Seven Ways We Lie Kindle Edition

I'm never really a fan of the multiple perspective novel, just because it takes way more effort to get invested in the characters since there are so many telling the story. Yet, I found myself sinking helplessly into this novel, reading it voraciously from my morning commute, to skipping out eating lunch with friends just so I could hide in the library and read, to finally satisfactorily coming home from college classes so I could polish off the rest. I've loved this author since she was writing Harry Potter fanfiction online, so when I found out she had published her first novel I just had to buy it. And I was not disappointed at all. First of all, the concept sounds really intriguing and the execution isn't gimmicky at all. There were moments when I was reading that I shouted aloud, "Yes, I'm not alone!" or simply just cried quietly. Coming from a household with plenty of its own problems, as well as dealing with romance and hook-ups, for me every single one of the seven protagonists was relatable and I found myself tear up several times toward the end. There were slight other times I felt the novel veer into Tumblry social justice territory and I laughed and said, "Wow, this is very familiar and slightly educational for others." Having been slut-shamed before and bullied in school, to me a lot of the material was familiar ground but parsed out in a fresher way than I had seen before. It was truly a satisfying read and I haven't marathoned a book like this since A Series of Unfortunate Events and Harry Potter, so I'm really thankful.

I normally read the author bio before the book, and will fully admit to reading Seven Ways We with an incredulous look on my face, because surely a concept this complicated, written by an author still in college (!) would have issues, right? (I'm terrible.) I'm glad that Ms. Redgate proved me wrong, because not only did I thoroughly enjoy Seven Ways We Lie, but found it to be a quick, engaging read for people like me, who enjoy non-romance heavy contemporary YA. I loved the concept, which is that each chapter is told by a different personification/character who represents one of the 7 "Deadly Sins." It easily could have been heavy handed, hammy, or cliche (I braced myself for a fat "Gluttony" character and was so relived when there wasn't one) but it wasn't any of those things. Instead, I naturally found myself caring for each of the seven characters, who came across authentic, even if at times keeping up with 7 POVs was a teeny bit hard. I definitely would recommend this to fans of YA, especially YA contemporary with a diverse cast. And I'm excited to see what Riley Redgate writes next.

See more of my reviews on The YA Kitten!Relationships between students and their teachers are gross, but you’ll find more than a few YA novels about them and one such relationship is at the heart of Seven Ways We Lie. It’s not really a mystery who is involved since the narrative clues are obvious and confirmation comes a third of the way through, but the book isn’t entirely about the relationship. It’s about seven students who have their own lives to live when the relationship’s existence gets out and how they change indirectly or directly because of the events that follow.With seven first-person points of view, six in prose and one in verse, the story is a little bit busy. However, I didn’t feel lost at any point or lose track of what was going on in whose life. It helps that two of those points of view are used sparingly, leaving us with five primary points of view. Isn’t that a little more manageable? (It helps that the verse POV is the least utilized because those chapters are just plain bad.) All the teens feel like real people and I was particularly soft for Olivia, who’s out getting all the sex she wants, and Lucas, the school drug/booze dealer who wants to get out of town. Lucas is pansexual and his identity is both explicitly stated and thoroughly explained.I wouldn’t call the novel’s overall representation very good, though. Lucas is outed multiple times against his will and another POV character named Valentine is heavily implied to be asexual. In an interview, Redgate states that he’s aromantic, asexual, and autistic. As someone who is also aro ace and autistic, I really dislike Valentine’s portrayal. His characterization conforms to a number of ways I’ve been stereotyped as an asexual person and the autistic person being asexual plays into the rampant problem of disabled people being desexualized in fiction even though his–and my–identities are independent of one another. It’s a complex thing and I don’t think Redgate wrote it well.I’m just so whelmed. When it comes to the queer representation that drew me to Seven Ways We Lie in the first place, I’m especially underwhelmed. Student-teacher relationships are always gross, but if you read this book and are into the complexities Redgate tries to paint the relationship with, you might also enjoy Consent by Nancy Ohlin.

Admittedly, I am friends with the author. However, I bought this with my own money, and couldn't put it down until I had finished it- I read it so voraciously that it only took a day. Though I am not generally one for YA novels, I frequently recommend this to anyone who is looking for something new to read- not often do you find a book that goes through multiple perspectives and the writing actually changes when you're reading a new perspective. As a reader, this kept me on my toes, and made the experience of the story more complex. On the plot itself- I really, really don't want to say too much (the reveal is very elegant and I don't want it to be spoiled!) but I couldn't help but get completely caught up in the twists in turns of a story that goes eons beyond the realm of regular high school drama. Though set in a high school, these characters are fully developed, honestly portrayed, and live in an environment that is complex, honest, and at turns hilarious and agonizing. Obviously, I highly recommend giving "Seven Ways We Lie" a read!!!

