Some Books Ago: Shut Out by Kody Keplinger

Some Books Ago is a shout out to all those books published some years ago. I don't want you to forget them!

Maybe you see Kody Keplinger's name and think "THE DUFF!" Every time I see her name I think of Shut Out. I read this book before The DUFF and I like it even more. I don't remember too much about it, but my Goodreads review says I found it funny and cute and it was my favorite contemporary back them. So, yeah, I guess I loved it. 
Have you read Shut Out? If you liked The DUFF, then you'll going to like this one, too!

It was published on September 5th 2011 by Poppy

 

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Summary:

Most high school sports teams have rivalries with other schools. At Hamilton High, it's a civil war: the football team versus the soccer team. And for her part, Lissa is sick of it. Her quarterback boyfriend, Randy, is always ditching her to go pick a fight with the soccer team or to prank their locker room. And on three separate occasions Randy's car has been egged while he and Lissa were inside, making out. She is done competing with a bunch of sweaty boys for her own boyfriend's attention.

Lissa decides to end the rivalry once and for all: She and the other players' girlfriends go on a hookup strike. The boys won't get any action from them until the football and soccer teams make peace. What they don't count on is a new sort of rivalry: an impossible girls-against-boys showdown that hinges on who will cave to their libidos first. And Lissa never sees her own sexual tension with the leader of the boys, Cash Sterling, coming.

 

 

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Lying Out Loud by Kody Keplinger

Lying Out Loud (The DUFF #2)  

by Kody Keplinger

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My rating: 4 stars

Summary:

Sonny Ardmore is an excellent liar. She lies about her dad being in prison. She lies about her mom kicking her out. And she lies about sneaking into her best friend's house every night because she has nowhere else to go.

Amy Rush might be the only person Sonny shares everything with - secrets, clothes, even a nemesis named Ryder Cross. Ryder's the new kid at Hamilton High and everything Sonny and Amy can't stand - a prep-school snob. But Ryder has a weakness: Amy. So when Ryder emails Amy asking her out, the friends see it as a prank opportunity not to be missed.

But without meaning to, Sonny ends up talking to Ryder all night online. And to her horror, she realizes that she might actually 'like' him. Only there's one small catch: he thinks he's been talking to Amy. So Sonny comes up with an elaborate scheme to help Ryder realize that she's the girl he's really wanted all along. Can Sonny lie her way to the truth, or will all her lies end up costing her both Ryder and Amy?

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Do you know what I like the most about Kody Keplinger’s books? It's that she has the most imperfect characters and I still love to read about them!

I mean, her characters are rude, liars, they aren't pretty (they think so), and sometimes they don't care about their friends’ feeling… and still, I read about them and I enjoy their stories. 

Lying Out Loud is about a liar. A bad girl. A girl who uses her best and only friend to get the boy she likes.

You might have read that LOL was the sequel of The DUFF, but it’s more of a companion novel. The main character, Sonny, is Amy’s best friend (Wesley’s little sister). So yeah, we see Wes and Bianca a few times, but the plot moves around Sonny, and her crush on Ryder… Wait... Did you read that Ryder likes Amy? Yes, is that complicated!

Lying Out Loud, starts off feeling a little shallow and selfish. We see how Sonny lies to people for the most insignificant reasons. She uses her best friends and later, tricks the guy she likes. You see, Sonny’s a liar. The title says it all.

But as the story continues, we start to unravel her reasons, to understand her a little better. We can see her change of behavior. 

Just like The DUFF, Lying Out Loud is a funny and fast-paced read. Somehow, I found this book cuter and “cleaner” than Kody’s previous books. It had less sexual talks and contents. Not that it bothered me before, but it was nice to see that change.

Overall, Lying Out Loud is a funny and fresh read. It has a great friendship and a cute love interest.This isn't by favorite book by Kody Keplinger, but I really enjoyed it. I hope you give it a chance if you're looking for something to make you laugh.

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What's New? Run by Kody Keplinger

 

Hello there! Happy Tuesday!

Today, I want you to know about Kody Keplinger’s new book. It looks great! I haven’t read all of her books but from the ones I’ve read I know her writing is funny and “light”

This book sounds exactly like something she would write.

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Expected publication: June 28th 2016 by Scholastic Press

 

 

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The DUFF Kody Keplinger is back with a stunning new YA novel about the risks we'll take to save our friends . . . and ourselves.

Bo Dickinson is a girl with a wild reputation, a deadbeat dad, and a mama who's not exactly sober most of the time. Everyone in town knows the Dickinsons are a bad lot, but Bo doesn't care what anyone thinks.

Agnes Atwood has never gone on a date, never even stayed out past ten, and never broken any of her parents' overbearing rules. Rules that are meant to protect their legally blind daughter -- protect her from what, Agnes isn't quite sure.

Despite everything, Bo and Agnes become best friends. And it's the sort of friendship that runs truer and deeper than anything else.

So when Bo shows up in the middle of the night, with police sirens wailing in the distance, desperate to get out of town, Agnes doesn't hesitate to take off with her. But running away and not getting caught will require stealing a car, tracking down Bo's dad, staying ahead of the authorities, and -- worst of all -- confronting some ugly secrets.

 

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