A review by itsme_lori
Lying Out Loud by Kody Keplinger

4.0

I really enjoyed this one! I didn't love it as much as The Duff, but it was still really enjoyable with great characters. The biggest reason I didn't love it as much was because I had a harder time relating to Sonny and how much she lied than I did relating to Bianca. Sonny was a great character but I started getting frustrated with her lies and felt like a lot of the lies during the second half were just there to add to the drama in the book rather than because they felt natural being there. I get the stuff with her mom and that moment near the end was probably the most emotional I felt toward Sonny but before that, it was hard to be on her side for much of the time. My favorite parts were seeing the characters from The Duff. (Characters from Keplinger's other books show up too, I just haven't read them.) Somehow, even though the book isn't about him at all, Wesley still managed to be my favorite character here. I really loved seeing him and Bianca again and loved that they felt exactly the same as they did in The Duff. Their relationship really is the best. I definitely recommend this book but don't think it has quite the same impact as The Duff. Besides the lesson in honesty, there wasn't as much depth to this one.