Review: Beyond Amazing...A Favorite Book of 2013
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 17, 2013
One Little Lie is the perfect example of why I am happy to be a blogger, more importantly, why I am so happy to be an avid reader. This is the kind of story I hope to find every single time I open a book. I want to be quickly pulled into a story, completely immersed with no chance of becoming distracted, and completely hung over once I've finished.Since I am obviously going be making big declarations in this review, here's another: One Tiny Lie a brilliant representation for the New Adult category. For anyone who thinks that New Adult is simply "sexed-up YA", read this book. One Tiny Lie is a thoughtful and emotional story of one young woman's journey from the life she thought she needed, towards the life she wants.Livie Cleary, how I love you. Though she wasn't the main character, Livie was my favorite in Ten Tiny Breaths. Whereas Kacey was abrupt, intense, and held together by the thinnest of threads, Livie was quiet, caring, and seemed to be holding together well considered what she'd gone through. And though Livie isn't as obviously in pain as Kacey, her story was just as powerful, maybe more so because I was so drawn to her. Livie was an endearing character, and I loved that she wasn't judgmental and closed off like a lot of characters I find these days. Livie's is a story of finding out who she is, and what she wants for herself in life. It's a story of honoring her past, without compromising her happiness in the future.One Tiny Lie is not a girl-meets-bad boy, falls madly in love even though he's so wrong for her, and eventually changes him kind of story. But there is a guy, and he's charismatic, gorgeous, and so complicated. I fell in love (okay, lust) with Ashton from the moment he stole Livie's Jello shot. But holy geez, I just did not know what to think of Ashton for a long while. Well, that's not true, I know exactly what I thought of him and it was not pretty. I thought "Oh great. Another freakin' jerk that I'm supposed to fall for, even though he's a jerk, because he's complicated". And though my best friend assured me that my feelings would change, even made a bet on it, I just could not see it happening. Ashton was just as traumatized by his past as Livie, actually more so. The author did such a beautiful job of giving out pieces of Ashton's life, bit by bit. I was almost rabid to know what the hell was going on with him. But let me tell you, I ate my words and I ate them with a smile on my face. There was SO MUCH more to Ashton than I could have ever imagined. His story was utterly heartbreaking, and not easy to read about at all.One Tiny Lie, just like Ten Tiny Breaths had such an array of great secondary characters. Ashton's friends Grant and Ty were hysterical and I loved every single scene they were in. Livie's roommate and friend Reagan was fabulous. She was fun, understanding, and has a story of her own, I'm just sure of it. I guess this is where I will throw myself down at K.A. Tucker's feet and beg for a book for Reagan. I was happy that Kacey has a good amount of time in this book. I love happy and in love Kacey. There are also some really great moments with Trent, Storm and Dan, Ben and Cain.One Tiny Lie was so much more than I ever hoped for. The story was incredibly intense and thoughtful, but also filled with so many sweet and happy moments. I also laughed a ton while reading it. And there were tears. Bittersweet tears for Kacey and Livie and how far they'd come, tears of sympathy for the sadness and pain Livie and Ashton have endured, and tears of happiness. One Tiny Lie ended on such a wonderful note, and if I'd tried to create my own happy ending for Livie, I could not have dreamed of a better one.One Tiny Lie was beyond amazing. It is one of my favorite books of 2013.