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Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Featuring Sutton Mercer before her tragic death, this stand-alone digital original novella from 1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard is an exciting, must-read companion to the Lying Game series.
Back when she was alive, Sutton kept a million secrets. But how she got together with Thayer is her juiciest one of all. It's the summer before junior year and Sut Featuring Sutton Mercer before her tragic death, this stand-alone digital original novella from 1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard is an exciting, must-read companion to the Lying Game series.
It's the summer before junior year and Sutton Mercer and her friends rule Hollier High. Then Thayer Vega returns home from soccer camp. In two short months he's gone from being her best friend's scrawny younger brother to a hot soccer god with a major ego—and a bone to pick with the Lying Game girls.
To bring him back down to earth, Sutton's friends convince her to string Thayer along so she can publicly reject him. But as she gets to know the real Thayer, Sutton starts to wonder: Is flirting with Thayer still just a game to her? Or is the queen of the Lying Game lying. Get A Copy. Kindle Edition , 80 pages. More Details The Lying Game 0. Other Editions 1.
Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The First Lie , please sign up. Does this novella spoil any aspect of the series? I've only read up to book 4 :. Trina Between Chapters No, not at all. I read this when I was only on book 4 as well and had wondered the same thing. It's set a year before the first book and just shows …more No, not at all. It's set a year before the first book and just shows a little more insight about Sutton when she was alive and the Lying Game group.
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Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Mar 31, Slip! An unnecessary addition, as all this was sort of explained in the 1st two books. Unique view from Sutton's. But still no explanation of why the hell the parents decided to name their kid Sutton. Parents must hate them. I mean, I've lived in Vegas and names were more tame than those. View 1 comment. Apr 04, Joanna Marie rated it really liked it. Okay so I remember the movie Mean Girls from this novella and all the Miss Popularity-ranking, prank-ing, backstabbing, flirting and all lies that all flourish in high school and this concept has been used over and over again since no doubt, it's realistic BUT like what I felt after watching the movie and teasing the girls when they finally learned their lessons, I'm still amused by The Lying Game and how it all started.
I'm even as eager everytime I watch Pretty Little Liars to find out their s Okay so I remember the movie Mean Girls from this novella and all the Miss Popularity-ranking, prank-ing, backstabbing, flirting and all lies that all flourish in high school and this concept has been used over and over again since no doubt, it's realistic BUT like what I felt after watching the movie and teasing the girls when they finally learned their lessons, I'm still amused by The Lying Game and how it all started.
I'm even as eager everytime I watch Pretty Little Liars to find out their secrets and what's really to believe from The Lying Game queenbees Sutton, Madeline and Charlotte behind their long list of lies now - of course, I'm never agreeing with their games and what not just to be famous! But since I found this yet another amusing flick, lo and behold as their games begin! But wait, how can I forget Thayer?! My casting Mar 12, Chopette rated it liked it.
Even though this is only a very short novella I knew I had to have it. Sutton although sometimes a complete bitch of a character has always intrigued me and I have embraced her from the start. I couldn't wait to get more insight into the type of character Sutton was before she was murdered.
This was a great little novella but it doesn't really add much to the overall series at all. I was hoping for some hidden clues about who killed Sutton but there wasn't any. Guess I will just have to continue Even though this is only a very short novella I knew I had to have it. Guess I will just have to continue on with the rest of the series very soon.
Sutton is queen bee not only of her group but her school. Her and her two best friends have their own clique with their own little game, The Lying Game. Every year they pull pranks on those that they feel are beneath them or need reminding of where their place is. The pranks are always nasty and sometimes even slightly illegal. They set their sights on Thayer a guy who went away to soccer camp a scrawny kid and returned a muscled hunk with an ego.
The plan is for Sutton to make him fall in love with her and then destroy and humiliate him. The prank should be easy especially by their standards but Sutton's sister Laurel has has a crush on Thayer forever and now that Sutton is spending more time with him she is falling for him a little as well.
View all 4 comments. Feb 25, Kate rated it it was amazing Shelves: read. Amazing novella from my favourite series. Beautifully written and a great insight into what Suttons life and her relationship with Thayer was like before everything went down! Loved it, and totally recommend if you're a fan of the series!
I liked this book but it wasn't something special. The story was fun the read but the spoiled behaviour of Sutton annoyed me so hard. What they did to Thayer was unbelievable and so mean and I don't understand how he forgave Sutton that fast. Yet I'm really curious for the first book in this series.
What you do to me When he pulled the chair Sutton was sitting on Sutton started out as a bitch but somewhere along the way she finally started to show her feelings to Thayer and they connected.
Hope we find out she isn't dead so they can be together again though he has great chemistry with Emma. Fingers crossed Ethan ends up as the bad guy. View all comments. Sep 04, sarah rated it liked it Shelves: romance , young-adult , contemporary , forbidden-love , mystery , first-love. Actual Rating: 3. Boys fall over me , not the other way around. Just begging to fall head over heels for me. Game on. I have two novellas to review, and I decided it's kind of pointless to revi Actual Rating: 3.
