Goodreads synopsis:
Stella Gordon is not her real name. Thunder Basin, Nebraska, is not her real home. This is not her real life.
After witnessing a lethal crime, Stella Gordon is sent to the middle of nowhere for her own safety before she testifies against the man she saw kill her mother’s drug dealer.
But Stella was about to start her senior year with the boyfriend she loves. How can she be pulled away from the only life she knows and expected to start a new one in Nebraska? Stella chafes at her protection and is rude to everyone she meets. She’s not planning on staying long, so why be friendly? Then she meets Chet Falconer and it becomes harder to keep her guard up, even as her guilt about having to lie to him grows.
As Stella starts to feel safer, the real threat to her life increases—because her enemies are actually closer than she thinks.
Review:
'Dangerous Lies’ was probably the best book I’ve read by Becca Fitzpatrick so far. I’ve had a bumpy track record with her books, some I’ve loved and some I haven’t enjoyed, but I thought this was a great read. It wasn’t a five star standout but it had a good plot which featured a hot guy (it always helps!) and there was an exciting turn of events which kept me hooked until the end.
At the beginning of the story, Stella Gordon enters the witness protection programme which leads to her relocating to the middle of nowhere, or Thunder Bay, Nebraska to be more specific. Although upset to be apart from her boyfriend and her old life, she finds that there are some things to enjoy about life in a small town, local boy Chet being one of them. I thought that the idea for the plot was great – teen hides out alone from bad guys in a small town. I kept wondering if Stella was really as safe as she appeared to be and this kept me on my toes throughout the book, as I was constantly looking for danger around every corner. Not only does Stella have some pretty dangerous people to watch out for, she also has to deal with local bad boy Trigger McLure. I have to say that I didn’t quite understand why Trigger hated Stella as much as he did but he was one very bad piece of work.
Chet on the other hand was wonderfully dreamy! He has had a lot put on his young shoulders but he copes with things admirably and I could easily see why Stella began to fall for him. He has a lovely personality and is gorgeous too!
Although Stella wasn’t my favourite heroine, she grew on me throughout the book and I enjoyed finding out about the secrets she is hiding at the end. There were some good twists and turns and a dramatic conclusion which had me on the edge of my seat. More like this please Becca Fitzpatrick!
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