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The Girl Who Kissed a Lie: An Otherworld novella by [Skylar Dorset]

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"Romantic, suspenseful and witty all at once — ALICE IN WONDERLAND meets NEVERWHERE." – Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author of the Evernight series on The Girl Who Never Was

Don't miss this enchanting prequel to the exciting summer debut of The Girl Who Never Was. Before the enchantment breaks, Selkie thinks she's just an average teenage girl...

It's the beginning of summer vacation, and everyone at Selkie Stewart's Boston high school is excited. Except for Selkie, who sees herself standing at the edge of an abyss of Nothing To Do. Selkie doesn't want to spend her summer scouring the kitchen for gnomes with her crazy aunts or mooning over the enigmatic boy on Boston Common. So instead Selkie goes in search of a job. What she finds is a new best friend, a cute boy who might be more than he seems, and even more question about her mother and her past — and a sense that Selkie's adventures are just beginning.

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12 - 17 years
Print length

95 pages
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English
Grade level

7 - 12
Publisher

Sourcebooks Fire
Publication date

May 6, 2014
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00JPPNT6S
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sourcebooks Fire (May 6, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 6, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 459 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 95 pages

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Zapkode Marie

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 16, 2014

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{My Thoughts} – Selkie wants to be normal. She tries to tell herself that she can be normal if she tries hard enough. She wants to believe that she can do normal things, go out with her friends, date, have a job etc… Selkie is anything but normal though and sooner or later she will realize it.

The best thing about this series is that it’s about a teenage girl that thinks she has to be just like everyone else. That she has to conform to what is considered the norn of everyone around her. She was home schooled and now attends High School. She has no friends and her Aunts are incredibly strange.

She is a pocketer, in other words she collects random things and keeps them in her pockets in case she may need them another time in her life. It’s interesting that she gets a job working for someone that does nearly the same thing. Has shelves full of discarded unwanted items in her store.

She gets her job through the help of another girl from school. This is where we get to know more about Kelsey. I have to admit I love her character as much as I love Selkie and Ben’s.

This was a really nice short story that helped to give more insight on the storyline. I can’t wait to read book number two. This series is definitely one that I find enjoyable and entertaining!

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Sunshine Reviewer

Interesting Premise

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 28, 2015

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"The Girl Who Kissed a Lie" by Skylar Dorset is a short prequel novella that introduces readers to the series. At first I was not sure what to make of the storyline, it was a bit confusing at times, but as it went on, I got more and more intrigued about what was unfolding.

The story follows an unusual girl name Selkie who lives with two VERY unusual aunts (they think gnomes are invading for one thing), has an insane father, doesn't know her mother, as well as has very few friends. As school lets out and summer starts, Selkie decides to venture out of her comfort zone (and sheltered life) to find a summer job, make new friends and discover more about the mom she never knew. However, the more she learns and the more people she meets, the more she discovers that her life and future are not what they seem. Interesting premise and characters; I look forward to checking out the other books in the series.

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G. Levin

Don't expect to be able to stop after just this prequel...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 29, 2014

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Loved this! I'm in the middle of reading The Girl Who Never Was, so I recognized the characters' names and already had some idea of Selkie's background and relationships, without knowing yet where events are leading her. I imagine someone who hadn't started reading the main novel yet would still really enjoy this; it gives the background nicely without feeling like it's repeating the beginning of the novel. The characters are so appealing and the mysteries drew me in right away. Highly recommend you check it out! Just realize that as soon as you finish reading it, you'll be off to get your hands on The Girl Who Never Was; there's a preview of that book included with this ebook download which will pull you right in!

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Books and Things

This was cute.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 31, 2015

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The main character is likeable and humorous. Her voice is the type of quirky-awkward that I can get into. An event that happened halfway through sucked me into the story (which I'd found mildly amusing up until that point). The book felt more like a teaser prequel than a novella, with 38% of the content being sample chapters from the first book in the series. Nevertheless, I liked what I read enough to want to read more.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 6, 2018

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An intriguing prequel to start this series. Looking forward to learning more. Getting to know Selkie and her story and what lies ahead.

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Emily

Read this after you've read the first book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 24, 2014

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I think this is one of those novellas that you really need to read after you’ve read the first book. I know, I know, it says #0.5 on Goodreads! But I spent much of this novella just a little confused and not really sure what was going on or what point it served.

Actually, reading this novella made me less excited to read the first book in the Otherworld series The Boy Who Kissed A Lie…I have a confession to make. I still haven’t read the first book. I will be rectifying that soon though so keep your eyes on the blog because maybe all of my feelings will change!

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terry ewing

What's Normal ?

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 20, 2014

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Selkie , a young lady who lives with her great aunts was a loaner . When a classmate, Kelsey , offers to be a friend , Selkie wonders if she is normal . A strange workplace and an unusual first date gives the girls more things to ponder An unusual story .

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 25, 2015

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I think it is better to read this after you read the first book, so much more makes sense . I enjoyed it!

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Laura of Lurking

Lovely fairytale fantasy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 13, 2014

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Strong language: None
Drugs: None
Violence: Vague / negligible
Sexual content: Negligible

This novella has a conversational style to the first person narrative, instantly making you like the girl and feel a part of her rather bizarre world. Generally I liked how this felt, it read very naturally, but at times it made the protagonist sound considerably younger than she was supposed to be, almost as if she was talking down to you. This is something I can overlook though, in light of the positives.

The characters are slightly offbeat, almost making the "normal" characters, if you can consider them that, feel out of place! All the characters are colourful, filling their roles as awkward youths or crazy old ladies with few words but good coverage.

The plot follows a girl, Selkie, as she gets her first real summer break, due to having been previously home-schooled by her aunts and all the trouble she can get herself in in a quiet town.

I read this is one sitting, it's an easy read with short chapters, ideal for commuting. Take a few minutes out of your day to enjoy the simple pleasures of a fairy tale for children and adults alike.

Julie Wilson

Lovely style of writing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 9, 2014

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I don't like normally like any type of fantasy, but the blurb for this short novel engaged me enough to download it. It turned out to be a really engaging story, written in an easy style, that shows what a good writer Skylar Dorset is. The story laid lots of clues to the next in the series, and even includes a sample of that book at the end. I immediately liked the character of Selkie and her take on the world, a world described in both its 'normality' and strangeness. Lovely.

linda pykett

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 23, 2021

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Great read.

Sarah

2.5 stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 15, 2014

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Well, there was one interesting event, but for the most part I was bored. The story just didn't grab me at all, and I found it a struggle to get to the end. Considering how short this is, that is bad!
5 out of 10.

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