although Sutton is there with her in spirit, she has no recollection of what happened the night she was killed and has no way of communicating with Emma. Everything is one giant mystery for both girls and it’s surprising the way it unfolds. Making the stakes higher than ever, Emma is blackmailed into playing a convincing Sutton–for all those in Sutton’s world, they don’t know that she is dead. And in order for the killer to get away with murder, Emma is the key to everything. Continue @ BOOKEDJ.
