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The Lying Game by Sara Shepard

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
Emma has a few memories of her mother, but has been in the foster care system for most of her life. One day, her foster brother shows her an online video of a girl being suffocated ("a snuff film"). The girl looks EXACTLY like Emma, and that causes stress with her foster family. Emma feels driven to connect with her, but that might not actually be possible. This mystery just might also be a tragedy.

 Category
YA Fiction. I have a feeling I just really enjoyed a "teen girl" book

 Why I chose this book
Recommended from the library website, based on my reading history

 My personal opinion (the review)
Excellent book, and I have high hopes for the series. Full of teenage angst and teen problems, but not mopey or emo or depraved. I enjoyed the mystery aspect and the lies-within-lies maze feeling of it. And I love the fact that nothing is resolved yet- I still don't know "who dunnit"!

 Warnings:
Language - Very minor
Violence - Some, but nothing bloody
Adult situations - Teenage romance, but nothing heavy
Death - Yes, of a main character, but it's referenced, not described (yet...)

 Movie rating equivalent
PG-13

 Protagonist description
Emma seems to be very mature and aware of the world around her, for her age. But I think the author would say it's because she's "street smart" from being a foster kid.

 Point of view of story
First and third (can't explain- it would be a spoiler), from the perspective of Emma

 Book length
Medium - about a week

 Story flow
Pretty much just the action shots, with cuts to the next scene between (not much "regular" life described, just the fun stuff)

 Grammar and spelling issues
None

 Character connection (no spoilers)
I kinda feel bad for Garrett and Ethan in the love triangle thing. They both get a bit of a raw deal.

For series:
Independent or integral
Appear to be very integral, one leading to the next, back-story dependent

 Series review as a whole
Looks like it's going to be great!

 If you only have time for one, read: (which one)
I've only read this one so far, so no comment yet

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