littleblackduckbooks 's review for:

Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate

3.0

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probably because I went into this expecting something entirely different. Although, given the title and cover, I can't say it was entirely me to blame. I hoped for more twists and turns and second guesses. I didn't expect for the mystery to be solved within the first couple of chapters and to be reading about the consequences of each character's actions, some related, most un-related, to the 'scandal'. I did enjoy reading from each of the perspectives we got, and felt like they were really well separated from each other, a credit to the writing, to be able to have 7 distinct voices in one book. I really liked Lucas' story line and was probably the most invested in his journey throughout the novel, but I also did love the nuanced discussions of female sexuality in Olivia's chapters. There were some really great moments like that scattered throughout the book: discussions of gender, pansexuality, homophobia, friendship, guys sticking up for guys, guys sticking up for girls, girls sticking up for each other - stuff we don't see enough of in high-school aged fiction, in my opinion. Particularly when these kids aren't really 'friends', they've just been thrown together by chance and circumstance.

"I suppose solitude just feels more excusable if you're in motion."