"Gray has a sure-footed understanding of the adolescent mind (so much so that I often winced in pleasurable recognition) and creates a gripping, smoothly executed psychodrama... I genuinely could not stop reading this: a treat for teens and above." -- Philip Womack * Literary Review * "Julia Gray's impressive, Patricia Highsmith inspired Little Liar... puts readers into the hands of the ultimate unreliable narrator for a story that never lets you stay too long on stable ground - it's nail-biting stuff." * Waterstones Children's Summer Reading Round-Up * "This gripping psychological thriller, crackling with the intensities of female friendship, confirms [Julia Gray] as a highly original new talent in YA fiction" -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller * "Julia Gray's second novel is a superb psychological thriller with a distinctive voice, a clever blend of contemporary realism and classic noir." -- Claire Hennessy * Inis Reading Guide * "Julia Gray has created an immensely powerful psychological thriller which challenges our whole understanding of behaviour and warns against passing judgement" * Carousel * "Intelligent, gripping, highly original." -- Andrea Reece * Lovereading * "Intense, psychological, gripping; The Talented Mr Ripley for YA" -- Anna McKerrow "Smart, gripping and sharply-observed YA, with a pitch-perfect narrative voice." * Katherine Woodfine * "Another wildly inventive, thrillingly unreliable narrator from the immeasurably talented Julia Gray. Full of twists and turns this story leaves you wondering who is telling the tallest story. A great novel about truth and lies and what we need to believe to stay alive." -- Julia Bell "...a gripping, memorable page turner that I am glad to have read." * Teach Secondary *