The Lying Game #5: Cross My Heart, Hope to Die audiobook

** spoiler alert ** I liked this book overall, just hope they don't extend it after the 6th book. Some parts were boring, mainly the Ethan/Emma parts. Just never warmed up to Ethan. NISHA DIED!!! I was shocked, was really starting to like her. At this point, how can you not suspect Ethan. He wasn't at school the day Nisha died, home "sick", yeah right. You would think Emma was notice if he was somewhat sick when he came over for dinner. And what about his whereabouts the night Sutton died?Emma, what the hell is wrong with you? How can you sleep with Ethan after he insults your dead twin and you in front of a party? She is starting to make me angry as the series goes on, suspects everyone around her just by one scary sounding comment they make and then proves they were innocent. She should be investigating her ally, how dense can she be. The good things Emma did in this book: find out more about Becky and apologize to Charlotte in Sutton's name, KISS THAYER ;) and apologize to Celeste, who I believe will help her in the next book. Just when I think I couldn't love Thayer more than I do, I'm proven wrong and I'm OBSESSED. His romance with Sutton, even thought told in past tense, is definitely more interesting than Emma's with Ethan. I can actually feel the love they had for each other. I'm going to feel so sorry for him when he finds out Sutton is dead. Hopefully he doesn't relapse.

** spoiler alert ** I absolutely loved this book and it finally made my suspicions clear about ethan killing sutton. Its so obvious he killed her and heres why:1. emma has never asked where he was the night sutton died2. sutton saw his telescope that night but she never saw him3. ethan claims he followed mads car when they choked sutton with her necklace because he had a feeling, but he was obviously obsessed with her4. why was he always at the tennis courts near suttons house when he doesn't live by there. He was obviously waiting for her to befriend her.5. Why is it that Thayer was runned over the night sutton died. He didnt want Sutton and Thayer together6. Why hasn't ethan been killed if he knows to much about the secret.7. He claims the file had information of him hitting his dad but he was released. The file would not have been so thick over one incident so he obviously didn't tell emma everything that was on the file.8. why was ethan sick the same day nisha died and was late to dinner. He lives right next to nisha so he killed her because nisha found out what was on the file.9. a note shows up in emmas car when they were on a date. She got there firsg so he obviously put it thereThe bottom line is that ethan liked sutton and he is mentally ill which is why he screamed at emma at the party and called her sutton and a slut. He is with emma because she is the next best thing to sutton. He killed sutton and tried to kill thayer.

Sara Shepard, I'm loyal to you. You need to stop saying you will do this many books and end up adding more. I heard now there will be six, keep it a six. Is a good number for a series as this. From the summary then it means we won't find out who the killer is on the fourth book. BUMMER.

Oh the rants I had while reading this book and even after completing it. I am a Sara Shepard addict and I'm not ashamed to admit it. The Lying Game series I happen to like more than The PLL series simply because the series is so far (AND HOPEFULLY WILL FOREVER BE) shorter and more interesting, plot wise. But every book is so predictable. Emma is going to have a brand new suspect and it absolutely HAD to be them and there is no other explanation that person is a murderer there is no evidence against them it is not at all possible and they had a perfect motive. Then at the end there is absolutely no possible way it could have possibly been that person and Emma was obviously crazy to even imagine it. WAKE UP SUTTON. WAKE UP. I'm not even sure if Sutton is really dead. She could even just be in a coma. But what I'm 100% positive of is that Sara has no fricken clue who killed Sutton. What I'm praying is that there won't be some bs ending like in Pretty Little Liars where Sutton killed Sutton. Because no. That is just not okay. I haven't watched The Lying Game series because I don't want to ruin the book. Because I get so frustrated when movies or shows don't follow the book. Just no. When I finish the series I probably will watch the show, just because I won't be able to not. I am praying that Seven Minutes In Heaven is the LAST Lying Game book. It is necessary. It is time for the series to end. Pleaseeeeeeeeeee don't turn this into PLL. And as to who I suspect killed Sutton (or, my opinion, who put Sutton in a coma that caused an out of body type thing) I have absolutely no idea. I know it was someone. It had to be foul play, there's nothing else it could possibly be. It wouldn't make sense. I don't think Sutton attempted suicide because when Sutton was Sutton it was Sutton time and Sutton loved Sutton and everyone loved Sutton and the people who didn't love Sutton were a waste of space because Sutton was the immortal shiznat who would live forever because she was Sutton. I don't think she would commit suicide. I read somewhere that it could be (view spoiler)[ Madeline's mom (hide spoiler)] and there reasons were spot on and it made sense but I'm not sure. I don't suspect anyone really. And to anyone trying to point the finger on Ethan..... NO JUST NO GO AWAY GET OUTTA MY FACE Ethan would never do that. Ethan is perfect.Dear Ethan,["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>

