LIES YOU NEVER TOLD ME is a perfect summertime page turner. I found it to be a fun, compulsive read. Gabe is a high school student from Austin with a “Mean Girls” girlfriend, Sasha. When they break up, Gabe meets Catherine and things quickly go sideways. Elyse gets the lead in her Portland high school’s production of Romeo and Juliet and attracts the eye of an admirer. Told in parallel storylines, the novel examines the consequences of decisions, not made with bad intent at the time, but with dire repercussions later on.
Jennifer Donaldson has created a fast paced read that moves seemlessly between the two storylines. The protagonists, Gabe and Elyse are very likeable and well crafted. The reader really grows to care about these characters. The sense of mystery and menace really draws the reader into these characters’ worlds and the end has some twists and turns that I won’t discuss because I hate spoilers!
All in all, LIES YOU NEVER TOLD ME is a page turner with enough dark energy to move the story forward at a quick pace. I highly recommend this read. This is a solid 4 out of 5 star read for me. Thank you to Razorbill and Bookish First for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.
Jennifer Donaldson has created a fast paced read that moves seemlessly between the two storylines. The protagonists, Gabe and Elyse are very likeable and well crafted. The reader really grows to care about these characters. The sense of mystery and menace really draws the reader into these characters’ worlds and the end has some twists and turns that I won’t discuss because I hate spoilers!
All in all, LIES YOU NEVER TOLD ME is a page turner with enough dark energy to move the story forward at a quick pace. I highly recommend this read. This is a solid 4 out of 5 star read for me. Thank you to Razorbill and Bookish First for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.