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silkcaramel's review
5.0
THIS BOOK. I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO EXPLAIN HOW MUCH I LOVED IT AND HOW MUCH EVERY GIRL IN THIS PLANET SHOULD READ THIS AMAZING PIECE OF WRITING. Seriously. My feels are all over the place. I've been wanting to read this book ever since I got on GR, pratically, but it was only available in Australia. THANKFULLY, a good friend of mine went there for vacation with her parents and she gave me the book as a gift when she got back (I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, LAVI!). My friends are awesome, I know. And, obviously, I started it right away.
It got me hooked from the very first word. Shirley Marr's writing is fluid and she manages to make you tense and on the edge of your sit the entire book, while she slowly uncovers the mystery of what happened to get 3 teenage girls to a police station and one of them confessing to murder. That's how the book starts. We get to meet our MC, Eliza Boans, a rich, priviledged mean girl from East Rivermoore, the exclusive neighborhood for the aussie elite. But if you think Eliza is the typical mean girl from YA contemporary books or if you think this is your typical YA book, THINK AGAIN. Eliza doesn't hide from anyone the fact that she is spoiled, mean and bitch, and while we get to understand why she's that way through the book, she doesn't try to make herself the victim at any moment. She doesn't try to earn your pity, or anyone else's for the matter, and she's not sorry for who she is and what she did. Her sarcasm, intelligence, dark humor and no-nonsense attitude and the fact that she doesn't sugarcoat things or is fake with anyone won me over completely. She is by far one of my favorite MCs in YA literature, especially contemporary YA.
I LOVED her relationship with her best friends, Lexi and Marianne, and the sorority and tight friendship between them, even though they have their differences, especially Mari and Eliza. Their relationship, as well as Eliza's relationship with Neil (MY POOR HEART), was one of my favorite things about this book.
Also, the way Marr interwoven the myth of The Furies with the story and serious themes like victim's blame, sexism, male priviledge and others was so so good! To have a YA book, told through the POV of a teenage girl, that talks about those issues in a real and believable way, without sugarcoating anything but also in a way that's understandable it's so important. I was, during certain scenes, absolutely furious (pun intended) about what was happening and most importantly, that it was something totally worth of happening in real life. Hell, it's something that happens FREQUENTLY. And by the end of the book, you'll want to help the three Furys yourself.
The ending of the book left me in pieces but at the same time wanting more. I wanted to follow Eliza, Lexi and Marianne a little bit longer, see how they were after everything. I felt I needed an epilogue, but I can see why the author chose not to give us one and it didn't take anything away from the true beauty that is this book. If you have a chance, GO READ THIS NOW. Seriously. Go.
This book reminded me of Dare Me, by Megan Abbot, even though they are entirely different. I think it's because I felt the same way I did while reading Dare Me, that tension, that uneasiness, the dread of what was coming, but the need to know what happens next and not wanting to put the book down. I kinda like these kinds of books, I think.
5 furious stars. Eliza and her friends will be on my mind for a long while.
It got me hooked from the very first word. Shirley Marr's writing is fluid and she manages to make you tense and on the edge of your sit the entire book, while she slowly uncovers the mystery of what happened to get 3 teenage girls to a police station and one of them confessing to murder. That's how the book starts. We get to meet our MC, Eliza Boans, a rich, priviledged mean girl from East Rivermoore, the exclusive neighborhood for the aussie elite. But if you think Eliza is the typical mean girl from YA contemporary books or if you think this is your typical YA book, THINK AGAIN. Eliza doesn't hide from anyone the fact that she is spoiled, mean and bitch, and while we get to understand why she's that way through the book, she doesn't try to make herself the victim at any moment. She doesn't try to earn your pity, or anyone else's for the matter, and she's not sorry for who she is and what she did. Her sarcasm, intelligence, dark humor and no-nonsense attitude and the fact that she doesn't sugarcoat things or is fake with anyone won me over completely. She is by far one of my favorite MCs in YA literature, especially contemporary YA.
I LOVED her relationship with her best friends, Lexi and Marianne, and the sorority and tight friendship between them, even though they have their differences, especially Mari and Eliza. Their relationship, as well as Eliza's relationship with Neil (MY POOR HEART), was one of my favorite things about this book.
