Review & Giveaway: Lies I Told by Michelle Zink

Release Date: April 17, 2015

Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages: 352
Source: eARC for Review

ISBN-10: 0062327127

Rating: 4 Hearts

Book Description

"What if, after spending a lifetime deceiving everyone around you, you discovered the biggest lies were the ones you've told yourself?

Grace Fontaine has everything: beauty, money, confidence, and the perfect family.

But it’s all a lie.

Grace has been adopted into a family of thieves who con affluent people out of money, jewelry, art, and anything else of value. Grace has never had any difficulty pulling off a job, but when things start to go wrong on the Fontaines' biggest heist yet, Grace finds herself breaking more and more of the rules designed to keep her from getting caught...including the most important one of all: never fall for your mark.

Perfect for fans of Ally Carter, Cecily von Ziegesar, and Gail Carriger, this thrilling, high-stakes novel deftly explores the roles of identity and loyalty while offering a window into the world of the rich and fabulous."

Review

Short and Sweet:

I love a good YA con story and Lies I Told was every bit as good as I expected!

To Elaborate...

Lies I Told is a FUN read with just the right amount of tension. Grace, the MC is a likable (though a bit naive for a thief) character which makes you root for her despite her dishonest ways. Her brother Parker, also adopted, is less likable, but understandably so since he's tiring of the family 'business.' He has begun to feel used by his adoptive parents and he's angry about it. Parker attempts to convince Grace to give up their life of crime, but her loyalty to her parents makes her feel conflicted.

As the story moves along, the internal conflict is there for both teens, but Grace starts to realize that she's pulled so many jobs that she doesn't even know who she really is. So this time around she makes friends based on small bits of honesty and sincerely begins to fall for the son of the man they plan to steal from. All while trying to be professional and pull off the biggest heist they've ever attempted.

To complicate things further, Grace has one particular classmate, Rachel, who seems to see right through her. No matter how Grace tries to win her over, it only seems to increase her suspicions. Rachel also seems to be a little too interested in her brother Parker who is spiraling out of control and behaving recklessly, putting the Fontaines at risk of exposure or worse. Grace tries to convince herself that she's safe, but under so much pressure, she's starting to crack. 

I really enjoyed this book right up until the last moment when I ran out of pages! Lies I Told ends with quite a few questions, but is NOT a standalone so there are more sneaky, con-artist chapters to come.

4 Hearts!

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