At the same time, I saw a lot of other teenagers I disliked (okay, back then, hated) in Nicole. I really just had so many feelings reading this.
This is for the YA crowd, but it didn’t shy from some big questions and serious topics, but everything was handled in an age-appropriate way and with grace. I’m an only child, but I’ve watched enough of my friends who have siblings go from loving them to wanting to murder them in their sleep enough to get the relationships this book examines, and it was just beautifully done. Starting with this statement because it’s true. “How much does it cost?”įollow the tour here My Review of The Finest Lies Nicole leaned to the left and right, and the man’s face tracked her each time. The man on the TV screen stared at her while she spoke. Nicole figured this guy must own the company or something. The voice on her phone was identical to the voice-over in the commercial. Instead of a ring, Nicole heard more of a choking sound, a gasp as if someone strangled. She thrust aside her unease and tapped the icon. As long as he wasn’t like Jay, who always said things to upset her and never did what she wanted him to do. Had she any inkling her impetuous nature would fix her on a chaotic course beyond her control. She might have guessed self-preservation had she any means to gauge the lurking danger.
Something held her back, but she couldn’t imagine what it could be. Her phone had long ago become an appendage, as integral as a foot or a kidney.Īfter Nicole entered the number, her finger hovered above the dial icon. A fingertip flicked across the screen without her even needing to concentrate. Nicole smiled, sensing a personal connection as though this commercial spoke directly to her. The truth can cut like shards of glass, especially for those who’d rather avoid it. Naiman explores the power of family and forgiveness.
This suspenseful, yet winsome novel by award-winning author David J.
Just like that, an average snow day-usually filled with hot cocoa and snowball fights-is commandeered by the stranger, who forces the siblings into a dangerous game.Ĭonfronted by past reflections, tested by present complications, and threatened by future possibilities, Nicole has until the end of the day to disentangle the riddle of her life. Nicole has always been impulsive, but this time, she finds herself in a predicament far worse than anything she’s experienced. High schooler Nicole Hallett has just about had it with her brother Jay, so when a mysterious man appears with an offer to replace him with a better one, she doesn’t hesitate. NaimanĢ021 Best Teen Book Award Finalist Indies Today Review of young adult novel The Finest Lies by David J.
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