** spoiler alert ** I loved this one, and cant wait for the sixth. But there are somethings I am DYING to talk about and would love feedback, because none of my friends read this series and I have no one to talk about my theories with. Okay, Sutton's killer. (If she is, in fact, dead. And not in some state of comatose or something) Ethan anybody? He had slight motive to kill Sutton because of the Lying Game prank they pulled on him. He is never suspected because Emma loves him. But Nishas dead. And she knew something. Probably something about Ethan seeing as he has a file in the psych ward at the hospital, where her dad is a psychiatrist. When Emma told Nisha about how she found out Ethan's file was nothing too serious just a family problem, Nisha went to open her mouth to say something, but kept her comments to herself. And now her mouth is shut for good. Ethan stayed home "sick" the day Nisha was murdered and he is her next door neighbor so he could easily have gotten into her backyard to kill her in her pool. If he was really so "sick" he wouldnt of attended dinner at the Mercer house. He also claimed he was late to dinner because of his mother. Or was he late because he was busing killing Nisha? Being at dinner with the Mercers while Nisha's dad finds her dead body is Ethan's alibi. But how would Ethan know Nisha knew something? And if it is Ethan, I feel like someone would have to be working with him since Emma hears noises and feels like she is being watched everytime she is alone with Ethan.Yet, I feel like this is maybe all coincidental and Sara Shepard wants us to think its Ethan although it is not. We've run low on suspects seeing as Laurel, Mads, Char, Becky, Nisha, Ted, the Twitter Twins and Thayer have been cleared. So I can almost guarantee in book 6 that Emma will begin to suspect Ethan and become closer to Thayer. (And its a total Sara Shepard move to have Emma sleep with Ethan in book 5, and then have her suspect him to be her sister's murderer in book 6)Perhaps someone is framing Ethan? Will Emma tell Thayer who she really is?Something else that keeps bothering me is that does anybody remember in the first book was Char's dad was supposed to be out of town, but Emma saw him in the canyon when she first arrived in Arizona? I hope Sara explains this further in book six. It all seems very fishy to me, and although it was a small detail i believe it might be very important to the story line. After all, Emma was strangled in Chars kitchen that one night, and it would be extremely easy for Mr Chamberlain to pull that one off. But what would Mr. Chamberlain's motive be? So basically, my theory summed up is that the killer is either Mr. Chamberlain or Ethan. Sorry this was so long, but thank you for reading if you did. I would love to hear some of your opinions! Book 5 left off with a total cliffhanger, I think it was the best ending to all of the books yet. Cant wait for number 6, July 30th cant get here fast enough!

This series is really intense and it always keeps me guessing. The book slowly reveals information but it still keeps you wondering who the killer is. As soon as we have a suspect we discover that they aren't the killer. I can't wait to see how this series will wrap up. I honestly have no idea who the killer is and I think it will be a shock once everything is revealed. There was a massive cliffhanger at the end of this book which was really unexpected and left me really shocked. I prefer this series to the PLL series as the PLL series has been dragged out for too long. I am currently reading book 8 and there are still more to read. I'm glad that this series is shorter and I can't wait to see how it will conclude.

This series is so good, I'm in love!! We finally got to learn more about Becky, and Emma's relationship with Ethan came to a beautiful (though not quite clean) peak. It is a bit heartbreaking to see Sutton watching her friends and yearning to be with them, but at least she gets to feel it all through Emma! The flashbacks are wonderful. My only issue was, I feel like the author is beginning to drag this on for too long. A book per suspect is a bit of a lot; I expected it to be completed in two books originally. I'm not really going to complain though, lol. These books have just enough suspense and solutions to keep me interested! I absolutely recommend for mystery lovers!

