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Fake ID
by Lamar Giles
4.25 stars.
A wonderful debut. This book deals with Nick Pearson who isn't actually Nick. His real name is Tony and his father is a former mobster who has turned state's witness and has now been placed in the Witness Protection program, or WitSec for short.
Trying to figure out who you are as a teen is hard enough, but having to pretend to be somebody you completely aren't is even harder. Where does the persona and the real meet? Where do they divide?
The plot of this book is a murder mystery. Is his mobster dad involved? If so, why?
But the real story is Nick/Tony coming into his own right. Learning how to navigate between who we really are and who we are pretending to be. And in Nick's case, the difference between the two are worlds apart.
The only thing I didn't like about this book was some of the characters felt flat to me. Zach, the bully at school and his cronies played no real role in this book. They were only there to make things difficult for our protagonist. And without giving away any spoilers, let's just say I didn't by the killer's motivation. And the ending dragged on a bit.
But other than that, a great book. Great voice. I really enjoyed Nick as a main character and hope to be able to read about him again.
A wonderful debut. This book deals with Nick Pearson who isn't actually Nick. His real name is Tony and his father is a former mobster who has turned state's witness and has now been placed in the Witness Protection program, or WitSec for short.
Trying to figure out who you are as a teen is hard enough, but having to pretend to be somebody you completely aren't is even harder. Where does the persona and the real meet? Where do they divide?
The plot of this book is a murder mystery. Is his mobster dad involved? If so, why?
But the real story is Nick/Tony coming into his own right. Learning how to navigate between who we really are and who we are pretending to be. And in Nick's case, the difference between the two are worlds apart.
The only thing I didn't like about this book was some of the characters felt flat to me. Zach, the bully at school and his cronies played no real role in this book. They were only there to make things difficult for our protagonist. And without giving away any spoilers, let's just say I didn't by the killer's motivation. And the ending dragged on a bit.
But other than that, a great book. Great voice. I really enjoyed Nick as a main character and hope to be able to read about him again.