Also, the way Marr interwoven the myth of The Furies with the story and serious themes like victim's blame, sexism, male priviledge and others was so so good! To have a YA book, told through the POV of a teenage girl, that talks about those issues in a real and believable way, without sugarcoating anything but also in a way that's understandable it's so important. I was, during certain scenes, absolutely furious (pun intended) about what was happening and most importantly, that it was something totally worth of happening in real life. Hell, it's something that happens FREQUENTLY. And by the end of the book, you'll want to help the three Furys yourself.
The ending of the book left me in pieces but at the same time wanting more. I wanted to follow Eliza, Lexi and Marianne a little bit longer, see how they were after everything. I felt I needed an epilogue, but I can see why the author chose not to give us one and it didn't take anything away from the true beauty that is this book. If you have a chance, GO READ THIS NOW. Seriously. Go.
This book reminded me of Dare Me, by Megan Abbot, even though they are entirely different. I think it's because I felt the same way I did while reading Dare Me, that tension, that uneasiness, the dread of what was coming, but the need to know what happens next and not wanting to put the book down. I kinda like these kinds of books, I think.
5 furious stars. Eliza and her friends will be on my mind for a long while.
ambiiumm23's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
earl_grey___________'s review
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
elzasbokhylla's review
3.0
This book is part of my 2016 reading challenge
I didn’t have any expectations when I started to read this book. I bought this book randomly in a bookstore a couple of months ago because I thought the cover and the blurb were interesting.
I must say I was happily surprised! This was actually really good. Well.. at the beginning I was a bit skeptical, but it got better and better.
This is about the Eliza Boans, a privileged teenager living in the exclusive community of East Rivermoor. When we first meet Eliza, she is sitting at the police station, confessing to murder! At the beginning, Eliza is a very annoying person and I really couldn’t handle the way she talked, but the more I read and the more I got to know her I started to kind of like her. She is dark, twisted and in some way awesome! She is not likable and she wasn’t supposed to be but, oh my.. she is one complex character. The other characters I must say felt like stereotypes that were a minus in my opinion.
This story is told from Eliza’s perspective and memory. She takes us back to when everything starts and walks us through how she ended up at the police station.
I must say that this book got me hooked and kept me on the edge of my seat as I was trying to figure out what really happened.
However, the ending was unsatisfying, it felt rushed! In summary – it started out bad, got better and better towards the end when it unfortunately crashed!
But if you like dark YA with twisted characters, then this book is for you!
More book reviews here: Elzas book reviews
I didn’t have any expectations when I started to read this book. I bought this book randomly in a bookstore a couple of months ago because I thought the cover and the blurb were interesting.
I must say I was happily surprised! This was actually really good. Well.. at the beginning I was a bit skeptical, but it got better and better.
This is about the Eliza Boans, a privileged teenager living in the exclusive community of East Rivermoor. When we first meet Eliza, she is sitting at the police station, confessing to murder! At the beginning, Eliza is a very annoying person and I really couldn’t handle the way she talked, but the more I read and the more I got to know her I started to kind of like her. She is dark, twisted and in some way awesome! She is not likable and she wasn’t supposed to be but, oh my.. she is one complex character. The other characters I must say felt like stereotypes that were a minus in my opinion.
This story is told from Eliza’s perspective and memory. She takes us back to when everything starts and walks us through how she ended up at the police station.
I must say that this book got me hooked and kept me on the edge of my seat as I was trying to figure out what really happened.
However, the ending was unsatisfying, it felt rushed! In summary – it started out bad, got better and better towards the end when it unfortunately crashed!
But if you like dark YA with twisted characters, then this book is for you!
More book reviews here: Elzas book reviews
electraheart's review
2.0
I feel like I read a completely different book than everyone else. Truthfully, there just wasn't much for me to enjoy here. The premise of the book is that the main character is admitting to murder, but it takes more than half the book to even understand why she did what she did, and it isn't until the last few pages that we see what actually happened. Most of this book is dramatic high school girls fighting with each other, arguing about who controls their group, who is allowed to be friends with them, etc. It's exhausting, and probably doesn't help that I just read a book with a similar problem.
If the story had been told from a different perspective, I might have enjoyed it more. Eliza is an insufferable rich teenager, a girl who has an attitude and problems with authority. She's selfish, and it's extremely easy to dislike her, especially when she brags about how much of a monster she is. She praises herself for being cruel, going as far as to chalk up her experience to, "I'm a murderer." There's nothing glorifying about killing someone, and even though the person who died deserved some kind of repercussions for their actions, it says a lot that these girls jumped to death as an solution to their problem, especially when they never once give off the vibe that they're capable of such. Maybe that's the problem here - there are real life issues in this book, and they need to be talked about, but this was the completely wrong way to go about them. The actions of the girls in the book are completely unrealistic, and it makes light of the true problems.
