Love lie repeat by Catherine Greer
Penguin Books, 2019. ISBN: 9780143791225.
(Age: 12+) Highly recommended. All Annie wants is to be loved. By
Trip. By Ash and Ruby. By her parents. Even by her dead aunt,
Margaretta, who ruined everything.
Following the friendship ins and outs of Annie, Ash, and Ruby, three
'it' girls or 'sirens' in Sydney's rich Upper North Shore, Love
lie repeat shows the addictiveness of lies and manipulation
when you've got something to hide from everyone, including yourself.
Following Annie and her budding relationship with Ash's step-brother
Trip, a notorious fire-starter from Canada, the reader delves into
Annie's mind and her past to discover just what has soured this
beautiful and self-assured teenager.
Intoxicating and addictive, Annie, Ash, and Ruby's friendship is
half dream half nightmare. With sweet lies, broken trust, and
manipulation Annie keeps her best friends in line, carefully peeling
them away from her unfaithful boyfriend with little lies, spilled
secrets, and punishment. Meanwhile Trip romances each girl in turn
in different ways. A flirt and a liar, Trip is made for Annie. But
what is Annie protecting by endangering her friendships and her
friends?
Love lie repeat will keep you on the edge of your seat as you
try to uncover just what is driving Annie's need to be loved. Her
tumultuous relationship with her parents and her memories of the
aunt everybody loved are sprawled throughout the novel reminding
readers that Annie's life and this story isn't just about Annie and
her friends. Highly recommended for girls twelve and up. Teacher's
notes are available.
Kayla Gaskell