Where is Lizzie Lovett and what happened to her? Hawthorn is fascinated by the disappearance of one of her high school's most popular grads. She ends up accepting Lizzie's old job, hanging out with her boyfriend, and coming up with a wild/paranormal theory to explain the disappearance. The ending is not in any way paranormal. Hawthorn learns some things about herself in her quest to track down Lizzie Lovett.

I listened to this in audiobook and was not a fan of the reader. I played it at double speed which helped me not obsess about how immature and self-centered Hawthorn was. The titular protagonist was a queen bee cheerleader at the school and has disappeared during a camping trip with her boyfriend Enzo. Hawthorn has been obsessed with hating Lizzie since she was a freshman in high school and throughout the course of the book tries to find out what happened to Lizzie. Her theory is that Lizzie was secretly a werewolf.

Hawthorn's family and friends become increasingly concerned as she makes one stupid decision after another. Unfortunately, she is so self-centered that she does not realize how her actions affect those around her.

Quite frankly I was not a fan of the main character or the plot, but I wanted to find out what happened to Lizzie. My rating would be 2.5 stars.

The protagonist's voice felt very authentic, but the storyline was just lacking for me. It was very slow and plodding; there's not much going on besides this girl trying to follow non-existent clues to solve the disappearance of a girl she didn't even know. I never cared about Lizzie and couldn't get on board with Hawthorne either; she was bratty, her romance was cringy and the supernatural element of this was so unexpected and a waste of time. This book was nearly completely forgettable.

Started off with promise but got lost along the way.

The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett was a strange read for me. It kept me invested the entire way through, but then lost me at then end. This story was a mystery through and through. What happened and why? The theories on why this teen went missing were certainly different and occasionally out there. Lizzie is most definitely a character who beats to her own drum. But I think the obession went too far. The resolution was wholly unexpected and this book could be and did go dark. This may be sensitive for some readers. All in all it wasn't for me.

WHAT I LIKED: Um. Based on the 1-star review. Not a lot.

WHAT I DIDN'T: (1) The plot is not exciting at all. Yes, the description makes it sound thrilling, but it's not. I kept reading to see if it would get better and it never did. (2) I didn't not connect to Hawthorn at all. She is a very stereotypical high school outcast, but nothing more than that. (3) The descriptions of high school were also very stereotypical (i.e. bullying scenarios that have happened in every single YA book, getting stood up for a school dance, etc).

From the very first page, this voice in this story knocked me off my feet and had me laughing out loud. Literally. If I wasn’t laughing, I could feel my face reacting to the words without being able to control it. Smiling. Smirking. Surprised. It was amazing.
The story flows so quickly and easily, a lot of that in part to the authentic dialogue. All of it is so spot on it seems effortless. And Hawthorn is such a genuine character. I love her because she is super snarky and hating on high school, but admits that she does want to belong and enjoy it and can’t figure out why she doesn’t.
That is so fresh because a lot of YA books have the MC hating high school and all the social circles, and too cool to care if they belong or not. I think a lot of us are more in the Hawthorn frame of mind – we know we don’t fit in but part of wishes we did. This is the catalyst to helping Hawthorn, and ourselves, find out who we are and how to belong as the best version of ourselves.
Sure, Hawthorn did that sort of becoming someone else, but in the end, it works for her. And all of the supportive characters surrounding Hawthorn have purpose and add to the likability of this story. It’s fun to see all the theories come in and I could just picture real people throwing in their wild two cents about where Lizzie would go. Even though the mystery wasn’t mind-blowing, it was page-turning and enough to keep Hawthorn going, which is the whole point.
I can’t recommend this book enough. It has all the good signs of an amazing story and I can’t wait to see what comes next from Chelsea Sedoti.

This book is enjoyable. i enjoyed reading it and didn't find it too taxing.

Talk about an unexpected delightful book! I loved this story, even after finding out what Hawthorn’s theory was about Lizzie’s disappearance. It was a definite “jump the shark” moment, but Hawthorn was so freaking likable, the premise worked. There were some moments of heartbreaking realism that had me choking up, especially toward the end. If you love quirky YA novels, then you must pick up this book! Hands down this was a five star read for me!

Rating: 5/5 Stars

Thanks to the publisher for a copy for review purposes!

Can You Stalk A Missing Person?

The blurbs make this sound like the story of a slightly odd misfit who immerses herself in the life of a missing girl in order to solve the mystery of the girl's disappearance. Sort of a teenage angst version of the movie "Laura", ("A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he is investigating."), but with a seventeen year old girl taking the Dana Andrews part. Now that's a book I'd enjoy. But it's not this book.

In this book we get an angsty whiner who is mean, rude, thoughtless, self-absorbed, and sour enough to end up as a high school outcast. She is obsessed with missing recent grad Lizzie Lovett and the circumstances surrounding that disappearance. Lizzie was a golden girl and our heroine, Hawthorn, is not. So Hawthorn gets Lizzie's old job, hangs out with Lizzie's old boyfriend, and obsesses over who Lizzie really was. She doesn't investigate anything or solve anything and there's no mystery.