Here are some other issues I have with this book:
- Eliza lying that her friend fought off her rapist
- Eliza being allowed out of the holding cell multiple times
- Neil's suicide is supposed to invoke sadness in the reader, but how well do we really know him? He has a history with Eliza, sure, but we don't see much development or true characteristics
- There's absolutely zero resolution. Does Eliza's big fancy lawyer mom just whisk her out of the holding cell, no problem? Is there a court hearing, and what's the verdict? We have absolutely no idea, because the book ends before we ever get answers.
If the story had been told from a different perspective, I might have enjoyed it more. Eliza is an insufferable rich teenager, a girl who has an attitude and problems with authority. She's selfish, and it's extremely easy to dislike her, especially when she brags about how much of a monster she is. She praises herself for being cruel, going as far as to chalk up her experience to, "I'm a murderer." There's nothing glorifying about killing someone, and even though the person who died deserved some kind of repercussions for their actions, it says a lot that these girls jumped to death as an solution to their problem, especially when they never once give off the vibe that they're capable of such. Maybe that's the problem here - there are real life issues in this book, and they need to be talked about, but this was the completely wrong way to go about them. The actions of the girls in the book are completely unrealistic, and it makes light of the true problems.
Here are some other issues I have with this book:
Spoiler
- Eliza lying that her friend fought off her rapist
- Eliza being allowed out of the holding cell multiple times
- Neil's suicide is supposed to invoke sadness in the reader, but how well do we really know him? He has a history with Eliza, sure, but we don't see much development or true characteristics
- There's absolutely zero resolution. Does Eliza's big fancy lawyer mom just whisk her out of the holding cell, no problem? Is there a court hearing, and what's the verdict? We have absolutely no idea, because the book ends before we ever get answers.
lunasmaria's review
4.0
4 Stars
She smelt like John-Paul Gaultier and blood
This book was one I zipped through but continue to think about.
First off - this book had a lot of things that weren't for me. It was rich girls with rich girls problems and the story telling was jumbled. I'm not a fan of either of those things and yet, I was hooked. I still am.
Nothing really surprised me in this book, the characters fit certain stereotypes but it was good and gruesome. She wasn't exactly [a:Megan Abbott|29593|Megan Abbott|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1341365230p2/29593.jpg] but I'd argue she's the closest I can think of to her. I particularly adore the fact that's Australian.
I wanted to know what it was like to be empty.
The love and hate these best friends have for each other is really touching, as I said similar to [a:E.K. Johnston|7418796|E.K. Johnston|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1442955730p2/7418796.jpg] or Megan Abott relationships. Some things were in development and I say that rather than lacking because this was a first release and a fantastic one at that.
I nearly passed this book up and I'm glad I didn't - it's one that I love to love.
She smelt like John-Paul Gaultier and blood
This book was one I zipped through but continue to think about.
First off - this book had a lot of things that weren't for me. It was rich girls with rich girls problems and the story telling was jumbled. I'm not a fan of either of those things and yet, I was hooked. I still am.
Nothing really surprised me in this book, the characters fit certain stereotypes but it was good and gruesome. She wasn't exactly [a:Megan Abbott|29593|Megan Abbott|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1341365230p2/29593.jpg] but I'd argue she's the closest I can think of to her. I particularly adore the fact that's Australian.
I wanted to know what it was like to be empty.
The love and hate these best friends have for each other is really touching, as I said similar to [a:E.K. Johnston|7418796|E.K. Johnston|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1442955730p2/7418796.jpg] or Megan Abott relationships. Some things were in development and I say that rather than lacking because this was a first release and a fantastic one at that.
I nearly passed this book up and I'm glad I didn't - it's one that I love to love.
jowillread's review
3.0
3.5 stars.
"Is it because we’re girls. I want to say. You think a bunch of girls are not capable of something like this?"
Initial Final Page Thoughts.
Iiiiinteresting.
High Points.
I was intrigued about this book before I even read the first page. I have this unofficial collection of my favourite book dedications. When I say unofficial it’s because normally I read a book dedication and say “WOW… that’s so funny/heart breaking/intriguing. I must write it down and remember it forever” but then I, well, don’t.
BUT I have written down Ms Marr’s because I love it and it’s intriguing and I want to know more but I kind of don’t because then the mystery will be gone.
….Anyway.
