WHY WOULD YOU END THE BOOK LIKE THIS?! Ah, dang it, I want to know how it goes from there wah.

{My Thoughts} – Sonya {Sonny} is an interesting character that gets introduced into this series. The book is mainly about her as opposed to her friend Amy. If you read The Duff you will know that Amy is the sister to the main character in that book. I think it would have been interesting if this book had been based on her as opposed to her friend instead she was only a supporting character. None the less she had important roles throughout the book that helped to shape Sonny into the character she was destined to become.

Sonny is a liar on all accounts. She knows the truth, she chooses not to tell it. She thinks that if people get to know her for who she is that no one will like her. That no one will be there for her and that everyone will pack their bags and runaway from her. However, it is the complete opposite, her lies seem to be what is pushing those she cares about away from her as opposed to the truth. Although, when you think about it, how could the truth when she shares very little of it with even those that are the closest to her.

Amy is a sweet kind shy person. She is everything she was in the first book in the few encounters that she was shared. In this book she learns to grow up, to stand up for herself and to be more true to herself. She comes a long way within the pages of this book and I would have loved to see her develop into more, but like I said the book was about her friend Sonny and not her, which I’m still not sure if I like or not.

The book is well written, like the first it has it’s funny scenes. It has it’s emotional scenes. I even almost cried some, I did tear up in a few places. If you’ve read the book you know the places I’m referring to. All and all I think its a nice sequel to a great book, but the first book will in my opinion always be better, because the original characters are the ones I fell in love with. Now that. that is out of the way, if you enjoyed the first book, I am certain you will also enjoy this second one.

HOW CAN THIS BOOK END AT THAT POINT?!

Full-review on my blog!
http://originalbooker.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/lying-out-loud-kody-keplinger.html

I loved this book and I'm not ashamed to say it. I've really been in the mood for some drama-filled contemporaries lately, and this did not disappoint. If you're looking for a book that can make you feel a rollercoaster of emotions, then this is it.. (or maybe there's just something up with my hormones!).

I do not like liars. I do not like people manipulating other people. And, for most of the book, I did not like Sonny. I could relate to her at some level, but not the way I could relate to Bianca, the main character of Keplinger's The Duff.

Sonny doesn't have a reason to lie. She doesnt need to lie. She does so because she is good at it, because she enjoys it, and because she is unable to face the consequences of her own actions, so she escapes them by lying over and over again. She lies to everybody and it's only when shit really hits the fan and she's called out on it that she tries to fight her compulsion. As a reader, I am to believe that Sonny is trying to reform herself, that she has redeemed herself, that she's suffered enough. But to be honest, I ended the book still not liking her. I was actually more interested in Amy than in her.

I'm giving this three stars because Kody Keplinger has the weird ability of making me read superfast; her books are always entertaining, quick to read, and enjoyable.

And also, the return of Wesley Rush.

I truly adore Kody Keplinger's writing style and snarky characters. That's why this is the 3rd book of her's I've read.

I enjoyed this book, but it didn't impress me the way The DUFF did. I found Sonny (the main character) to be frustrating at times, and I felt that the story really needed an epilogue to satisfy the reader.

After reading The D.U.F.F. and learning that there was a semi-sequel, I knew I had to pick it up. If only this book could've been as good as it's predecessor. Don't get me wrong, I didn't hate this or anything, it just left something to be desired. I think the premise was really intriguing, and the characters weren't too bad, but the last third made me want to smack my head into a wall. The MC kept doing completely stupid things, and lying when she should've come clean before it was too late. That being said though, that ending was SO ANNOYING!!! Let me elaborate a little

Spoiler

she definitely deserved having the ML be upset with her and everything, but I'm a firm believer in second chances and happy endings. Instead of a big forgiveness party, with a cute scene and kisses, we get a "yeah, I guess I forgive you or whatever" ending. And it made me beyond angry.

Kody did not let me down on this one. This was a great book, Ms. Kiplinger I applaud to again. This was a great story of inseparable friends, one with a great family and very lucky o have everything she needed and more. The other had a harder life, not a great family life, always struggling to money, who uses lies to make life better. The get pulled into a somewhat different love triangle (one likes boy, boy likes other). This story has a boy crisis, an fairly crisis and a lo crisis. All I can say is awesome book. I did not want to put it down. I started it one night and finished it on morning. I will admit there was a busy day in between that I was not able to pick it up even though I really wanted to. Waiting for the next one.

Really enjoyed the ship, but in the end I just couldn't like Sonny enough for this to be more than a three. Lying is one of my absolute turn-offs and the redemption of her character came a little too late in the game. Just a personal bias speaking really and I will continue to pick up anything of Kody Keplinger's that I can lay my hands on.

Really enjoyed the ship, but in the end I just couldn't like Sonny enough for this to be more than a three. Lying is one of my absolute turn-offs and the redemption of her character came a little too late in the game. Just a personal bias speaking really and I will continue to pick up anything of Kody Keplinger's that I can lay my hands on.