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A quick read that I'd recommend to people who enjoy stories with unlikeable characters. Page-turner, but I was never invested in the characters - just super curious to uncover the layers one at a time, back to how it started.
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Story opens with a young girl enjoying life at a tropical resort. Suddenly, she's bribing the bartender for a ride to town and on the run. How did she get to this point? Why is she running? That's one of the few questions readers will ask themselves as the story wind back in time chapter by chapter. As each page is turned, readers will have to continually reevaluate their bearings and possibly, their opinion of the protagonist. Lockhart has a gift for creating a twisting, thrilling story with ra
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Jule's story is told backwards, with each chapter preceding the chapter before it. As the layers unfold, we come to learn how Jule came to be hiding in the back of the car of a bartender at the hotel where she's been staying. A story of identity theft that is fun and compelling to read.
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Riveting read.
Another interesting and unexpected book from Lockhart. Page one is actually chapter 18, and the chapters go backwards until you read chapter one. Then you get to read the conclusion in chapter 19. It's pretty complex and well paced. Jule and Immie are interesting characters. It didn't seem as brilliant as We Were Liars, but perhaps I was holding it to an unrealistic expectation.
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So much fun. E Lockhart is a becoming a literary heroine for me. I look forward to everything she writes!
This was a mystery told backwards...a story reminiscent of Tom Ripley...
That's about all I can say without giving too much away.
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This was a mystery told backwards...a story reminiscent of Tom Ripley...
That's about all I can say without giving too much away.
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I really like E. Lockhart's light-hearted books, and am not at all a fan of her dark, horrific titles. Nonetheless, this was a quick, compelling read, and I know that lots of people will like it.
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A fun, quick read.
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