Back to the book and its high points. Eliza. Marianne. Lexi. Australia. Burgers. Parties. Money makes the world go around. “School of Hard Knocks, Jocks and Designer Frocks”. Sisters doing it for themselves. Boys with embroidered hankies. Dresses. Prison. Masks. Glasses of water. Friendships. Girls. Loyalty. Infamy. Fury.
Low Points.
So what do an ex-boy band member, an ex-boxer with a current love for starring in panto, a few literary heroines, an English rock legend, a glam-rock vocalist who has disappeared off the face of the earth and the most violent prisoner in Britain (or an actor) have in common?
I’ll give you a minute.
*twiddles thumbs*
Give up?
Answer: They all lend their names to a character in this book!
At first, I really loved it because it felt like Ms Marr was giving me knowing nods and cheeky winks but then, me being me and having a pop-culture pickled brain, I kept looking out for them. And it became quite distracting.
My main problem with this book was that I didn’t really connect with the characters. I wish we could have spent more time with the ladies at school rather than just Eliza and Dr BrianMcFadden.
But all I could think of is what would happen if Jane Eyre and Ronnie Wood ever found themselves at the same party. I mean… what would they even talk about?
Would Jane drink beer or would she choose to drink a more fruity lady-drink? Would Ronnie eat all the nice crisps and leave the prawn cocktail flavoured ones for everyone else? Would Jane be scandalised as Ronnie poured the contents of his hip flask in the punch? Would Ronnie shake his head and mutter under his breath as he watched Jane dance drunkenly to Bonnie Tyler “I Need a Hero” and declare that the song is “All about her?”
Or vice versa.
And, more importantly, what would The Roch think of this friendship?! Would he approve? Would he be jealous? Would he be a fan of The Rolling Stones? Or would he be more of a Jeff Beck Group fan?!
And if that isn’t a book that needs to be written…
*cough*
But that’s not really a true low point for this book because it’s more for me and the ridiculous way my mind works.
I did also have a few problems with what happened after what happened happened. I don’t know… I just kind of struggled with the plausibility of some things of what came next.
Heroine.
Oh Eliza. I could tell you were going to be trouble from the second page.
“I’m all about angst, attitude, designer labels and cupcakes."
Did I say trouble? I meant awesome.
And just a little bit scary. Well, actually, a lot scary.
I don’t think we’d be friends at all because, well, I’m a wuss. And a loser. And you’re too cool for me. And kind of mean. And you’d probably think I was weird as I watched you from afar and wondered how you could get your hair so shiny.
But when I next have trouble with a twatty guy… you’re gonna be recruited for my sister-in-arms.
Love Interest.
Hmmmm interesting.
I feel like I needed more information on Neil. It felt his story was left unfinished.
But….hmmmm.
Interesting.
*ponders*
Best Friends.
Gosh.
You ever seen Death Proof?
SPOILER FOR DEATH PROOF.
You know that last scene when they’re all beating the heck out of Stuntman Mike and Rosario Dawson does a high kick and IT LANDS ON HIS FACE and it’s brilliantand you get so giddy that you spill your drink?!
Well Ms Dawson has nothing on these ladies.
Theme Tune.
Damned if She Do by The Kills.
She damned if she will
She damned if she won't
Some of them left in one piece
And some she damn near broke.
Eliza is such a rock star.
Sadness Scale.
7/10. What I liked most about this book was the way that Ms Marr handled the grittier elements. I really don’t want to spoil what happens but I loved how the situations that arose were dealt with. There was a kind of removed quality in Ms Marr’s writing that I really adored and was really affective, especially with the subject matter which I feel in the wrong hands could have gone badly.
Sure there were some things that would probably never happen in the aftermath… but this book wasn’t about reason. And I may be speaking for myself here but if what happened in this book happened to one of my friends reason would be the first thing to go.
Recommended For.
People who want to get up to mischief in masks. People who like packed lunches. People who like receiving post cards. People who hate it when their purse doesn’t close because it’s so full of money. People who never wanted to go to no end of year ball anyway. People who lose all pretence of coolness when they are faced with a custom made dress. People who have ever been Furious.
I received a copy of this book from the lovely Ms Marr herself as part of an Old Continent blog tour set up by the equally wonderful Lisa from The Nocturnal Library. Unfortunately Fury is only available in Australia but you can buy a copy from Fishpondworld.
"Is it because we’re girls. I want to say. You think a bunch of girls are not capable of something like this?"
Initial Final Page Thoughts.
Iiiiinteresting.
High Points.
