Unlike the majority of reviewers this book didn't quite sit as well with me. Quinn gets caught kissing a guy who isn't her boyfriend. Carey the boyfriend in question is the towns darling and local hero and is off fighting in Afghanistan.So it's obvious there would be some flack headed Quinn's way. But not to the extent that happens in this IMO. Teenagers fall in and out of love and relationships, so would the whole town and I mean the whole town including adults treat this young woman in this way. I found that rather unbelievable. Then there's the fact that Quinn and Carey are not really boyfriend and girlfriend, but Quinn has to lie to keep Carey's secret. Why?! That's something else that was hard to believe, faced with all this pressure, wouldn't most seventeen year old girls cave in and tell!While this is different and I can see what the author was trying to achieve, it just didn't seem plausible. As to Carey's secret, really to ruin a young woman's life in her home town was worth it for that, I don't think so. Plus Carey's secret was rather obvious. But most of all when Quinn got caught kissing the other guy why didn't she just say that Carey and her were no longer an item, or that they were just friends. Which after all was the truth. I loved this book. I couldn't put it down and stayed up half the night to read it. Unfortunately sleep got in the way, but after a nights rest I got right back to it. I would have given the book five stars if it had a better ending. After what Sophie went through she deserved it. As much as I loved and devoured every word of this book, one thing bothered me. Even though I understood why she kept Carey's secret, why couldn't she just have told people they broke up. His secret didn't have to come out, people break up all the time. I just thought that a lot of her problems could have been avoided, although, then there wouldn't have been a plot to such an awesome book.I recommend this book to everyone.
What do You think about If I Lie (2012)?
I loved this book SO MUCH. Solid 5 stars, I think it's a very important book to read in your life.
—bree
