Kimberly answers “I have read this book and re-read it...”

Amy asked this question about Sometimes I Lie:

I have read this book and re-read it twice, am i missing the big twist at the end? I don't understand the ending at all or seem to be picking up on this shocking twist everybody is talking about. Its driving me crazy! Can anybody shed some light?

Kimberly I think the whole point of the ending, and the story, is that we never truly understand who Amber is as a person. I do believe that Claire was off her…moreI think the whole point of the ending, and the story, is that we never truly understand who Amber is as a person. I do believe that Claire was off her rocker and genuinely would blackmail Amber out of "love" in order to keep her in her life. I also believe Amber was truly a victim overall. She did bad things, most of which were put in motion by Claire, but was mostly at the mercy of her frail mind due to what Claire did as a child, and eventually her coma and what Edward did to her. I believe the "Taylor told me to do it" was the beginning of Claire's blackmail. If anyone ever found those journals, all fingers would point to Amber from just that one line, despite all other entries suggesting that Claire was fully responsible. It snowballed from there.

As for the ending...I think there are two possibilities. One -- it's Edward, somehow having acquired the bracelet and knowing good and well how it would frazzle Amber. Two -- Claire is still alive. We don't really know what happened to Claire. Last we hear of her is Amber noting that she is still breathing and her eyes are open. We never hear about the bodies, though Madeleine being charged for murder suggests at least one body was found. It's possible that only David died and it was assumed Claire did as well, though maybe she was able to leave enough of herself behind (DNA, clothing) to suggest she did in fact die. So why not claim her children? Because Amber is in control now. She's shown what she is capable of and now Claire is having to get creative. So she leaves the bracelet that she is still there, but distanced.

They're two sides of the same coin now. Two peas in a pod. Both capable of being the victim and villain.

"People think that good and bad are opposites, but they're wrong. They're just a mirror image of one another in broken glass."(less)

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