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Even When You Lie to Me Jessica Alcott Books

Grade: B+

EVEN WHEN YOU LIE TO ME is not the story you will expect, after reading the blurb.

It is not a novel about a predatory teacher who takes advantage of a vulnerable student.

It is not the story of a blameless victim, who nobody understands.

EVEN WHEN YOU LIE TO ME isn't even most about a student in a teacher.

Charlie has issues. She has a chip on her shoulder. She feels like an outsider in school and at home, but fails to see her contribution to her situations. An introvert, she's mismatched with her extroverted best friend Lila. Charlie feels like a victim, but she is often more unkind in thought, words and actions, to Lila than Lila is to her. In fact, Charlie isn't very kind to any of her classmates who try to befriend her, or to her well-meaning mother who tries and miserably fails to connect with her. She claims to feel close to her father, though she consistently manipulates him. I had a lot of empathy for her in the beginning of the novel, but instead of growing and learning, Charlie seemed to regress and become more obstinate and immature, justifying her poor behavior. I liked her in chapter one, but nearing the end of the book I only rooted for someone to force her to see how she mistreated others, then drag her to a therapist to help her figure out how to interact with others.

To me Charlie's relationship with herself was even more central to EVEN WHEN YOU LIE TO ME than her relationship to Mr Drummond or Lila or her parents.

Rarely do I like a book, particularly a first person narrative, when I dislike a main character, but I did enjoy EVEN WHEN YOU LIE TO ME. It made me think.

Mr Drummond flirted with all his students. In some ways, his classes were more reminiscent of the way college professors interact with adult students, than high school students. Drummond tried to be the Cool Teacher, allowing his students to get away with too much. He didn't treat Charlie differently than the others, but she was vulnerable for validation and attention. He knew this, maybe too late, but once he realized, instead of putting up stronger boundaries, crossed the line repeatedly with Charlie. Whenever he lamely said no, she tried harder. This is when he needed to be teacher, rather than friend.

My biggest criticism about EVEN WHEN YOU LIE TO ME is how Jessica Alcott addressed masturbation through Charlie's Puritanical perceptions that normal, healthy self-pleasure was shamefully sinful. My other critique is not really Alcott's fault, but MCs who love literature, English class, English teachers are becoming clique. Maybe that's because writers, in general love English and literature, as do many readers. I like characters who favor English, but some diversity of interests, even if that means writers researching other subjects like math or science or a foreign language.

Bottom line: EVEN WHEN YOU LIE TO ME is about a high school senior who has a crush on a teacher and difficult relationships with everyone, especially herself.


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Even When You Lie to Me Jessica Alcott Books Reviews

This book was nothing how I expected it to be. I was fooled by the synopsis to think this book is about the "relationship" of a teacher and his student. There wasn't a relationship at all!! Just endless flirting from mostly Charlie, the senior who has a crush on her English teacher, Mr. Drummon (Tom).

Nothing happened in this book, which I should have known. This book seems like the author wanted to write about an unlawful relationship but didn't want to. Almost like she was scared to get to the nitty-gritty details.

I felt like the flirting was all one-sided from the beginning. I honestly don't think Tom cared for her as much as Jessica tried to lead on. He didn't try to fight for her, he just left. He just quit. I mean, I know their relationship was illegal and all, but he didn't even seem like he cared for her half the damn time.

I felt like Charlie would have been better off trying to date Dev. He showed more emotion toward her than Tom did when they were naked together.

In my eyes, Tom is a dick who just wanted to be around Charlie because she made him feel good. Wanted, because his marriage with his ex-wife fell through because of insecurity.

Also, I don't see how Charlie and Lila can be friends. Lila is such a bitch to her! Knowing that Charlie was in love with Tom and trying to make a move on him. I would have smacked her!

