Liars, Inc. by Paula Stokes

Liars, Inc.

by Paula Stokes

Seventeen-year-old Max, his girlfriend Parvati, and best friend Pres form Liars, Inc., expecting that forging notes and lying for their peers will lead to easy cash, but when Pres asks Max to cover for him, it may be a fatal mistake.

Reviewed by meowstina on

3 of 5 stars

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I received an advance reader’s copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I figured this would be a good suspense novel, and it is. There are many twists, some of which aren’t the greatest, but I like the book overall. It gets a lot darker and delves deep more than I expected, but I think everything is approached well.

For the most part, the story doesn’t really focus on Liars Inc. It’s definitely an aspect and the liars theme does tie into the rest of the events, but the main focus is on the relationship between Max, Preston, and Parvati. And Max trying to solve Preston’s disappearance before he himself is thrown in jail. Max uncovers a lot, and it puts the relationship between the three in precarious positions. The more Max discovers, the more he questions everything.

There is suspense, deceit, and betrayal in this well-paced and well-written novel. For some reason I can’t quite place (characters?) I didn’t fully connect with it, but I definitely think it’s a good book and worth a read.

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