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A review by colecordium
Lying Out Loud by Kody Keplinger
3.0
I wasn't even expecting to recieve the first book of this, much less the second, but I was very happy when I got the approval email. I saw a lot of people talking about how good the second book is, so I couldn't wait to read it. Imagine my disappointment when I did, and it wasn't about Amy, but her liar of a best friend, Sonny. Yeah, another example of me not reading summaries of books.
First of all, I hate liars. I've came across a lot of them in my life and all of them left their unpleasant mark. I try to avoid them as much as possible. So when I figured out that Sonny is the biggest liar of them all, I almost groaned out loud.
Our story, just like The DUFF, plays in the Hamilton High School. Sonny is a liar. Her whole life is a lie. She lies to everyone about everything around herself. She does this to hide her family problems, to get herself out of every tricky situations, to get herself a place to live. So when the new guy, Ryder tries to ask out her best friend, Amy, in email, of course she has to answer and lie to him to. Why would he be any different? But the things start to spiral out of Sonny's control, so she keeps trying to save herself with another web of lies.
Seriously, both Sonny and Ryder are irritable characters. Sonny with her constant lying and Ryder with his "I'm better than everyone else" personality just aren't enjoyable and relatable characters. Sonny thinks she is a good person, a best friend and whatnot, while she just drags Amy into her lies, forcing her to do as she says. Ryder has some swoony moments, but most of the time, he's a judgemental, know-it-all prick, who changes his opinion on people more often than people change their underwear.
The romance was non-existent. At least for me, crushing on a boy who's crushing on your best friend, then suddenly on you isn't romance. It's just lust and confusion. Also Sonny was lying to Ryder too about their relationship and everything, so how can you have anything, when it's built on lies? I tell you how: YOU CAN'T.
I really really loved Amy. Sure, she let people push her around but she was generally really nice and I just wanted more of her. The book would've been much better if it were her story and she wouldn't be used in a bad game of catfish. She and Bianca and Wesley were all that made this book bearable for me and they get my 3 stars. But even then, Bianca and Wesley seemed so different from the first book. I know, looking at them through someone else's eyes and all, but seriously. They were pictured as a syrupy couple.
Let's not even talk about the ending. IT. WAS. HORRIBLE. I expected a lot more, since this is a companion to The DUFF and whatnot. Something like the ending of that. But no, did I really went through Sonny's lying for a whole book for that ending? Yes, I did, and I regret. The whole book was absolutely boring to me and if it weren't for the siblings and Bianca, I wouldn't have finished this book.
*I recieved a digital copy of this book from Hodder Books via Netgalley in an exchange of an honest review. This in no way influenced my thoughts on the book.*
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First of all, I hate liars. I've came across a lot of them in my life and all of them left their unpleasant mark. I try to avoid them as much as possible. So when I figured out that Sonny is the biggest liar of them all, I almost groaned out loud.
Our story, just like The DUFF, plays in the Hamilton High School. Sonny is a liar. Her whole life is a lie. She lies to everyone about everything around herself. She does this to hide her family problems, to get herself out of every tricky situations, to get herself a place to live. So when the new guy, Ryder tries to ask out her best friend, Amy, in email, of course she has to answer and lie to him to. Why would he be any different? But the things start to spiral out of Sonny's control, so she keeps trying to save herself with another web of lies.
Seriously, both Sonny and Ryder are irritable characters. Sonny with her constant lying and Ryder with his "I'm better than everyone else" personality just aren't enjoyable and relatable characters. Sonny thinks she is a good person, a best friend and whatnot, while she just drags Amy into her lies, forcing her to do as she says. Ryder has some swoony moments, but most of the time, he's a judgemental, know-it-all prick, who changes his opinion on people more often than people change their underwear.
The romance was non-existent. At least for me, crushing on a boy who's crushing on your best friend, then suddenly on you isn't romance. It's just lust and confusion. Also Sonny was lying to Ryder too about their relationship and everything, so how can you have anything, when it's built on lies? I tell you how: YOU CAN'T.
I really really loved Amy. Sure, she let people push her around but she was generally really nice and I just wanted more of her. The book would've been much better if it were her story and she wouldn't be used in a bad game of catfish. She and Bianca and Wesley were all that made this book bearable for me and they get my 3 stars. But even then, Bianca and Wesley seemed so different from the first book. I know, looking at them through someone else's eyes and all, but seriously. They were pictured as a syrupy couple.
Let's not even talk about the ending. IT. WAS. HORRIBLE. I expected a lot more, since this is a companion to The DUFF and whatnot. Something like the ending of that. But no, did I really went through Sonny's lying for a whole book for that ending? Yes, I did, and I regret. The whole book was absolutely boring to me and if it weren't for the siblings and Bianca, I wouldn't have finished this book.
*I recieved a digital copy of this book from Hodder Books via Netgalley in an exchange of an honest review. This in no way influenced my thoughts on the book.*
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