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bookwife's review
4.0
Dude it’s Will!!! Also are we all thinking Blake is Volto? For this if u who have no clue what I’m talking about... don’t worry about it. Go read the Ghost Bird series.
jaywithwhiskey's review against another edition
4.0
Multiple love interests. Badass girl. Tough home problems. Sassyness. Perfect.
giuh's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
lucy_rain_and_cupcakes's review
4.0
Alright, there are loads to talk about, so let's get started!
Don't get me wrong, I love books by C.L. Stone, her books are my guilty pleasure and I often giggle while I read them. But there were something in Liar that didn't set well with me, and I am not entirely sure how I feel about Kayli yet.
Follow by Theif, Kayli finally learned the crude truth from his father, meanwhile her younger bother Will's missing may turn out to be intentional. Despite having the Academy guys' supports and helps, Kayli still can't quite trust the guys yet. When she discovered the boys have files on both her and Will, she started to investigate about who the boys are and what the Academy is really about. But what she found out may confused her furthermore about the guys.
Kayli is uncertain and still acting rather reckless in this book, which none of the guys can do anything about it, in fact they sort of let Kayli leads them to do whatever she wants. In some way I am happy Kayli is a dominated character, but she can be a handful sometime.
The romance in this book I thought was progress in a much faster pace than I would've like. I knew this would be a five guys one girl situation (in case you didn't know), so I've expected when Kayli start developing feeling with the guys. However, this is only the second book of the series, and Kayli and the boys hardly had a proper chance to "get to know" each other. Thus, when Kayli started to make-out with the guys, along with her "confused" inner voices and her quite frequent "weak moments", well, I just don't know how to feel about it. Not to mention the author is throwing Blake into the equation (in case you were wondering, I don't perticlar like Blake's character). I feel Kayli is taking advantages and playing with the guys, which really made Kayli look bad.
I am not sure if it's because this series is a New Adult genre, but I find the boys can be too aggressive sometime, there are one particular scene which involves Raven and Kayli that just seem unnatural and flat out weird for me. I've expected this series to be more mature and maybe steamy, but I didn't quite get the "aw" effects when the boys are showing, expressing their feeling and desire to Kayli. I think some relationship building is in need at this point.
In baffled me that Kayli would easily accept Blake's reasoning, and so-called evidents against the Academy boys. For someone who is also in the "gray" area, Kayli is surprisingly quick to judge and thinks only in black and white.
Finally we are learning something new about Will, which may explain certain situations in another series (Ghost Bird series), or not since it wasn't much.
While I enjoyed going along with the boys and Kayli on their Academy missions, there are tons actions that was quite fun to read. However, the lack of relationship building can makes the romances somewhat awkward to read. Overall, I liked Liar, but I don't love it.
Happy Read! XO
kjci's review
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
love_bookswillbetheendofme's review against another edition
4.0
2015
Gah! This is just frustrating. I wish I would have discovered this series after a few more books were written. It's nice to get more info about the Academy. I also like the occasional references/appearances of the Ghost Bird series characters.
Gah! This is just frustrating. I wish I would have discovered this series after a few more books were written. It's nice to get more info about the Academy. I also like the occasional references/appearances of the Ghost Bird series characters.
jadeshea's review
3.0
The second book in the Scarab Beetle series begins with Kayli's brother missing. They don't know where he is or why he left in the first place. And Kayli isn't at all sure what to do. And when Blake comes back into the picture trying to turn Kayli against the Academy and the boys, Kayli decides that she can't trust them and must go on a job with them to understand more about what is going on. Kayli ends up lying to the boys, and she thinks she's being lied to as well, but that may not be the case.
I really hated Kayli in this one. I felt like she should have sucked it up and said how she really felt instead of keeping secrets and lies and making things worse. Now, I'm not at all sure what could happen in the next one. All I know is I think Kayli messed up majorly in this book, and I'm a little bit frustrated with a few of the boys as well. I did like this one, but I just couldn't believe Kayli acted like that. The plot was good though for the most part! I also wish Blake wouldn't be in the picture anymore, he drives me crazy!
Now, I need the next book to see what is going to happen next!
I really hated Kayli in this one. I felt like she should have sucked it up and said how she really felt instead of keeping secrets and lies and making things worse. Now, I'm not at all sure what could happen in the next one. All I know is I think Kayli messed up majorly in this book, and I'm a little bit frustrated with a few of the boys as well. I did like this one, but I just couldn't believe Kayli acted like that. The plot was good though for the most part! I also wish Blake wouldn't be in the picture anymore, he drives me crazy!
Now, I need the next book to see what is going to happen next!