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TRUST ME BY MARY ELIZABETH SUMMER

15/7/2016

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Julep Dupree tells lies. A lot of them. She’s a con artist, a master of disguise, and a sophomore at Chicago’s swanky St. Agatha High, where her father, an old-school grifter with a weakness for the ponies, sends her to so she can learn to mingle with the upper crust. For extra spending money Julep doesn’t rely on her dad—she runs petty scams for her classmates while dodging the dean of students and maintaining an A+ (okay, A-) average.

But when she comes home one day to a ransacked apartment and her father gone, Julep’s carefully laid plans for an expenses-paid golden ticket to Yale start to unravel. Even with help from St. Agatha’s resident Prince Charming, Tyler Richland, and her loyal hacker sidekick, Sam, Julep struggles to trace her dad’s trail of clues through a maze of creepy stalkers, hit attempts, family secrets, and worse, the threat of foster care. With everything she has at stake, Julep’s in way over her head . . . but that’s not going to stop her from using every trick in the book to find her dad before his mark finds her. Because that would be criminal.


With every turn, the plot thickens and develops as the author hits the fan with more intriguing twists and plots that can’t help but keep you hooked until the very end. – Abooktopia
Julep is a con artist. A grifter of sorts. And like all con artists, Julep Dupree is not her name. She’s good at what she does. It’s her job. After all, she learned from the best of the best: her father. That is until he went missing…
 
This book came off with a great start that immediately immersed the reader’s attention. It was such a thrill to be in the mind of a con artist as you could tell that the author had really researched and crafted her character well with a hint of reality to make everything plausible, which I adored. Despite being the master of deception, there is still a vulnerability to her character that truly balances her character well, and works with her age. In fact all of the characters were fascinating and complex as they kept you seconded guessing their inner motives. The romance in this novel didn’t allow Julep to stray away from her main goal of finding her father, but in fact added a nice sparkle to the plot.
 
Throughout the novel with the help of her best friend and loyal companion, Sam, and Tyler the gorgeous big-time-man on campus, Julep is left to uncover the hidden clues left behind by her father in order to locate his whereabouts. But the fate of her father is only a small part of the complexity that is about to unravel. With every page turn, the plot kept thickening, that you couldn’t help but become engrossed to see what happened next.
 
The ending was sentimental and emotional, making you desperate for the next book. It truly delivers well, as it will shock you with it’s surprising and heart wrenching twists. Trust Me, I’m Lying is great for fans of Veronica Mars and Ally Carter’s Heist Society series.
***I received a copy of this book in return for an honest and unbiased review***
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Mary Elizabeth Summer is an instructional designer, a mom, a champion of the serial comma, and a pie junkie. Oh, and she sometimes writes books about teenage delinquents saving the day. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her daughter, her partner, and her evil overlor–er, cat. TRUST ME, I'M LYING, a YA mystery, will be released by Delacorte in Fall 2014.


Trust Me by Mary Elizabeth Summer:
BOOK 1: Trust Me, I'm Lying
BOOK 2: Trust Me, I'm Trouble
37 Comments
Booksandlaughter (Goodreads)
8/10/2015 09:38:28 am

Thanks for the recommendation

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Abooktopia link
8/10/2015 09:38:51 am

You're welcome anytime!

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Caitlin (Goodreads)
8/10/2015 02:09:28 pm

I've heard of this one before! Sounds super awesome, thanks for the rec!

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Abooktopia link
8/10/2015 02:20:17 pm

You're more then welcome!

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Sonia Benevolia
10/10/2015 11:35:49 am

OMG this sounds sooo good! I'll have ot check it out

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Sonia Benevolia
10/10/2015 11:36:29 am

*it

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Jacky
10/10/2015 03:45:23 pm

Sounds interesting!

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Abooktopia link
16/10/2015 09:06:44 am

Hopefully you'll enjoy it if you ever get the chance to read it

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Jacky
26/10/2015 09:16:51 am

Oh I definitely will XD

Elena Zawilski
12/10/2015 09:01:32 am

I adore reading about con artists and how they think. I will definitely be adding this one to the TBR list. Thanks

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Maddie
13/10/2015 12:24:57 pm

I actually love this book. It was beautifully written :D

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Abooktopia link
16/10/2015 09:07:10 am

It truly had the perfect touch of reality

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Maddie
28/10/2015 09:20:36 pm

It trully is. It trully is..

Kira Gatlin
15/10/2015 06:20:45 pm

Love the cover and thanks for the rec! Xx

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Abooktopia link
16/10/2015 09:06:11 am

You're more than welcome xx

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Delilah
18/10/2015 05:48:46 pm

Beautiful review as always. Glad to see you back up and running

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Abooktopia link
25/10/2015 12:22:13 pm

Thanks! Always grateful for when I do find the time to read.

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Chanda
20/10/2015 09:47:21 am

I shall be requesting this one for my birthday

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Abooktopia link
25/10/2015 12:22:33 pm

I sincerely hope you enjoy it as much as I have!

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Chanda
28/10/2015 08:10:29 pm

I know I definitely will :D

Carolyn Hembe
22/10/2015 08:50:55 am

Sweet one liner (or whatever it's called) The thing in purple text ^

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Abooktopia link
25/10/2015 12:21:39 pm

Thank you! And I do believe it is in fact called a one liner.

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Sonya
24/10/2015 02:28:39 pm

HOW GOOD IS THIS BOOK??? I FRICKING LOVED IT

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Abooktopia link
25/10/2015 12:23:03 pm

IT WAS AMAZING!! The writing style, the characters, the plot just everything.

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Sonya
28/10/2015 09:19:47 pm

OMG YES!! I just want to gush about this book all day long but I can't cause **SPOILERS** 😥

Abooktopia link
29/10/2015 08:07:24 pm

I know the feeling. You're always more than welcome to shoot me an email in my contact form, and I'd be more than happy to gush about a recently read book with you. The offers there if you ever wish.

Sonya
31/10/2015 11:45:11 am

OMG REALLY?? 😱😱😱😱😱😱 Y0U ARE AMAZING!!! OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! YOU CAN EXPECT AN EMAIL STRAIGHT AWAY!!! EEEEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEKEK ASDFJKL; ASDFJKL;SKAHSDG

Sonya
31/10/2015 11:46:18 am

I'm spazzy like that :')

Kriste
31/10/2015 06:38:37 pm

This is kinda random but love your instram photo of this book

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Kriste
31/10/2015 06:40:53 pm

*Instagram

Sorry that just bugs me :S

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BooksareLife
2/11/2015 05:31:36 pm

I just checked this one and added it onto goodreads. :0

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Alli (Goodreads)
6/11/2015 10:59:27 am

Thank's so much for your recommendation! This book seem so cool and the cover is stunning! I'll definately check out your review and I'll try to read this book soon!

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Abooktopia link
6/11/2015 02:10:42 pm

You're more than welcome! I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.

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Kristy Amberwell
10/11/2015 08:46:49 pm

The cover is gorgeous and great review by the way!

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Kristy Amberwell
10/11/2015 08:47:37 pm

Loving the blogs setup 😉

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Abooktopia link
23/11/2015 07:34:45 pm

Thanks! I'm glad you love it.

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Kristy Amberwell
25/11/2015 11:32:52 am

no problem :)




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