The Lie

main character: harlow
the guys: lincoln, river, dax, and chase

summary:
we start off with harlow being pissed at the guys—rightfully so. they didn't back her up when she was trying to save her mom. but, lincoln's not taking the silence for an answer. eventually, he's able to get her to listen to dax and chase to explain why they did what they did. keeping it private what they knew meant that the killer felt safe, and it gave them more time to find evidence. and now we're back to everything being okay with her and the guys. some things happen at school: savannah is still a bitch, and harlow is expelled and then let back in. after a confrontation with savannah, they've got info on who got iris pregnant, and right now, it's pointing towards samuel black. as all this is happening, harlow visits her mom in jail, and things aren't looking up. harlow finally decided to do something to help, and she gets more than she bargained for.

my thoughts:
HOLY FUCK! that ending! somehow, even though i had speculated that it was hollowell, i was still surprised at the turn of the events. obviously, nothing had been proven yet, but duuuuuuuuuude... overall, i really enjoyed the book. it was super fast-paced; i finished it in one sitting. and i really appreciated that. i will say that i felt this book was a bit of a filler book—in the middle, i didn't really feel like much was moving the plot along. but, at the same time, the relationship between harlow and her boys was moving along swimmingly (iykyk