Little Black Lies by Tish Cohen

1 star

Tish Cohen's debut teen novel lacks thrill.

After moving from Lundon, Massachusetts to Boston with her father, Sara Black is feeling uprooted, lost and alone. But upon arriving as the new girl at the high achieving Anton High School, Sara realizes she can start fresh, and tries to escape her shady past. No one needs to know the sordid details of her former life, right? So begins Sara’s web of tangled lies – little lies that end up becoming bigger and bigger until they threaten to implode on her.

Sounds messy? It is. While the concept behind Tish Cohen’s debut teen novel is a sound one, the book has no thrills – at least, not when compared similar teen novels such as Mean Girls and Gossip Girl. The supporting characters lack depth and aren’t very well developed. The book makes these teenagers sound utterly idiotic, despite their super-genius status. And in a classic “I-want-to-fit-in” plotline, Cohen stretches the scenario way beyond tangible to straight down ludicrous. Overall, Little Black Lies is a lacklustre attempt to break into the teen-lit scene.

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