** spoiler alert ** 
 So like every other teenage girl in the universe I absolutely an adored the TV show Pretty Little Liars this summer. I had read the first book a while back and had been anticipating the shows release since I found out about its creation. After I found out--and until about half way through the first season--I proceeded to devour the entire book series. Sign of a good series? I think so. I just love Sara Shepards writing style, it's so easy to just sit down and read one of her books in one sitting, it flows nicely and keeps you entertained and hanging on until the last word. Or at least that was my experience with the "Pretty Little Liars" series. 
 And then I sat down to read the first book in her new series "The Lying Game," and I realized that the writing in her last series was... NOT just a fluke. She brings over that nicely flowing and highly exciting style into this novel as well. I'm the type of person who takes about a week to finish a book simply because I get a headache from reading text after about fifty pages, with this book I was able to finish it in about two days because I honestly didn't care that I was developing a headache. I just wanted to know what was going to happen next. And to me that's a sign of a great book. 
 The characters I thought were well written, I actually cared about what happened to Sutton and Emma and I loved Ethan to pieces (Did anyone else picture him as Puck from Glee?). Though I felt all of Sutton's friends kind of blended in to one character for me. I found myself thinking "Now which ones Madeline again?" when her name was mentioned and that went on pretty much throughout the novel. Though I probably only feel that way because in "Pretty Little Liars" you get to know all the friends inside and out. 
 One thing I wasn't crazy about in this book was how similar it was to Shepards other series. If you've read all eight books of Pretty Little Liars you should know the whole scenario with Allison's twin sister and I felt like the twin idea in this book was a little reminiscent of that. In both books one twin was murdered, the body nowhere to be found. Not to mention no one knew about the twin sister's existence. Also Sutton not remembering exactly what happened and getting pieces of it throughout the book in all honesty gave me Spencer flashbacks. And finally the beginning of the car scene with Ethan and Emma made me think a little of Unbelievable with Mona and Spencer in the car. 
 Other than those few things I really did enjoy this book. The mystery kept me guessing the entire time and as always with Shepards novels the ending went out with a bang making me want the next book right away. Unfortunately we have to wait until July 26th for a sequel which will be called Never Have I Ever. 
 I would definitely recommend anyone over thirteen go pick up this book right away. You won't be disappointed.