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j_emerson18's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
It's slightly confusing in parts but so incredibly addicting. Read in one sitting while flying to family over the weekend. I love the reverse timeline so much. It's a rare timeline to find in literature. I love the little tie-ins throughout the book to keep different characters, motives, and plots in your mind. Seamless execution. I wish it were longer.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Medical content, Murder, Violence, and Suicide
Moderate: Classism, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Death of parent, and Mental illness
daniellafrella's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The way this book is written is what makes it so wonderful. It starts at the end and back tracks, revealing more and more answers and details as we travel back in time with the main character. Beautiful writing. Really a page turner.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Stalking, Suicide, and Mental illness
gelila_123's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
umm i think this book has made the "top 5 most underwhelming books of the 21st century" right next to we were liars. i would like to think of myself to be a very critical yet fair reviewer and i honestly can't get into e. lockhart's writing. i just can't.
main character: Jule West Williams
- parents die at age 9
- was taken in my her aunt (she does not have a good relationship with her though)
- goes to private school for a while (where she meets imogen)
- imogen and jule reconnect and become great friends quickly
- jule kills imogen, frames it to be a suicide, and steals imogen's identity (because imogen is loaded with cash)
- jule runs away to mexico (with the money) and lives the life pretending to be imogen
- detectives find her and she escapes to an island where she will live there forever
main character: Jule West Williams
- parents die at age 9
- was taken in my her aunt (she does not have a good relationship with her though)
- goes to private school for a while (where she meets imogen)
- imogen and jule reconnect and become great friends quickly
- jule kills imogen, frames it to be a suicide, and steals imogen's identity (because imogen is loaded with cash)
- jule runs away to mexico (with the money) and lives the life pretending to be imogen
- detectives find her and she escapes to an island where she will live there forever
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Mental illness
sarasbooks's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Oops she did it again! Lockhart proved once again to be a genius with this novel and she chose the perfect title for it.
Genuine Fraud is a psychological suspense. I was hooked from the very first page and just like We were liars, I read it in one sitting.
I immediately felt that something was wrong with Jule and her relationship with Imogen. Something felt off. And I just couldn’t stop reading because I wanted to find out what it was.
The interesting thing is that the story is told backwards. Every chapter goes back in time. Some might find it confusing, but I personally didn’t, it was easy to keep track of the timeline of the events.
The process of unraveling the truth is exciting and addictive. And once again, Lockhart did not disappoint me in her writing style, such as the recurring elements or symbols in the story.
Read it, you will love it.
“She knew that women were rarely the centers of such stories. Instead, they were eye candy, arm candy, victims, or love interests. (...) When there was a heroine, she weighed very little, wore very little, and had had her teeth fixed.”
“The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle.”
“It was like being able to fight, she realized. And being able to change accents. They were powers that lived in your body. They would never leave you, no matter how you looked, no matter who loved or didn’t love you.”
“She believed that the way you speak is often more important than anything you have to say.”
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Mental illness
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