I wanted so much from this book. It's not as great as I thought it would be. It's still a decent book though, I did enjoy the read.
This. Book... This book... This... book! (Okay, I'll stop now. I just don't know where to start.)
This is Jessica's only novel and I can't wait until she comes out with more. She has gained a most devoted fan after reading this beauty of a story and I don't know where to go from here. I still can't believe just how much this book spoke to me. Not only was it about my favorite taboo trope ever but I also connected with the character in such a deep level that we minus well could've been the same person (for the most part). The prologue drove it home that this book was going to destroy my soul and, unfortunately, I was 10000% right.
I couldn't help but tear up and ache every time our main character, Charlie, tapped into her low self-esteem. I think we have all been there, and maybe still are, so it's not hard at all to sympathize with her. There were so many other things about her that struck a personal chord within me that I couldn't rate this book anything lower than what I did.
We follow Charlie during her Senior year in high school as she starts developing a crush on her new English teacher, Mr. Drummond. She's also trying to figure out her place in the world since she's always lived in her best friend's shadow. This is another part where I can relate to her immensely. I had a 'friendship' like this back in high school and this story took me back to those days that I tried so hard to leave behind me. It actually hurt to witness just how alike we were. Jessica did such an amazing job at making Charlie seem as genuine as a character can get. The journey from Charlie's mind and heart onto the pages seemed effortless and I couldn't get enough.
It took me a bit to get used to Mr. Drummond as the main love interest, but when I did, I couldn't let him go. I could definitely see how his attention reeled Charlie in. Often times I found myself flustered and awestruck because of him. I felt like *I* was the one capturing his attention and it wasn't a bad feeling at all. I was addicted to it and I could only imagine how Charlie felt about it too.
I loved how the humor was present from the very beginning without feeling forced. This book may have brought many smiles to my face but it also brought pain and so many tears.
I was completely and utterly terrified by the last chapter that I put off reading it as much as I could. Which was about an hour and I only lasted so long because I was driving at the time... Jessica gave me what I wanted in the end, but in a way that I was dreading. I wish this story had turned out differently and I will be in mourning every time I look at this book because of it.
This book deeply focuses on the complications and complexity of what it is to experience desire for someone. It focuses more on what is making Charlie feel a certain way than what she does about it. This story opened my eyes to some things I never imagined to experience and I'll be forever grateful. But on the other hand, it burst open a dam of emotions I kept buried for a reason that I am still having trouble keeping contained. I'm already knee deep in a reading/life slump and I only feel it getting worse because as I write this review.
This book was a tragedy to my soul.
6/5 stars.
Grade B+

EVEN WHEN YOU LIE TO ME is not the story you will expect, after reading the blurb.

It is not a novel about a predatory teacher who takes advantage of a vulnerable student.

It is not the story of a blameless victim, who nobody understands.

EVEN WHEN YOU LIE TO ME isn't even most about a student in a teacher.

Charlie has issues. She has a chip on her shoulder. She feels like an outsider in school and at home, but fails to see her contribution to her situations. An introvert, she's mismatched with her extroverted best friend Lila. Charlie feels like a victim, but she is often more unkind in thought, words and actions, to Lila than Lila is to her. In fact, Charlie isn't very kind to any of her classmates who try to befriend her, or to her well-meaning mother who tries and miserably fails to connect with her. She claims to feel close to her father, though she consistently manipulates him. I had a lot of empathy for her in the beginning of the novel, but instead of growing and learning, Charlie seemed to regress and become more obstinate and immature, justifying her poor behavior. I liked her in chapter one, but nearing the end of the book I only rooted for someone to force her to see how she mistreated others, then drag her to a therapist to help her figure out how to interact with others.

To me Charlie's relationship with herself was even more central to EVEN WHEN YOU LIE TO ME than her relationship to Mr Drummond or Lila or her parents.

Rarely do I like a book, particularly a first person narrative, when I dislike a main character, but I did enjoy EVEN WHEN YOU LIE TO ME. It made me think.

Mr Drummond flirted with all his students. In some ways, his classes were more reminiscent of the way college professors interact with adult students, than high school students. Drummond tried to be the Cool Teacher, allowing his students to get away with too much. He didn't treat Charlie differently than the others, but she was vulnerable for validation and attention. He knew this, maybe too late, but once he realized, instead of putting up stronger boundaries, crossed the line repeatedly with Charlie. Whenever he lamely said no, she tried harder. This is when he needed to be teacher, rather than friend.

My biggest criticism about EVEN WHEN YOU LIE TO ME is how Jessica Alcott addressed masturbation through Charlie's Puritanical perceptions that normal, healthy self-pleasure was shamefully sinful. My other critique is not really Alcott's fault, but MCs who love literature, English class, English teachers are becoming clique. Maybe that's because writers, in general love English and literature, as do many readers. I like characters who favor English, but some diversity of interests, even if that means writers researching other subjects like math or science or a foreign language.

Bottom line EVEN WHEN YOU LIE TO ME is about a high school senior who has a crush on a teacher and difficult relationships with everyone, especially herself.