Review: Hmmm, not great, but okay
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 17, 2014
I enjoyed Ten Tiny Breaths and was excited for the follow-up, One Tiny Lie.  However, I was disappointed almost from the start with the relationship between Livie and Ashton (and all of the other characters, Dana, Conner, Reagan, etc.).Pros: Fast read, decent character development (even for supporting characters that don't get a lot of page time).  I loved all the cameos from the cast of Ten Tiny Breaths, I enjoyed knowing where Storm & Dan were as well as Kacey and Trent.Cons: Cheating between main characters and unnecessary love "triangle" between Ashton, Livie, and Conner.  I agree with other reviewers that the emotional roller coaster between Ashton and Livie makes for a story that doesn't flow smoothly.I get Livie's complete personality change seems unlikely but plausible (sometimes college is a bit overwhelming for freshman).  However, her change seems to happen after her first night in NJ.  The whole book takes place over just a couple of months and for her to fall so far in that time doesn't fly for me.The story lines seem disjointed (the interplay between Livie/Ashton, Livie/Conner, Livie/Dr. Staynor) and don't flow into each other.  I feel like the author wrote the stories separately and then just pasted them together without any thought to congruency.Even the end (final chapter and epilogue) don't help the story, all the problems come to a head and are resolved in about 6 pages - what?  Though at that point I was just praying it would be over.  Unsure how I feel about Four Seconds to Lose and will likely check it out from the library.