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For fans of the hit Netflix series Inventing Anna and The Girls I've Been comes a bold young adult thriller about a teen scammer who won't let boys, friends, or even murder get in her way.
Amelia Wu is great at relationships. So great, in fact, that she’s in three of them. Why choose between the suave debate team captain, the charming indie filmmaker, and the tennis star when she can be with them all?
The catch? None of them know about each other. It works perfectly. They’re in love with her—or the versions of her that they get. Amy. Ellie. Mia. And she’s in love with the lavish dinners, fancy yacht trips, and expensive gifts. Times three.
But schemes always get complicated, don’t they? When Amelia's best friend ends up dead, her alleged murder shocks their placid beachside city. And soon, Amelia's carefully planned relationships start to dangerously unravel.
In a fit of desperation, Amelia teams up with her academic nemesis Jackie, the editor-in-chief of the school newspaper and a self-proclaimed true crime junkie, to get to the bottom of this.
After all, Amelia needs to keep her boyfriends close and her enemies closer if she wants to keep her scam—and herself—afloat.
Amelia Wu is great at relationships. So great, in fact, that she’s in three of them. Why choose between the suave debate team captain, the charming indie filmmaker, and the tennis star when she can be with them all?
The catch? None of them know about each other. It works perfectly. They’re in love with her—or the versions of her that they get. Amy. Ellie. Mia. And she’s in love with the lavish dinners, fancy yacht trips, and expensive gifts. Times three.
But schemes always get complicated, don’t they? When Amelia's best friend ends up dead, her alleged murder shocks their placid beachside city. And soon, Amelia's carefully planned relationships start to dangerously unravel.
In a fit of desperation, Amelia teams up with her academic nemesis Jackie, the editor-in-chief of the school newspaper and a self-proclaimed true crime junkie, to get to the bottom of this.
After all, Amelia needs to keep her boyfriends close and her enemies closer if she wants to keep her scam—and herself—afloat.
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December 8, 2025
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Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
This was a wild and fun ride.
Amelia is dating 3 boys at once while assuming fake identities. A plan she made with her best friend, Ingrid. At first you’re left wondering, why? What does she have to gain from these three boys? When Ingrid’s body is found after a party one of her boyfriend’s three she discovers the world she created is a lot smaller than it appears.
For most of this book I couldn’t stand Amelia. I kept wondering why she was doing what she was doing. As the story unfurled I found myself thinking of her much differently and even rooting for her. Boy oh boy was she something else.
Thank you to net-galley for the e-arc.
Amelia is dating 3 boys at once while assuming fake identities. A plan she made with her best friend, Ingrid. At first you’re left wondering, why? What does she have to gain from these three boys? When Ingrid’s body is found after a party one of her boyfriend’s three she discovers the world she created is a lot smaller than it appears.
For most of this book I couldn’t stand Amelia. I kept wondering why she was doing what she was doing. As the story unfurled I found myself thinking of her much differently and even rooting for her. Boy oh boy was she something else.
Thank you to net-galley for the e-arc.
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This book will be such an easy booktalk to encourage readers to give it a try. Even though Amelia was faking different identities to go out with three guys at the same time, she was such a likable character as she tried to solve the mystery of how her best friend was killed. The turns and twists made this so hard to put down!
This book will be such an easy booktalk to encourage readers to give it a try. Even though Amelia was faking different identities to go out with three guys at the same time, she was such a likable character as she tried to solve the mystery of how her best friend was killed. The turns and twists made this so hard to put down!
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Thank you Netgalley and Penguin Young Readers Group for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.
It was good. But not my usual genre. I would recommend it to others. Expected release date August 18 2026
It was good. But not my usual genre. I would recommend it to others. Expected release date August 18 2026
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February 23, 2026A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
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