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The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett
by Chelsea Sedoti
Here we go again - a book so many people are reviewing that they love and I just...don't...get...it. Hawthorne Creely idolizes a girl who was a senior when she was a freshman (Lizzie Lovett) as Hawthorne feels that Lizzie leads a charmed life. How unfair that Hawthorne doesn't have friends like she thinks Lizzie does, or be able to do things, go places, flirt with...blah blah blah.
And then Lizzie Lovett ends up missing. So naturally, Hawthorn becomes super creepy and tries to become Lizzie by taking her job at the local diner, and trying to date Enzo, Lizzie's boyfriend who was the last person to see her alive. If she could have worn Lizzie's skin, I think she would have.
Couple this creepy, unnatural obsession with an immature take on what Hawthorne really believes happened to Lizzie (the way a young child would try to process a disappearance and assumed death) and you have this book of nonsense. Other reviewers have called Hawthorne magical, whimsical or a breath of fresh air on how you see the world. I see a child who never grew up and blames the world for all of her perceived slights (ah she must be part of the award for participating crowd!)
I finished this book because I wanted to see what happened to Lizzie, not to see anything more about Hawthorne's "theory." I wanted to see what lies Lizzie told - still waiting on that. So how can this book be called The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett if that's never referenced?
I would skip this one. I need a character that is rooted in reality for me.
I received this e-book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
And then Lizzie Lovett ends up missing. So naturally, Hawthorn becomes super creepy and tries to become Lizzie by taking her job at the local diner, and trying to date Enzo, Lizzie's boyfriend who was the last person to see her alive. If she could have worn Lizzie's skin, I think she would have.
Couple this creepy, unnatural obsession with an immature take on what Hawthorne really believes happened to Lizzie (the way a young child would try to process a disappearance and assumed death) and you have this book of nonsense. Other reviewers have called Hawthorne magical, whimsical or a breath of fresh air on how you see the world. I see a child who never grew up and blames the world for all of her perceived slights (ah she must be part of the award for participating crowd!)
I finished this book because I wanted to see what happened to Lizzie, not to see anything more about Hawthorne's "theory." I wanted to see what lies Lizzie told - still waiting on that. So how can this book be called The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett if that's never referenced?
I would skip this one. I need a character that is rooted in reality for me.
I received this e-book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.