I was intrigued about this book before I even read the first page. I have this unofficial collection of my favourite book dedications. When I say unofficial it’s because normally I read a book dedication and say “WOW… that’s so funny/heart breaking/intriguing. I must write it down and remember it forever” but then I, well, don’t.
BUT I have written down Ms Marr’s because I love it and it’s intriguing and I want to know more but I kind of don’t because then the mystery will be gone.
….Anyway.
Back to the book and its high points. Eliza. Marianne. Lexi. Australia. Burgers. Parties. Money makes the world go around. “School of Hard Knocks, Jocks and Designer Frocks”. Sisters doing it for themselves. Boys with embroidered hankies. Dresses. Prison. Masks. Glasses of water. Friendships. Girls. Loyalty. Infamy. Fury.
Low Points.
So what do an ex-boy band member, an ex-boxer with a current love for starring in panto, a few literary heroines, an English rock legend, a glam-rock vocalist who has disappeared off the face of the earth and the most violent prisoner in Britain (or an actor) have in common?
I’ll give you a minute.
*twiddles thumbs*
Give up?
Answer: They all lend their names to a character in this book!
At first, I really loved it because it felt like Ms Marr was giving me knowing nods and cheeky winks but then, me being me and having a pop-culture pickled brain, I kept looking out for them. And it became quite distracting.
My main problem with this book was that I didn’t really connect with the characters. I wish we could have spent more time with the ladies at school rather than just Eliza and Dr Brian
But all I could think of is what would happen if Jane Eyre and Ronnie Wood ever found themselves at the same party. I mean… what would they even talk about?
Would Jane drink beer or would she choose to drink a more fruity lady-drink? Would Ronnie eat all the nice crisps and leave the prawn cocktail flavoured ones for everyone else? Would Jane be scandalised as Ronnie poured the contents of his hip flask in the punch? Would Ronnie shake his head and mutter under his breath as he watched Jane dance drunkenly to Bonnie Tyler “I Need a Hero” and declare that the song is “All about her?”
Or vice versa.
And, more importantly, what would The Roch think of this friendship?! Would he approve? Would he be jealous? Would he be a fan of The Rolling Stones? Or would he be more of a Jeff Beck Group fan?!
And if that isn’t a book that needs to be written…
*cough*
But that’s not really a true low point for this book because it’s more for me
I did also have a few problems with what happened after what happened happened. I don’t know… I just kind of struggled with the plausibility of some things of what came next.
Heroine.
Oh Eliza. I could tell you were going to be trouble from the second page.
“I’m all about angst, attitude, designer labels and cupcakes."
Did I say trouble? I meant awesome.
And just a little bit scary. Well, actually, a lot scary.
I don’t think we’d be friends at all because, well, I’m a wuss. And a loser. And you’re too cool for me. And kind of mean. And you’d probably think I was weird as I watched you from afar and wondered how you could get your hair so shiny.
But when I next have trouble with a twatty guy… you’re gonna be recruited for my sister-in-arms.
Love Interest.
Hmmmm interesting.
I feel like I needed more information on Neil. It felt his story was left unfinished.
But….hmmmm.
Interesting.
*ponders*
Best Friends.
Gosh.
You ever seen Death Proof?
SPOILER FOR DEATH PROOF.
You know that last scene when they’re all beating the heck out of Stuntman Mike and Rosario Dawson does a high kick and IT LANDS ON HIS FACE and it’s brilliant
Well Ms Dawson has nothing on these ladies.
Theme Tune.
Damned if She Do by The Kills.
She damned if she will
She damned if she won't
Some of them left in one piece
And some she damn near broke.
Eliza is such a rock star.
Sadness Scale.
7/10. What I liked most about this book was the way that Ms Marr handled the grittier elements. I really don’t want to spoil what happens but I loved how the situations that arose were dealt with. There was a kind of removed quality in Ms Marr’s writing that I really adored and was really affective, especially with the subject matter which I feel in the wrong hands could have gone badly.
Sure there were some things that would probably never happen in the aftermath… but this book wasn’t about reason. And I may be speaking for myself here but if what happened in this book happened to one of my friends reason would be the first thing to go.
Recommended For.
People who want to get up to mischief in masks. People who like packed lunches. People who like receiving post cards. People who hate it when their purse doesn’t close because it’s so full of money. People who never wanted to go to no end of year ball anyway. People who lose all pretence of coolness when they are faced with a custom made dress. People who have ever been Furious.