Vollständiges Review auch hier: https://xobooksheaven.wordpress.com/Für diejenigen, die Band 1 – 3 noch nicht gelesen haben, könnte die Rezension Spoiler enthalten!!!!!Inhalt:»Sutton ist tot. Sag es niemandem. Spiel weiter mit … Oder du bist als Nächste dran.« Vor zwei Monaten wurde Emma Paxtons Zwillingsschwester Sutton umgebracht und der unbekannte Mörder hat Emma gezwungen, Suttons Platz einzunehmen. Emma ist fest entschlossen, den Täter zu entlarven. Die Shortlist der Verdächtigen wird immer kürzer, aber Emma hat noch keine wirklich heiße Spur. Der Verdacht gegen Suttons Stiefschwester hat sich in Luft aufgelöst. Bleibt noch Emmas und Suttons leibliche Mutter Becky, die vor kurzem aus dem Nichts wiederaufgetaucht ist. Und sofort erkannt hat, dass Emma nicht Sutton ist – etwas, das nur Emmas Freund Ethan und der Mörder wissen. Reiner Mutterinstinkt? Oder weiß Becky mehr, als sie zugibt?Quelle: randomhouse.deMeinung:Ich fange wieder mit dem Schreibstil an. Wie in den anderen Teilen, war dieser auch in diesem Buch wieder sehr angenehm. Genaueres könnt ihr bei den Rezensionen zu Band 3 und Band 4 nachlesen, da sich der Schreibstil nicht sehr verändert hat.Dieses Buch ist eines der besten in der Reihe, wie ich finde, da man sehr viel über Emmas/Suttons Familiengeschichte erfährt und es auch viele Szenen mit Becky, ihrer Mutter gibt. Positiv war auch, dass es nicht nach Schema F (Emma verdächtigt Jemanden – dieser Jemand sagt etwas komisches – sie ist sich sicher, dass dieser Jemand der Mörder ist – es stellt sich heraus, dass ihre Vermutung falsch war) geschrieben wurde. Somit bekommt der Leser viele neue Informationen und kann einige Sachen besser verstehen.Auch ist in diesem Band mehr Fokus auf die Beziehung von Emma und Ethan gerichtet, d.h. viele Pärchenszenen, die von Gesprächen über Suttons Mörder überschattet werden. Was mir hier nicht gefallen hat, (view spoiler)[war die Szene in der Emma und Ethan zum ersten Mal miteinander schlafen. Ich mein im Auto? Zuerst ziert sich Emma so und ist sich unsicher und dann tun sie es im Auto? (hide spoiler)] Das fand ich sehr unlogisch und hat mir wirklich gar nicht gefallen.Schön war es, als Becky mit Emma im Canyon redet und die Rückblenden von Sutton, die sie und Becky eben auch an diesem Ort zeigen. Diese Mutter-Tochter Sachen waren sozusagen mein Highlight im Buch, weil die wirklich schön und durchdacht geschrieben wurden. (view spoiler)[Ich hätte allerdings nicht damit gerechnet, dass Becky noch eine Tochter hat, bin aber gespannt, ob auf das Thema im letzten Teil mehr eingegangen wird. (hide spoiler)]Natürlich darf ein Lügenspielstreich auch in diesem Band nicht fehlen. Emma versucht auch dieses Mal den Streich nicht ausarten zu lassen und sie schafft das auch sehr gut. Ihre Freunde stört das nicht mehr und ich finde es toll zu lesen, dass diese Suttons Veränderung auch bemerken und es positiv finden, denn bevor Emma Sutton spielte, war sie wirklich gemein, auch zu ihren Freunden.Mit dem Ende habe ich allerdings nicht gerechnet. Das war wirklich sehr schockierend. (view spoiler)[Nisha wusste etwas, das dem Mörder nicht passte, sie wollte es Emma sagen doch sie wurde vorher umgebracht. Das fand ich etwas schade, da ich Nisha mochte und sie und Emma Freunde geworden sind. Ich bin sehr sicher, dass Nisha wusste, wer der Mörder ist und sie darum umgebracht wurde, aber im nächsten Band klärt sich das sicher auf. (hide spoiler)]Wer ist nun der Mörder?Meine Vermutung hat sich immer noch nicht geändert. ETHAN! Wer denn sonst? Hat Emma ihn denn schon mal gefragt, was er in der Mordnacht getan hat? Nein. Auch war es verdächtig, dass er nicht in die Schule kam und genau zu dieser Zeit Nisha umgebracht wurde. Praktisch, dass er gleich neben ihr wohnt. Wenn er es nicht ist komm ich mir wirklich doof vor, aber es deutet ja alles auf ihn hin. Was ich bei meiner Rezension zu Band 4 vergessen hab: Er kann hacken und daher wäre es für ihn kein Problem sich in Chars Alarmanlage zu hacken. Dann wäre es auch ein Leichtes für ihn gewesen, Emma damals bei Char zu Hause zu würgen.Ich bin schon super gespannt, wer denn nun der Mörder ist, aber ich hab Band 6 noch nicht und durch mein Kaufverbot kann das noch etwas dauern. GRRRRR!Fazit:Meiner Meinung nach einer der besten Teile bis jetzt! Man erfährt viel über Emmas und Suttons Familiengeschichte und auch über Becky, was ich sehr spannend fand. Klare Empfehlung für alle die, natürlich, die anderen Teile schon gelesen haben, oder die Reihe beginnen wollen. Das Buch bekommt 4 von 5 Sterne.

