“A brilliant, twisty thriller–I loved it!” —KAREN M. MCMANUS, bestselling author of One of Us is LyingFrom the author of We Were Liars, which John Green called “utterly unforgettable,” comes a mind-bending, New York Times bestselling thriller told in reverse.“Compulsively readable.” —Entertainment Weekly“An addictive and shocking feminist thriller.” —Lena DunhamImogen lives at the Playa Grande … Weekly
“An addictive and shocking feminist thriller.” —Lena Dunham
Imogen lives at the Playa Grande Resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. She spends her days working out in the hotel gym and telling other guests how she was forced out of Stanford.
But Imogen isn’t really Imogen. She’s Jule. And she’s on the run from something. Or someone. Which means . . . where is the real Imogen?
Rewind: Jule and Imogen are the closest of friends. Obsessed with each other, even. Imogen is an orphan, an heiress; she and Jule spend a summer together in a house on Martha’s Vineyard, sharing secrets they’d never reveal to another soul.
But that was months ago. Where is Immie now? And why is Jule using her name?
“You will devour it.” —Gayle Forman, bestselling author of If I Stay
“Fans of E. Lockhart’s We Were Liars will love this . . . and definitely won’t see the ending coming.” —HelloGiggles.com
“Tangled secrets, diabolical lies and, ultimately, a mind-blowing outcome are crafted with the plotted precision we expect (and love!) from E. Lockhart.” —Justine Magazine
“Moves at a breakneck speed.” —Marie Claire
“As with E. Lockhart’s previous novel, the best-selling “We Were Liars,” [readers] will likely finish the last page and flip right back to the beginning to search for clues they missed.” —Chicago Tribune
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You will devour it.
I absolutely loved E. Lockhart as a teen, and although I was disappointed with We Were Liars, I think she redeemed herself with the 2017 release of Genuine Fraud — an incredibly interesting look at possible implications of fraud and identity theft.
The story’s most notable aspect is that it’s written with a reverse timeline, but it makes the main character, Jule, much more interesting. At the outset of the novel, Jule is a vibrant, impressive, physically strong character — who kicks ass — and only as the novel progresses do we learn how she came to be the person we met at the beginning.
Imogen (the novel’s other primary character) and Jule have an interesting relationship that Lockhart had me questioning continuously. Does she exist? Is Jule really Immie? Have they been the same person this whole time? Are they really sisters? How do they look so alike? Immie is everything Jule wants to be, and Lockhart expertly backs up and strengthens that idea as the timeline moves back.
A fun, unique, quick read.
A brilliant, twisty thriller—I loved it!
An addictive and shocking feminist thriller.
Good idea but a little too formulaic.
A confusing book, depressing and a bit boring. After ‘we were liars’ I expected the writer for a little more. It strangely told but not in a good way. Each chapter begins a new week or a several weeks period ere the time of the episode you just read, which adds no mystery to the plot, perhaps the opposite. Since from the beginning the reader is aware of the fact that Jol is dishonest and violent, there is no surprise when it turns out she is a dishonest person.
Joll (the main character) is not as exciting as it seems at first. The story of her past turns out as usual. I haven’t been able to relate emotionally to the characters, except for Imogen, even though she is a rich snob, which is hard to attach.
This one is for the record as one twisty story that played out in the most unusual of ways. I was skeptical at first. In the beginning it really threw me for a loop to start the almost the end. Since I was on audio I thought perhaps I clicked a button or changed my chapter. But after much checking and then coming to the realization that I was indeed where I need to be, the novel that is Genuine Fraud quickly began to unfold.
I was surprised at how involving the story is. The manipulation of Imogen and Jule is just a complete and utter mind trick that Lockhart played out brilliantly.
Rebecca Soler, BRAVO . Can I jut say not only did she pull off multiple characters voice she pulled them off in multiple accent as well. I was blown away by here performance and would willing listen to other audiobooks that she voices.
Jule and Imogen are best friends forever—aren’t they? They have history—don’t they? In this Talented Mr. Ripley-inspired follow-up to E. Lockhart’s WE WERE LIARS, we get ambitious, ruthless girls; a multi-national setting; a timeline that unspools in reverse; and some serious action scenes. Did I mention major psychological drama?
Fantastic. Pay close attention to the chapter titles.
I hope there is a sequel!