Remember the movie The DUFF with Wesley and Bianca? Lying out Loud takes us back to their high school and the main two characters are Sonny and Amy. Amy happens to be Wesley's younger sister and he and Bianca also appear in this story, so it was cool to see that they did get a happily ever after - after high school. This book takes on a modern twist of Cyrano De Bergerac as we have our main male character, Ryder. Ryder and Sonny are at odds ends and they seem to bring out the worst in each other and he happens to have the biggest crush on Amy - his version of Miss Perfect. Sonny has a habit of lying which gets her into lots of trouble throughout the novel and the cause of the story. It starts innocently where she pretends to be Amy and chats to Ryder.Ryder soon replies and the pair start talking and getting to know one another. Sonny really should confess and stop, but she finds herself pretending to be Amy. When things start to complicate and Sonny starts falling head over heels for Ryder, she confesses to Amy what she has done. Now the pair must find a way to work together to get Ryder to hate Amy and fall in love with Sonny. What will happen though when the truth explodes and everyone involved gets hurt because of the lies and secrecy? Can the friendships/romance repair or will it be destroyed? Find out in Lying Out Loud by Kody Keplinger - a fun yet edgy YA read.