I cant wait for this book to come out! i just finished reading #4, and now, as always, i want to know what happened next. Does anyone think they know who Sutton's killer is? thats what i want to know. at the end of the book, i ended up making a list of possible suspects based on what we dont know about where they were the night sutton died. here it is: Becky (duh.) Ethan (did emma ever ask where he was the night Sutton died? Sara would end up having him be the killer) Garret (unlikely, since he still tried to sleep with Sutton/Emma) Nisha (very unlikely, since she was at the sleepover) Charlotte (she was with Mads, but that doesn't mean she was there the whole night. Still, unlikely that she killed Sutton) Madeline(she was with Char, upset about her dad. i doubt she killed sutton.) Gabbi and Lili (highly doubt it) Mr. Chamberlin(eh.) Mrs. Mercer (just for the heck of it) Mr. Vega (he's violent enough to do it) right now, im leaninng towards Mr. Vega, Mr. Chamberlin, and ethan. ethan seems like he would do it, if he had some mental disorder. what do you think?

I really like Lying Game series.. But I think Sara might've dragged it too long!! Please.. We just wanna know who killed Sutton!! **SPOILERS ALERT!** Okay, after reading this series, my suspicion is on Ethan. Why? Because... :1) Emma NEVER asked him where he was the night Sutton died2) He obviously had a crush on Sutton and was kinda obsessed with her.3) He could've hacked into Sutton's Facebook page and replied to Emma's message(Book 1) and lured her to Tucson, since he's good with computer and stuff.4) He might want to get revenge on Sutton, because of the Lying Game prank about his scholarship.5) He could've hacked the Chamberlain's house alarm system.6) The killer didnt do anything when Ethan knew everything about the real Emma.ANNDDD... He obviously killed Nisha!! Since he was "home sick" and was late for the Mercer's dinner.. So... Anyone agree with me??

This book was sooooooo good. It was exciting and thrilling and had so many twists. If you love books that have you hanging on to every word, this is the book for you. If you love books where you need to known every clue to figure it out, this is the book for you. This whole series has had so many interesting characters and so many potential killers! This is a thrilling, mysterious, and even romantic book! READ IT!

These books are getting better and better. I really enjoyed the exploration into mental illness and the idea that some people are just sick and can't be "fixed." Becky is such an interesting character because she's so flawed but also so caring (in her own warped way). I think the author finally painted her characters with some different layers the more we got to know about Becky - we saw that Mr. Mercer had some depth, as well as Mrs. Mercer and Emma. I also think it was interesting to present a character with mental illness that had two great parents. All too often, people think that those with mental illness just weren't raised right. So not the case. Some parents are wonderful and some people are just damaged on the inside.And I'm still pro-Thayer and suspecting Ethan more and more. We shall see!