![]() ![]() There isn’t any petty drama like in every other high school story. The book is so realistic after every other cliché contemporary – the issues dealt with in this book are genuine, relatable problems that require dealing with like alcoholism, drug usage, sexuality, etc. ![]() Claire is painfully insecure, cutting her closest friends off because of her envy. ![]() Valentine doesn’t understand his peers and thinks of himself as different. Lucas is bullied because of his sexuality. Matt tries to come to terms with the fact that he lives in a broken home. Olivia’s best friend, Juniper resorts to alcoholism to escape from her “perfect” life. Her sister, Kat became a recluse after their mother left them, isolating herself from everything except video games. Olivia was constantly judged for sleeping with multiple boys. ![]() The story is told in seven different points of view, which Redgate manages to pull off brilliantly, each character being given a very distinct, clear voice. Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate is a young adult contemporary set in a high school following the lives of seven students in their junior years, each of them embodying one of the seven deadly sins as major parts of their personalities. ![]()
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