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A review by sarahbousq
Liars, Inc. by Paula Stokes
3.0
This book was interesting.
The plot itself was good, although it dragged at some points. Max is our narrator, a foster kid who found himself adopted by a great family, living near the beach and surfing on the regular.
The story starts out fast- Max is hiding out in his girlfriends cabin, the FBI are after him because they think he killed his best friend, and he has a gun. He manages to escape, and then we have a time jump back to the moment he believes it all started- the creation of Liars, Inc.
The whole Liars inc. part of the storyline didn't really fit or seem necessary to the actual plot. Max, his girlfriend Parvati, and his best friend Preston decide to start selling services at schools- permission slips, alibi's, things like that. It was supposed to show who these three kids are, but I didn't think it added anything to the story.
Preston asks Max to alibi him so he can go to vegas to see a girl, and then Preston disappears. His father works in government, so his disappearance is a big deal, and the FBI gets involved.
I did enjoy the plot, although the twists seemed pretty obvious to me. I never had a moment where I felt shocked by something that the story gave me.
It was a fine book, but nothing special. The writing was well done, but it just didn't snag my attention, and I never felt invested in the book or the characters.
The plot itself was good, although it dragged at some points. Max is our narrator, a foster kid who found himself adopted by a great family, living near the beach and surfing on the regular.
The story starts out fast- Max is hiding out in his girlfriends cabin, the FBI are after him because they think he killed his best friend, and he has a gun. He manages to escape, and then we have a time jump back to the moment he believes it all started- the creation of Liars, Inc.
The whole Liars inc. part of the storyline didn't really fit or seem necessary to the actual plot. Max, his girlfriend Parvati, and his best friend Preston decide to start selling services at schools- permission slips, alibi's, things like that. It was supposed to show who these three kids are, but I didn't think it added anything to the story.
Preston asks Max to alibi him so he can go to vegas to see a girl, and then Preston disappears. His father works in government, so his disappearance is a big deal, and the FBI gets involved.
I did enjoy the plot, although the twists seemed pretty obvious to me. I never had a moment where I felt shocked by something that the story gave me.
It was a fine book, but nothing special. The writing was well done, but it just didn't snag my attention, and I never felt invested in the book or the characters.