The girls play mean pranks on one another -- and Sutton's twin Emma fears for her own life. Sutton's boyfriend plans a romantic first time for the two of them -- not realizing he is actually making the moves on her twin.
Emma's foster brother tries to see her naked. Emma's foster brother smokes pot. Emma plays a drinking game with Sutton's friends. Thayer's seduction includes glasses of champagne.
Parents need to know that this is the first book in a series written by the same author who penned Pretty Little Liars. Like that series, this one features a group of rich, popular, label-loving Mean Girls who backstab each other and pull pranks. At the heart of this book is the murder of a teen girl -- and her twin is in constant danger as she tries to solve the crime, suspecting Sutton's sister, friends, and more.
Emma is a bit of an outsider, and is shocked by the girl's behavior, providing readers with a more relatable narrator than many of these kinds of books -- but the pranks are intense enough that the author includes a plea to her readers to "please don't try any of these Lying Game pranks at home.
Add your rating See all 4 parent reviews. Add your rating See all 29 kid reviews. A mistreated foster girl learns that she has an identical twin living a privileged, popular girl's life not far away -- then discovers Sutton's been secretly murdered. Assuming her identity, Emma is soon living a life of luxury, but is being threatened by her twin's killer.
Soon, she starts suspecting everyone in her twin's prank-playing clique, including Sutton's own younger sister. The suspense here is really pretty good; readers will suspect everyone that Emma does as she goes from one precarious situation to another. Not much new ground is covered here -- and nothing is tied up at the end -- but readers who like these kinds of books will find this to be fluffy fun.
Readers familiar with the genre should know what to expect: The girls in Sutton's clique shop, throw elaborate parties, steal boyfriends, and plan mean pranks.
Emma is an outsider -- she shops at second-hand stores! Families can talk about the popularity of the clique lit series. Why do you think books like the Gossip Girl books and The Clique series are so popular with readers? Are these just guilty pleasures -- or do readers learn something from these books? Emma learns about her long-lost twin after seeing a video of her posted on YouTube.
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