It's the first book I picked up when I started reading books (instead of thousands of fics) again, and I love it still.
If you know me at all, you know that I love Kody Keplinger lots, and the The DUFF (and Wesley Rush) will always have a special place in my heart. This review was written for Buried Under Books by jv pooreģ-1/2 stars, but I'm rounding up because Wesley Rush.Ī modified version of this review also appears on Swoony Boys Podcast. Though it is about a liar, the tale is honest, courageous, heart-breaking and hopeful. Even the impeccable Amy finds room for a bit of growth. It is Sonny’s story, but Ryder’s self-realization is a sweet supporting side-bar. It works so well because the Rush family provides a solid foundation. This book evokes emotions-all of them-and the story speeds along. Ryder seems unreachable and it’s no surprise he has eyes only for Amy but it’s Sonny that cracks his veneer, revealing deep secrets such as, he “sometimes writes like an actual teen-ager.” To Sonny, he’s “…always dressed as if he was on his way to a concert for a band no one had ever heard of” and she considers him almost aloof….if she were to overlook his blatant disdain for his new home town. The quintessential boy-in-the-middle is rarely written so well. Sonny is a funny girl and many of her lies are quite comical besides, how can I not find affection for the girl who named her car “Gert”? The quiet, thoughtful consideration of her best friend, Amy brings balance but let me not forget about Ryder. At a blush, it seems such a simple little story about the angst of high school, best friends and a boy. On the contrary, I worry about being dismissed or overlooked. Lying Out Loud isn’t a somber, heavy tale.
She must make amends and be prepared to grant time for trust to develop again but her behavior has been explained, allowing her the opportunity for growth, and eventually…acceptance. Of course, a lying lifestyle cannot be condoned.
There was more to Sonny’s saga, and it was unexpected. While I couldn’t actually do that (this is not a choose-your-adventure-book) Amy’s parents did that very thing and it was spectacular. I wanted to reach into the pages to shake someone, while almost equally powerful was the desire to offer comfort, promise understanding and open-mindedness and just to get to the bottom of it. Her father incarcerated and her maternal parental unit unaccounted for, it is easy to be empathetic….up to a point but the level-constant layering of lies- becomes incomprehensible. The tug was inexplicable, yet unavoidable-I just knew that there had to be something deep driving the deceit. The reader shouldn’t care about her story or become quickly invested, but I was intrigued.
Sonny is a liar and a relatively unlikable character.
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