Our Favorite YA Liars
There’s nothing worse than being lied to… but there’s nothing more fun in fiction. Hear me out – fiction is the best place to be lied to. There’s nothing better than the “a-ha!” moment of finding out a character has been lying – either to themselves, the other characters, or even to the reader. We love a good fictional liar, whether we’re in on the lie or not, so here is a list of books featuring some of our faves!
In one week, Maude will be dead. At least, that’s what she wants everyone to think. After years of research and planning, Maude is going to fake her own death and no one will be the wiser. I MEAN. How could you not want to read about a girl faking her own death? Maude is liar among liars, attempting to pull off the ultimate scheme for revenge and freedom. But when a step-cousin she barely knows, Frankie, finds out all her plans are thrown off track. Because Frankie wants to come with. This Thelma & Louise style thriller will keep you guessing up until the final page!
When four teens dig up the time capsule that their parents buried in 1986, they expected some cool retro junk. Mixtapes, Walkmans, photographs and letters… What they didn’t count on was a hunting knife stained with blood and wrapped with a note. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to kill anyone.” Someone has been lying for years – it’s just a matter of who. Jumping between the present day and 1986, this mystery will unfold and reveal sins of the past that echo into the future and secrets that might have been better left buried.
