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The Lying Game
307 pages
A deliciously paranoid plunge into a world of designer clothes, vicious cliques, and deadly secrets.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a glittering, high-society party where everyone is smiling but someone is holding a knife. It is a deliciously paranoid experience, driven by a propulsive pace that makes it impossible to put down. The narrative voice—snappy, observant, and tinged with the cynical edge of a ghost watching her own life be hijacked—creates a mood that is both glamorous and deeply claustrophobic. Beneath the surface of designer labels and exclusive country clubs lies a tense exploration of identity, deception, and the toxic weight of privilege. It delights readers who crave addictive, twisty mysteries wrapped in the velvet bow of high school drama, offering a thrilling ride where every friend is a suspect and every secret has a price.
- Mood
- paranoid
- glamorous
- tense
- claustrophobic
- Tone
- snarky
- suspenseful
- dramatic
- cynical
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- identity and deception · toxicity of privilege · weight of secrets · sisterly longing
- The writing
- Snappy, conversational, and heavily laced with sharp observations about wealth and social hierarchy.
- The arc
- The journey shifts from the disorienting thrill of stepping into a glamorous new life to a suffocating, paranoid dread as the deadly truth closes in.
- Who it's for
- Fans of addictive, high-stakes teen drama who devour stories about wealthy friend groups hiding deadly secrets.
Content notes
- murder
- death of a sibling
- bullying
- gaslighting
About the book
I had a life anyone would kill for.
The worst part of being dead is that there's nothing left to live for. No more kisses. No more secrets. No more gossip. It's enough to kill a girl all over again. But I'm about to get something no one else does--an encore performance, thanks to Emma, the long-lost twin sister I never even got to meet.
Now Emma's desperate to know what happened to me. And the only way to figure it out is to be me--to slip into my old life and piece it all together. But can she laugh at inside jokes with my best friends? Convince my boyfriend she's the girl he fell in love with? Pretend to be a happy, care-free daughter when she hugs my parents goodnight? And can she keep up the charade, even after she realizes my murderer is watching her every move?
From Sara Shepard, the author of the Pretty Little Liars books, comes a riveting new series about secrets, lies, and killer consequences.
Let the lying game begin.
Description from Open Library.
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