The Lying Game by Sara Shepard

What if you and your lost lost twin were supposed to meet, but that day, your twin disappears?

I read the book The Lying Game by Sara Shepherd. it is another gripping series from her amazing writing style. There is a quote from the beginning of the book that I really like and it is, “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” -Kurt Vonnegut.

Emma and Sutton are twins that have never met. They don’t even know that they have a twin. Until a video gets released of Sutton getting strangled. Emma thinks Sutton’s still alive and goes from her horrible foster home in Las Vegas to Tuscon, Az. To go live with Sutton. When she gets there, She gets a note from the killer saying that she has to pretend to Sutton. Emma doesn’t even know Sutton’s sister’s name!

“Shepard keeps the action rolling and the clues confusing as she spends this installment uncovering the twins’ characters but not solving the murder yet.” that was many of the influential comments from Kirkus reviews. This book is recommended as a paranormal chick lit.(14 & up) again from Kirkus reviews. I could not find any authors who quoted on this book, or any awards(although it should). Sara Shepherd has also written the Pretty Little Liars Series. These books are similar to The Lying Game, in writing style only.

My favorite character is Sutton as a ghost following Emma around because you think Sutton would know all about her life and her murder. But she doesn’t . She doesn’t remember anything from her old life.

Recommended by Anna Luber