A review by thebooknerdscorner
Fake ID by Lamar Giles

3.0

I went into this book thinking it was going to be horrible (for some reason), so when I started it, I was quite pleased that it wasn't. Nick was decent enough protagonist, who was funny at times and also quite oblivious most of the time. But eventually, his attitude began to bother me a bit. He tries to act way cooler and smarter than he is, yet still manages to piece together the mystery before everything goes down. I thought the whodunnit in this thriller was a bit obvious, so I wasn't ever on the end of my seat. My favorite thing about this book was the diversity of the cast. Nick is African American, the two secondary characters, Reya and Eli, were from a Latinx household. Overall, it was a decent read with nothing too negative to say about it. It just wasn't my favorite book either. It would be a good book for people who are a fan of thrillers that still have plenty of character development and many subplots.