Meet Emma Paxton, a foster child living in Las Vegas with her current foster family. At the beginning of the novel her foster family threatens to kick Emma out after finding a video of her online being choked. The only problem is, it wasn't Emma. After much research Emma comes to believe she has a twin sister named Sutton Mercer. After contacting her twin online, she receives a message from Sutton telling Emma to come down to Arizona so they could meet. Another problem: Sutton’s dead and couldn’t have sent the message.Emma goes to Arizona where Sutton’s friends, family and classmates think Emma is Sutton. After discovering Sutton is dead Emma decides she has to find out who her twins killer is.
The Lying Game was a bit childish and slow at the beginning but the plot does thicken into a murder mystery that Emma must solve on her own.
One of the most interesting things in the novel is the narration. Sutton narrates (invisible to Emma) in first person the few details she remembers in her life but for most of the novel she narrates in third person detailing Emma’s everyday actions. Sutton can also only see what Emma sees and go where she goes. For examples, if Emma sleeps Sutton fades out and watches her dreams.
In all, The Lying Game is a fantastic new series by Sara Shepard! I can’t wait until Never Have I Ever (the second book in the series) comes out!
~ Sarah
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