Reviewed by readingwithwrin on
Lying out Loud is the Companion novel to THE DUFF a.k.a two side characters in this book were the main characters in that one.
Just like with the Duff I had some problems with this one. The main problem I had with this one was how the lying just got worse and worse the longer things were going on. Now having said that I did like the friendship that Sonny had with her bestfriend and the guy that she was interested in.
I loved the chat aspect of it and just wished it was a little different so that everyone knew the truth. Also can we just talk about how good of a friend Amy is, and also her parents were so kind as well. This is the type of family we need more of, and I hope that teenagers who are struggling with their parents in the same way that Sonny was have a support system like this one.
“Sometimes people surprise you, if you let them.”
Overall I'm still a little iffy on this book, just because I don't want to glorify lying to this extreme. Yes things were a little different by the end I was so glad to see that (and it helped me be able to give this book three stars). One other I want to mention is how real this book felt when it came to talking about colleges and the struggle that most kids have that know they can't rely on their parents for financial help for it. So few books actually deal with that, and it was nice to see that for a change in a YA book.
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