I felt like she was portrayed in an incredibly honest way that I don’t often see in YA novels. She wasn’t afraid to throw out swear words and she dealt with everything in a very true to life and imperfect way.

I loved her voice, she was really struggling with what she was going through and always had this honesty about her. What is so perfect about this story is who Sophie is. The clear picture isn’t painted for us right off the bat so we are left to make our own inferences and even though it was very easy to pinpoint what the truth was I was still wrecked by the harsh reality of it all. I like the way Corrine Jackson slowly revealed the truth behind everything that was going on in the story. But since we get the story from Sophie’s perspective it becomes clear early on that everything wasn’t as perfect as it appeared for the towns resident Barbie & Ken. She is outcast and labelled a traitor, whore, town slut, you name it. Once Carey enlists in the military and gets shipped off to Afghanistan things take a turn for the worse when a photo surfaces of Sophie making out with another boy at a football game that she was at with Carey. As they got older Sophie and Carey became known in their town as “Military Barbie & Ken.” People saw their future together and it was well known that they were an item.

Sophie Topper Quinn has grown up with two very best friends, Carey and Blake. This story was just the kind of emotionally touching tale that I love to read and get lost in. When I saw Jamie from The Perpetual Page-Turner raving about it recently I decided it was time for me to bite the bullet and give If I Lie a read. I’ve had this book on my shelf for well over a year now but for some reason I never did get around to picking it up. And when Carey goes MIA, Quinn must decide how far she’ll go to protect her boyfriend…and her promise. Quinn could clear her name, but that would mean revealing secrets that she’s vowed to keep-secrets that aren’t hers to share. Because Carey’s not just any guy-he’s serving in Afghanistan and revered by everyone in their small, military town. Being branded a cheater would be bad enough, but Quinn is deemed a traitor, and shunned by all of her friends. Quinn’s done the unthinkable: she kissed a guy who is not Carey, her boyfriend. Published by Simon Pulse on August 28th 2012Ī powerful debut novel about the gray space between truth and perception. Monday, JReview: If I Lie by Corrine Jackson Posted by If I Lie by Corrine Jackson

If i lie by corrine jackson