Micah knows wrong and right, but can't help her compulsive lying. She loves biology (true), her boyfriend is called Zach (well, sort of), Zach is murdered (true) and she doesn't have a broken heart (lie). Micah makes her own world much more interesting and convoluted than it really is, or does she? What is her family really like? What really happened to Zach? Who is Micah?

Larbalestier sucks you in like a black hole of brilliant writing. The whole narrative style feels completely unique, leaving much up to the reader to decide what they want to believe. Never before have you had such an unreliable narrator. Is this scene real? Is this dialogue between characters made up? Is it true? Micah isn't the one who is confused. She just lies – a lot. Everyone lies, but none like Micah. Simple - but not to the reader.

Yet another thing to fall in love with about Liar is the structure of the book. It's not linear; it's more like someone who is remembering events and then going off course with when this happened or explaining who this is. It's a much entwined story, but easy for the reader to follow (with headers like “Before”, “After”, “Family History” etc). Story and style flow together beautifully, inextricable.

Such an incredible book - such a mind-blowing and awesome read - cannot be missed by anyone. In creating a novel that should be studied at universities (as well as for making an utterly pleasurable read), Larbalestier presents something that cannot be narrowed down by boundaries like gender or genre. It's not quite crime; it's not 'just for girls'.
Dare to trust in this: you will not regret it. After all, no one really knows the “truth”.