Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Little White Lies (Debutantes, #1)

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

"I'm not saying this is Sawyer's fault," the prim and proper one said delicately. "But."

Eighteen-year-old auto mechanic Sawyer Taft did not expect her estranged grandmother to show up at her apartment door and offer her a six-figure contract to participate in debutante season. And she definitely never imagined she would accept. But when she realizes that immersing herself in her grandmother's "society" might mean discovering the answer to the biggest mystery of her life-her father's identity-she signs on the dotted line and braces herself for a year of makeovers, big dresses, bigger egos, and a whole lot of bless your heart. The one thing she doesn't expect to find is friendship, but as she's drawn into a group of debutantes with scandalous, dangerous secrets of their own, Sawyer quickly discovers that her family isn't the only mainstay of high society with skeletons in their closet. There are people in her grandmother's glittering world who are not what they appear, and no one wants Sawyer poking her nose into the past. As she navigates the twisted relationships between her new friends and their powerful parents, Sawyer's search for the truth about her own origins is just the beginning.

Set in the world of debutante balls, grand estates and rolling green hills, Little White Lies combines a charming setting, a classic fish-out-of-water story, and the sort of layered mystery only author Jennifer Lynn Barnes can pull off.

Reviewed by ladygrey on

3.5 of 5 stars

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I read this as an ebook so the end of chapter little graphics were distracting and I continually threw me out of the story. I thought the were ads for another book by the author or the next one in the series or something. Obviously, as I got farther into the story I figured out what they were and also they stopped. But that wasn't a great introduction to the story.

The back and forth timeline created intrigue well. The overall story was well plotted with interesting (though not entirely surprising) turns. The southern charm was splendid. The characters were pretty good, though Sadie-grace was fabulous! Laugh out loud adorable and so much fun. 

Overall, easy, fun read. Good summer/beach book.

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