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I liked this book but t be honest the affair between the two ppl was not as realistic as it should be. I could see it going another direction not the way it has gone...just my to cents

I enjoyed the book and had a lot of fun trying to find out which sin did each of the teens represent and it's also very refreshing to see LGBTQA+ characters. My only issue with this was that I felt as if Ridley was trying too hard to make each of the character's voices different, which made reading a little less smooth -specially for Claire and Matt's chapters.[SPOILER AHEAD]Since this is marketed as a book for young adults, I find the whole teacher-student relationship bussiness a little tricky. I personally didn't like the way it was dealt with. Mr. Garcia was framed as being a nice guy, who happened to fall in love in odd circumstances, which dismissed some legit concerns about the situation; sure, I understand context is important, but it worries me that younger folks won't.

Dans la petite ville américaine de Paloma, tout le monde se connaît. Les rumeurs vont toujours bon train au lycée, et tous les ados sont persuadés de tout savoir sur leurs camarades. Mais les secrets sont parfois très bien enfouis sous les mensonges, et le jour où ils éclatent, ça peut faire l'effet d'une bombe.[Livre lu en VO]Lu dans le cadre du Challenge Diversité Livresque sur Twitter pour la catégorie personnage aro/ace et personnage pansexuel, Seven Ways We Lie est une lecture dont je n'attendais rien de particulier hormis une bonne représentation LGBTQ+, et j'ai donc été très agréablement surprise par ce roman qui dépeint à merveille les difficultés de chaque ado.Les personnages sont ultra réalistes, tout comme leur vie, leurs pensées et leurs actions. Chacun a son défaut qui lui est particulier, sans non plus devenir stéréotypé, et on s'identifie très bien à chacun d'entre eux. Il y a donc sept points de vue, et même si cela peut paraître un nombre un peu élevé, on s'y retrouve très vite, d'autant plus que l'auteure a la capacité admirable d'adapter sa plume à la personnalité de chacun des sept, ce qui ne rend le récit que plus réaliste.Sur le plan de la représentation LGBTQ+, elle était effectivement comme je m'y attendais très bonne. Les orientations sexuelles de deux des personnages sont très bien expliquées et dépeintes, sans définir leurs personnes ; et cela donne donc une valeur pédagogique très appréciable à ce livre. D'un autre côté, il aborde aussi d'autres sujets importants, dont je ne peux pas parler pour ne pas spoiler ; mais voir ces personnages qui portent en eux une partie de nous, apprendre à vivre avec, nous permet de nous sentir mieux. C'est en tout cas l'impression que ça m'a donné.Contrairement à ce qu'on pourrait croire, le scénario ne repose pas vraiment sur des révélations chocs ou ce genre de choses, puisque nous sommes dans la tête des personnages et apprenons donc très vite de quoi il relève pour chacun d'entre eux. Malgré tout, la lecture est très addictive, avec assez d'action pour nous faire tourner les pages, et rechigner à reposer ce bouquin avant de l'avoir terminé.En conclusion, Seven Ways We Lie est un très bon roman sur l'apprentissage de la vie quand on est ado, avec ses difficultés mais aussi l'amitié. Ses personnages sont réalistes et la plume de l'auteure met l'emphase sur chacun des aspects qui nous lient à eux ; et il approche des sujets parfois tabous d'une très bonne manière. Si l'occasion se présente, je lirais avec plaisir un autre livre de Riley Redgate.

Amazing book. Flee through it in a day because of how gripping it was. It's not as driven by plot but rather charecter development.If anyones freaked our by the student teacher thing don't worry. No one, but the person, approves and it's not glorified.Junipers chapters are in a poetry sort of style and it's quite interesting. It did get kind of irratating but it was still great.This book is actually really diverse in my opinion. It has people who are pansexual, ace, autism, (slightly) gay, people from broken families. It shows you the home life of kids whose parents are going through a divorce and who've already been through one.I think it's quite acurate to teenagers (as I am one) and even the writting style of each chapter reflects the charecter.Their is some slut shaming but their are also people who don't care as long as their safe and happy and willing.Their is some homophobic things but barely even a full chapter and the characters handle it well.All in all its a great book that I recomd to everyone. It's also cool to decided who is what sin.