She has gotten into Berkeley, and, in order to pay for her education, she does small cons (her father's expertise comes in handy that way).but never any cons that could harm individuals.īerkeley's appeal isn't solely educational she wants to leave her town and her trailer park existence far behind. Her intelligence and industriousness are impressive. She has excelled in school and works hard, despite being brought up by a mother who gives up on mothering and a con artist father who is in and out of jail.

However, I am I for Immature, so I rarely have problems enjoying this particular genre.Īs I read others' reviews, though, I know I am officially O, because I find the narrator/protagonist Sadie incredibly sympathetic. I read a lot of YA books, even though I am so far from Y I am practically O. With her future at stake and her heart on the line, suddenly it seems like she has a lot more than just money to lose. Sadie wanted to change her life, but she wasn't prepared to have it flipped upside down by her own deception. But the more lies Sadie spins, the more she starts falling for her own hoax…and perhaps for the wrong boy. With Brendan’s help, she devises a plan-the ultimate con-to get the money. She needs to come up with a lot of cash-and fast-or she’ll be stuck in this town forever. Sadie wants a better life, and she has been working steadily toward it, one con at a time.īut when Sadie’s mother wipes out Sadie’s savings, her escape plan is suddenly gone. Sadie can’t wait to get away from her backwards small town, her delusional mom, her jailbird dad, and the tiny trailer where she was raised…even though leaving those things behind also means leaving her best friend Brendan. From the author of Unraveling Isobel and The Education of Hailey Kendrick, a smart, romantic novel about a teenage con artist who might be in over her head.

The almost truth eileen cook