Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart

Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I read this book a part of the #yearofya twitter chat on trends in YA and this book did not disappoint. Loved the cover! Told from Jule's POV who I did not like at all- she was an unreliable narrator (once again, I do not like these kinds of characters) who finds her parents murdered when she is 7- she begins a life of being a genuine fraud and oh is she the best! The book goes in reverse chronological order as she tells of her many outfits, hairdos, and details the places where she finds her marks and sets to work. I really like Imogen and wished she had never crossed paths with Jules. She was rich, loved animals, loved her parents but did not like school or who she was and so ditches life and goes on the run with none other than Jules, who has been asked by Imogen's mom to find her and bring her home---so not happening! Loved Lockhart's writing, her characters were well drawn, and the jet setting places were so interesting. The ending is pure Jules "4 passports, 4 driver's licenses, 3 wigs, several thousand dollars in cash & a credit card belonging to Forrest Smith-Martin that would do for buying plane tickets." Jules was moving on.

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