Seven Ways We Lie
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In Seven Ways We Lie, a chance encounter tangles the lives of seven high school students, each resisting the allure of one of the seven deadly sins, and each telling their story from their seven distinct points of view. The juniors at Paloma High School all have their secrets, whether it’s the thespian who hides her trust issues onstage, the closeted pansexual who only cares about his drug-dealing profits, or the neurotic genius who’s planted the seed of a school scandal. But it’s Juniper Kipling who has the furthest to fall. No one would argue that Juniper—obedient daughter, salutatorian, natural beauty, and loyal friend—is anything but perfect. Everyone knows she’s a saint, not a sinner; but when love is involved, who is Juniper to resist temptation? When she begins to crave more and more of the one person she can’t have, her charmed life starts to unravel. Then rumors of a student–teacher affair hit the fan. After Juniper accidentally exposes her secret at a party, her fate falls into the hands of the other six sinners, bringing them into one another’s orbits. All seven are guilty of something. Together, they could save one another from their temptations—or be ruined by them. Riley Redgate’s twisty YA debut effortlessly weaves humor, heartbreak, and redemption into a drama that fans of Jenny Han and Stephanie Perkins will adore.
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overall this book was a really nice thing to read.
the writing style was very fluent and enjoyable and i basically managed to read the whole book in one sitting (granted, it is not too long, but thats still a good sign for me)
i liked most of the characters and i thought that the constant change of perspective went well with the way how the story's progress was constructed. i actually wanted all of the main characters to solve their problems and i felt their worries.
it was certainly not an overwhelming, outstanding book, but i can definitely recommend it, because i think that the characters' different storylines were nicely handled and the end product was a joy to read.
The book is of a chance encounter that tangles the lives of 7 high school students,each resisting the allure of one of the seven deadly sins,and each telling their story from seven distinct pov's.I started the book not expecting much,went into it without reading the blurb or anything.Sometimes I like to predict my ratings for books and I predicted this to be a 3 or even a 2.5 star read but as the book went on some of the things the characters said/did/thought hit a bit close to home.Because those things they said/did/thought were things I said/did/thought most of the time it felt like [a:Riley Redgate 14053196 Riley Redgate https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] had digged deep into my mind and written it in a book.I actually found out about the book through a tiktok where if you love the tv show you will love the book and the tv show associated with this book was Riverdale. But I also think that if you love the show pretty little liars you would love this book coz its more or less the same minus the suspense and tension. You can check out the quotes which I loved by searching for seven ways we lie quotes and click on the goodreads link or you can check out my YouTube and Instagram coz I will be uploading a video and post about it soon:)Link in bio:)
Good writing, good concept, execution could've been better. I had to wait up until the halfway point before anything started really happening, but by then I'd already guessed the ending. 2.5, but can't round up to 3.
