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And then it gets a further twist in the end when it turns out Noa was actually attempting to invoke this with Imogen because that's who she thinks Jule is. Noa exploits this in the opening chapter by specifically making conversation about things she knows will draw Jule in Jule all but kicks herself for it when she realizes what's going on.Subverted the reason Imogen and Jule seem to have so much in common is because Jule is deliberately doing or playing up things she knows Imogen will like. She only gets involved with Imogen in the first place because she's being paid to do so, but eventually grows to see Imogen as her best friend, even though Imogen isn't nearly as invested in the relationship as she is. Because You Were Nice to Me: Jule tends to latch onto people who she perceives as being accepting of her true nature.

Anachronic Order: The book starts with Noa coming upon Jule in the hotel, then goes backward to reveal how she got there, and backward to reveal how she got to the point before that, and so on, before jumping back to the present time.

Ambiguous Disorder: Jule is almost completely unconcerned with anyone's feelings besides her own, and despite being a very skilled manipulator, she has a habit of latching on to people who treat her with enough kindness, which blinds her to their very human flaws.

She nearly killed a boy with a shoe, which was why she went on the run.

Action Girl: Jule is strong from swimming and, although she has no formal training, a pretty good fighter, usually with improvised weapons.

The book tells the story in reverse order, going back through the last year of Jule's life and exploring how she ended up with her best friend's name, and what exactly she's running from. Besides being orphans and having slightly similar appearances, the girls seem to have very little in common, and yet when the story opens, Jule has taken on Imogen's identity and is hiding out in a hotel in Mexico.

It tells the story of Jule, a social chameleon with a mysterious past and a bad habit of getting into fights, and Imogen, a wealthy heiress who reacts very negatively to having anyone else's expectations pushed on her. Genuine Fraud is a young adult mystery thriller by E.