I have two novellas to review, and I decided it's kind of pointless to review them on my book blog because they're both super short. If you don't know me, Sara Shepard is one of my favourite authors of all time, if not, the one.
I read The Lying Game series eons ago, but I never read the accompanying novellas both take place before the series. So back in January, I read them both in one sitting. It revolves around how she got together with Thayer, and why they decided to keep their relationship a secret from everyone else. And wow, I loved it so much. It's adorable, especially with the contemporary teenage first love romance Thayer has pretty much only ever liked Sutton, and this is the first person that Sutton truly fell for.
But then I realized how stupid that was. Like, unbelievably stupid. I should get to decide who I like. And "bet-turned-into-real-feelings" trope is such a cute trope, especially when it's a simple teenage romance.
Sutton battling what her friends want her to do vs. Which, in the book series, is something her sister Emma struggles with as she has to pretend to be Sutton. Overall, it was cute, and it was nice to get into Sutton's head while she's alive this isn't a spoiler, literally the entire series revolves around her death because it happens before page one.
It made me feel really sad for Thayer and Sutton too, obviously , but at least they had a precious year together.
If you read the series, I'd recommend only reading this novella actually both of them after you finish, because I think that's how you'd make the most of it. I have a feeling it will be the first of many. I'm going DOWN with this ship.
I enjoyed this prequel so much. I knew I'd like this with Sutton being my favorite character, but I didn't expect to love Sutton and Thayer's relationship as much as I did.
The prank was lame and very childish, but this is a teen-drama centric series so I'm not mad about it. Honestly I like reading about Sutton living her own life vs reading about Emma living Sutton's life in the rest of the series.
They are both two intriguing and complex characters. Mar 03, Jamie Coudeville rated it really liked it Shelves: genre-ya , other-own-a-digital-copy , ratingstars , done-the-lying-game , number-in-between-books , pov-female-lead , genre-chick-lit , date-december , author-sara-shepard , other-less-thanpages.
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This story was okay. It's been ages since I read the books so it took me a minute to remember who everyone was. I liked getting into Sutton's head. I sort of understand her a bit better now, but I still don't like her that much.
Also, why is this called "the first lie" when it's clearly not their first? Mar 14, Kimmy rated it liked it. This book is set before the events of the rest of the Lying Game series, but you should read the main series first. The book also shows us the beginning of her relationship with Thayer, who I liked learning more about, and sheds some light on other pranks pulled by the Lying Game club: Sutton, Charlotte, and Madeline.
It was really neat to see the way Sutton interacted with, or even thought about, people like Laurel, the Twitter Twins, Ethan, and Nisha, compared to the way Emma-as-Sutton does. From www. Dec 17, Kelly Hager rated it liked it. This was a novella, not an actual story. And because Sutton is still alive, there's no Emma in this story.
It was interesting to see Sutton as a person as opposed to as a ghost or to see Emma pretending to be Sutton. I have been enjoying this series and this novella helps. It's good to get to see how Sutton really was, and I think she was a lot more sympathetic than she's been so far in the brief flashbacks we've seen in The Lying Game. I think it's also safe to say that The Lying Game is real This was a novella, not an actual story.
I think it's also safe to say that The Lying Game is really Emma's story, so it's good to see a bit of Sutton. Recommendedand if you haven't read the series before, this works as a good introduction. Dec 24, Avril Marin rated it it was amazing.
View 2 comments. Nov 08, Alex rated it it was ok. This was a very short novella about Sutton before she was murdered. It was nice to get in her head, since her interactions with people were so different than Emma-as-Sutton. Sutton really was a very, very mean person.
We knew that already, but wow. The story was too short to have any real substance, but I did still enjoy it. Dec 30, Kez Green rated it it was amazing. A look into the world of Sutton and the beginning of her and the mysterious Thayer. I love all of these books and I hope there will be more about Sutton and her world. I'm holding out that she turns out to not be dead, but probably just hopeful.
I hope the series continues as it goes from strength to strength A look into the world of Sutton and the beginning of her and the mysterious Thayer. I hope the series continues as it goes from strength to strength May 05, Sharon Mariampillai rated it liked it Shelves: e-books , library-books , suspense , ya , romance , tv-show-adaptations , reads , 3-stars.
I thought this was an okay read. I am not to invested in this series as I was with the PLL series. I liked Sawyer and Thayer's relationship in this book. I understand the characters a little bit better which makes me happy. I will continue the series to see how it ends. Hopefully, I will like the series more as I read them. Nov 30, Sabaaa rated it really liked it. A quick read that gives you an insider of what everything was like before.
Mar 16, Evey rated it liked it Shelves: reading-challenge , read-in-english , finished-series. Your session has expired.
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