![Hiding Lies (Eleanor Ames Series Book 2) by [Cross, Julie]](https://images-fe.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51ESl6X%2B4uL._SY346_.jpg)
I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads.
It has been 18 months since book 1 in this series and I was excited to finally be getting my hands on book 2.
Hiding Lies sees Miles in Turkey with his parents and Eleanor going on a three week field trip to New York City. But the field trip is just an excuse for Eleanor to go undercover in her father’s current con, working with the FBI in the hopes of getting her mother’s prison sentence reduced.
This story is full on from start to finish. Between school, her friends, her boyfriend Miles, her family, the FBI and the mob Eleanor has so many balls in the air. The collision of the different part of her life keep Eleanor on her toes and we get to see in her element, putting her skills as a con artist to good use.
The story has a few good twists and turns but I kept waiting for everything to go pear shaped. I loved seeing Eleanor working all sides and trying to decipher right from wrong and good from bad but it is a lot of presume on one high school student.
Hiding Lies is an excellent, fast paced action/mystery with a bit of family drama and some good solid teen romance and I had a great time reading it. I hope we don’t have to wait another 18 months for book 3.
Wicked Reads Review Team
Review
5 stars "Cross sets the pages of her stories ablaze with sizzling romance and entrancing mystery." --Victoria Scott, author of Violet Grenade
5 stars "Hiding Lies kept me reading way past my bedtime. Julie Cross delivers a riveting suspenseful story. I got sucked in on page one and ended up with a wicked book hangover." --Victoria Bunce, Teacher/advocate
4.5 stars "If this is the last book, Cross gave us a great ending, but I must say, I would love to read more of Eleanor and Miles' adventures." --Samantha, We Live and Breathe Books
5 stars "When I read these books I feel like I should be watching a great drama series on the CW!" --Sarah, Educator at Canisteo-Greenwood CSD
4.5 stars "Eleanor Ames is back and Hiding Lies was just as enjoyable as book one." --Kristi, Confessions of a YA Reader
5 stars "It's been one of the best reading experiences getting back into the world of Eleanor Ames. She is by far one of my favorite YA heroines and this is definitely a favorite series." --T. Rosado, Goodreads Reviewer
4 stars "This series is a fun young adult mystery with a snarky but likable main character." --Carrie, Carrie's Book Reviews
5 stars "I'm totally in love with Julie Cross's books. This is my fourth and I just can't wait for more! If she's writing I'm reading!" --Danielle, Chapters Through Life
4 stars "Cross provided an amazing, riveting and well balanced conspiracy, secret agent, romantic thriller." --Beth, Tome Tender
5 stars "I feel like I should be out of breath. The action just kept coming in this one. Ellie, our snarky, Veronica Mars-esque heroine is back and things have gotten more complicated than ever." --Lissa Hawley, Goodreads Reviewer
4 stars "This story is full on from start to finish. Between school, her friends, her boyfriend Miles, her family, the FBI and the mob Eleanor has so many balls in the air." --Veronica, Wicked Reads
5 stars "Hiding Lies is a fantastic book. It was full of suspense and I couldn't but it down." --Angela, Librarian at Whiting Public Library
4 stars "Hiding Lies was exactly what I was hoping for and more, and I undoubtedly recommend this one to anyone who's a fan of Veronica Mars, Nancy Drew, or suspense/thriller type mysteries." --Kirby, The Preppy Book Princess
Book Description
Fans of Veronica Mars or Ally Carter will love the snarky, whip-smart former con artist Eleanor, in this sequel to Chasing Truth.