I received a copy of this book from the lovely Ms Marr herself as part of an Old Continent blog tour set up by the equally wonderful Lisa from The Nocturnal Library. Unfortunately Fury is only available in Australia but you can buy a copy from Fishpondworld.
navsy's review
3.0
I don’t how to put all these emotions I’m feeling right now into words. This book seriously took me by surprise and in a good way. I wasn’t expecting much when I picked up this book. I thought it was good when I started it but mid-way I think it lost some of its touch.
So this is a book about a spoiled-brat and rich girl and her friends and a crime they committed. She is someone who you would call a snob, someone who thinks the world revolves around her and is really really mean. But well, the story doesn’t make you hate her. You realize that behind all her smart-ass replies and her trash-shallow-talks, she is actually quite broken.
What I really like about this book is how we see every character through a person’s eyes and how we start judging them a certain way but then the same person, the same protagonist, opens up your eyes and makes you look at the same characters in a different light.
This book isn’t predictable. It did go out of ways sometimes and I think some things were just additional, like Elle’s detention and her working in the cafeteria seemed unimportant to me, but overall it was a good read. At one point, I was seriously annoyed cause of the turn of events. I don’t even understand why Elle kept on putting the blame on Ella. It was pointless but I guess that’s the point, right? When you’re stuck up and blamed guilty for someone’s murder, you just have to protect yourself and blame it on someone else, right?
Initially I had many guesses of the person that was actually murdered but I couldn’t really think of a good enough reason. Later, you find out who was murdered but it’s not like you’ve guessed something big, the author wants you to know who it is.
I think their actions were justified. I think what they did was right. Standing up for themselves and teaching a lesson. It wasn’t their fault that it took a wrong turn of events. That said, I do hold a few grudges against the author.
I wish there was a better description of Elle. I always like imagining a face to the character I’m reading about. You keep on reading the book but you get no clear idea of how she looks. It was towards the end that I realized that she was a red-head with green eyes oh and I’m hoping I’m right with the guessing. Other than that I wish there was more on Neil.
Also, the relationship between Marianne and Eliza was somewhat confusing. It seemed real but I wish there was more background info. I wanted to know why Elle thought she was the boss or why Marianne never said anything when Elle claimed that she was the leader. What was it all about?
I liked how Elle and her issues with her mother were portrayed in the story. I liked how thing ended. I think something got stuck in my eye during the end, what else would explain the blurriness through which I read the last few pages?
So, how should I rate it? I guess it’s a 3.5 star for me.
So this is a book about a spoiled-brat and rich girl and her friends and a crime they committed. She is someone who you would call a snob, someone who thinks the world revolves around her and is really really mean. But well, the story doesn’t make you hate her. You realize that behind all her smart-ass replies and her trash-shallow-talks, she is actually quite broken.
What I really like about this book is how we see every character through a person’s eyes and how we start judging them a certain way but then the same person, the same protagonist, opens up your eyes and makes you look at the same characters in a different light.
This book isn’t predictable. It did go out of ways sometimes and I think some things were just additional, like Elle’s detention and her working in the cafeteria seemed unimportant to me, but overall it was a good read. At one point, I was seriously annoyed cause of the turn of events. I don’t even understand why Elle kept on putting the blame on Ella. It was pointless but I guess that’s the point, right? When you’re stuck up and blamed guilty for someone’s murder, you just have to protect yourself and blame it on someone else, right?
Initially I had many guesses of the person that was actually murdered but I couldn’t really think of a good enough reason. Later, you find out who was murdered but it’s not like you’ve guessed something big, the author wants you to know who it is.
I think their actions were justified. I think what they did was right. Standing up for themselves and teaching
Spoiler
AlistairI wish there was a better description of Elle. I always like imagining a face to the character I’m reading about. You keep on reading the book but you get no clear idea of how she looks. It was towards the end that I realized that she was a red-head with green eyes oh and I’m hoping I’m right with the guessing. Other than that I wish there was more on Neil.
Spoiler
Why did he think he was a monster? Why did he beat Alistair earlier in that party? Why did he commit a suicide? What was going on in his head?Also, the relationship between Marianne and Eliza was somewhat confusing. It seemed real but I wish there was more background info. I wanted to know why Elle thought she was the boss or why Marianne never said anything when Elle claimed that she was the leader. What was it all about?
I liked how Elle and her issues with her mother were portrayed in the story. I liked how thing ended. I think something got stuck in my eye during the end, what else would explain the blurriness through which I read the last few pages?
So, how should I rate it? I guess it’s a 3.5 star for me.