Lies I Told by Michelle Zink (Website, Twitter, Goodreads)Also by this author: Promises I Made
Published by Harper Collins on April 7th 2015
Genres: Adoption, Family, Law & Crime, Love & Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 352
Format: ARC
Grace Fontaine has everything: beauty, money, confidence, and the perfect family. But it's all a lie.Grace has been adopted into a family of thieves who con affluent people out of money, jewelry, art, and anything else of value. Grace has never had any difficulty pulling off a job, but when things start to go wrong on the Fontaines' biggest heist yet, Grace finds herself breaking more and more of the rules designed to keep her from getting caught . . . including the most important one of all: never fall for your mark.Perfect for fans of Ally Carter and Robin Benway, this thrilling, high-stakes novel deftly explores the roles of identity and loyalty while offering a window into the world of the rich and fabulous.
Grace Fontaine has everything – beauty, money, a perfect family…
And it’s all a lie.
Adopted when she was young, her norm is moving from identity to identity, school to school, town to town, mark to mark, and working the job her parents tell her is the next target. It’s never really been hard, until now.
Her brother is questioning everything and causing problems along the way, and she never expects to actually fall for the one person she shouldn’t – When everything starts to fall apart, and their lies unravel what will be left and where will it leave them?
Let me just say, when I finished this book, I hadn’t yet known that a second book was coming… which colored my reaction to the end. That said, since then, the cover has been revealed and a second book is on its way and I’m ecstatic.
I was completely pulled into this story … a family who’s whole plan and existence could cave in at any time was so intriguing. I adored Grace… and I felt for her brother, Preston, so much. I really loved that he was the one person looking out for her and trying to get her to see that there is another kind of life for them if they want it.
Zink does an amazing job of keeping the action flowing and the suspense at a peak throughout so that when things actually start to happen, you’re only trying to read faster than you possibly can just to find out what’s going to happen. And let’s just say I never expected that ending.
I also found it funny that I absolutely hated the one person who knew that something fishy was going on … So kudos to Zink for making the main characters of this story so likable and interesting that I hated the one person who was doing the right thing.
It will definitely be interesting to see how the rest of this story plays out in book 2 – I certainly can’t wait to get my hands on it.
Thank you to the publisher for providing an advanced copy in exchange for my honest thoughts.
And it’s all a lie.
Adopted when she was young, her norm is moving from identity to identity, school to school, town to town, mark to mark, and working the job her parents tell her is the next target. It’s never really been hard, until now.
Her brother is questioning everything and causing problems along the way, and she never expects to actually fall for the one person she shouldn’t – When everything starts to fall apart, and their lies unravel what will be left and where will it leave them?
Let me just say, when I finished this book, I hadn’t yet known that a second book was coming… which colored my reaction to the end. That said, since then, the cover has been revealed and a second book is on its way and I’m ecstatic.
I was completely pulled into this story … a family who’s whole plan and existence could cave in at any time was so intriguing. I adored Grace… and I felt for her brother, Preston, so much. I really loved that he was the one person looking out for her and trying to get her to see that there is another kind of life for them if they want it.
Zink does an amazing job of keeping the action flowing and the suspense at a peak throughout so that when things actually start to happen, you’re only trying to read faster than you possibly can just to find out what’s going to happen. And let’s just say I never expected that ending.
I also found it funny that I absolutely hated the one person who knew that something fishy was going on … So kudos to Zink for making the main characters of this story so likable and interesting that I hated the one person who was doing the right thing.
It will definitely be interesting to see how the rest of this story plays out in book 2 – I certainly can’t wait to get my hands on it.
Thank you to the publisher for providing an advanced copy in exchange for my honest thoughts.
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