The odd thing is that the book is really well written in places, and there are some compelling and appealing characters. Hawthorn's best friend Emily is a real, patient, appealing character who tolerates Hawthorn's whining and narcissism. Hawthorn's older brother puts up with her insults and wisecracks and tries to look after her. Other decent people try to pitch in and be supportive. Even the Mom and Dad, who are constantly disrespected in Hawthorn's narration, seem to be trying. I'm not sure when I last read a YA book in which so many characters waste their time trying to help out a self-destructive, willful, and slightly delusional sad sack.

The other thing going on is that we have two Hawthorns. At the outset it feels like our heroine is putting up a tough-girl front and that she and we will learn interesting lessons as the book unfolds. Parts of this are very sharply written, and it appears that Hawthorn's search for Lizzie will lead Hawthorn to insights about her own approach to life. I was good with that and happy with a lot of the early on snarky Hawthorn. But, this second improved Hawthorn never really shows up, even at the end of the book. Grumpy self-absorbed Hawthorn learns a few mild lessons and has a few very mild epiphanies, but mostly by the end she runs out of steam more than anything else.

So, lots of angst, some good lines, a few interesting characters, and a perceptive examination of the price and burden of popularity, (as paid by Lizzie), even if the reader has to tease out those lessons for himself because they are mostly lost on the heroine. I thought this was a curious sort of book, and maybe the oddly dysfunctional lead character will resonate for some readers. Certainly worth a look.

(Please note that I received a free ecopy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)

I have mixed feelings about this book. The first half of the book I seriously hated and then the last half I started actually caring about the main character, Hawthorn. I thought the whole premise of the book was to find out what happened to Lizzie Lovett, but it kind of started that way then the book turned into a totally different route.

I wanted to know what happened to Lizzie at first, then I just didn't care anymore about her. I also couldn't stand how the author always referred to her with her first name and last name, just call her Lizzie, god I don't want to read Lizzie Lovett, over and over again. I also hated the aspect of the book when Hawthorn thought Lizzie was turned into a werewolf, seriously a werewolf, where the hell did you even get that scenario. Plus, why does Hawthorn even care about Lizzie, you never liked her, so why go through all the trouble searching for her.

Then towards the last half of the book, I actually started liking Hawthorn, as weird as that is. She started hanging around Lizzie's boyfriend, Enzo, which is kind of strange. They started hanging out alot together and eventually start actually dating, which is weird, but whatever. I honestly felt sooo bad for Hawthorn when Enzo stood her up for homecoming or prom, (I don't remember which).

I felt like Hawthorn was a very troubled girl and I think she grow up a little throughout the book. I thought the ending was really cute, on who was crushing on Hawthorn. So overall this book was okay, would I ever read it again, NO, would I recommend it, probably not.

I received a copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this YA novel. The flow of the book was fantastic and I flew through it. I enjoyed how Hawthorne grew throughout the book.

Fantastic YA book! Teenage girl, Hawthorn, tries to unravel the mysterious disappearance of popular, have-everything Lizzie Lovett, while also struggling to find her place in the world. Full of romance, bullying, friendship, family relationships, this book has it all! Hawthorn was a very relatable character, who drew me in.

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to preview this ARC.

This book was kind of all over the place, but I liked it! Hawthorn, who the story is really about, doesn't know what to think about Lizzie Lovett's disappearance. Truth be told, she's had very little interaction with her, and the little she has has wasn't exactly positive. But her apathy slowly grows to intrigue, which turns into an obsession. She goes as far as taking over Lizzie's old job and befriending her boyfriend in hopes of learning more about her.

I have to say, as cooky and frustrating as Hawthorn could be, I found myself so endeared to her. I love a person that struggles with their filter and can't help but be apologetically who they are, even if it means being isolated from time to time. There were a few aspects of the story that got a little tired (maybe Lizzie turned into a werewolf? let it go!) but overall I loved how she learned so much about herself in the process.

There is a touch of the paranormal in this YA suspense, yet what becomes Hawthorne’s theory of why a popular high-school graduate disappears in a city where nothing exciting EVER happens is not the only product of her investigation. She also discovers the assumptions and misassumptions in her own life.
While at times Hawthorne’s whine about how everyone is important but her grates on the reader’s nervel. Still, this book is still well worth the time and reading of a young girl’s coming to age.

This was an incredibly interesting idea of a plot-line. I was a little skeptical going into the story, because I'm not a fan of werewolves, but Sedoti really hit on coping mechanisms of the different characters, and I think that is vitally important to a story like this. I think Lizzie is a little ridiculous, but when I think of her age/experience, it sounds just about right. This story was a little outside-the-box, which is what drew me to it in the first place.

I read this a few months ago but Goodreads deleted the review. I loved this book so much. It reminded me of what Highschool was like and the difficulty of family, friends, boyfriends. It's truly relatable.

I couldn't get very far in because the main character was so incredibly annoying.

This is one of those books that has a great story but you want to tell the character to listen to the adults. I understand her fascination but that doesn't mean she should put herself in some of the situations she did. The story would've been much different if she did though. It was kind of a sad book but I appreciate the feeling of possibility.