Let me just say first, how much I love the cover of the book! It pretty much sums up the atmosphere of the story : The ironic and yet funny feeling you get from the very first page.Sadie’s life has never been perfect: Living in a trailer, with a hotel maid for a mother and a jailbird for a father…well, you could pretty much understand her longing to see the big world as well as her indignation when her mother steals her money that would’ve saved her a place at Columbia. You could’ve felt angry by now…but strangely, I didn’t. Why? It is Sadie’s wit. The same wit that “overwhelms” her when she starts plotting cons with her best-friend-since-birth Brendan – such as the ultimate con, where she is supposed to take over the identity of Ava – the long-lost heir of the McKenna family.There were many passages in the book that were too much of a good thing, too many accidents that turned the scales, too many scenes that are left to chance and hence, seem to fail to be still “realistic” (yes, I do know it’s fiction, but some things were just too oversimplified).But let me tell you, The Almost Truth doesn’t have to be realistic. Hell, it is like a modern fairy-tale – but unlike normal fairy-tales, Sadie doesn’t need a fairy godmother to change her life. She is too clever to accept her own fate and hence, “tempts providence” in a very funny way. With sarcasm and self-irony.The plot as well as turns and twists in the story were pretty predictable but they didn’t keep me from enjoying the book, though. There was an easiness surrounding Sadie and her relationship to Brendan, a naturalness so you could really tell their friendship is genuine and not just a typical insincere best-friendship.So when it was time for the last twist…I wasn’t exactly shocked. It was such an easy solution to all of the issues raised in the book that I was like “what? Did that shit really happen because I mean WHAT?” At first, I was confused because I really thought I’ve sussed the story, but the author has shown me better. The end remained true to the book and was probably one of the most neatest endings I’ve ever read.Ultimately, The Almost Truth is a funny and quick summer read that’ll definitely cheer you up, no matter if you just want to be entertained or feel misunderstood by your family and friends. It was a nice read. Not horrible but not great. By the middle of the book you kind of had the ending figured out. Although the ending was not a great ending, it just leaves you wanting more of a definite ending. I think that it needed a better ending or an epilogue or something. It jut leaves u wondering what exactly happens next. I guess it is up to our imagination to figure out the ending we want.
What do You think about The Almost Truth (2012)?
I enjoyed this. I thought I had the plot all figured out, but I was wrong. Unexpected ending!
—rduenez9889
Very cute, but predictable from start to finish.
—LoO
