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yi_shun_lai's review against another edition
4.0
love! fun, totally random, engaging and awkward protagonist...
crd314's review against another edition
3.0
Almost gave up on this one multiple times. It ended up being decent. Not Maureen Johnson's best.
midnightbookgirl's review against another edition
4.0
Fun but dark, snarky and sweet- like cupcakes from a demon. ;) Johnson's quirky style is all over this book and I actually really loved reading a book set in Rhode Island. My dad was born and raised there, but honestly I don't remember much from my early childhood visits- other than playing hide in seek in my aunt's yard, but think it morphed with some other memory of playing in a cemetery, because I'm pretty sure they didn't live next door to one. So not even the little memory I have of being there is entirely intact. Which has nothing to do with the book other than that I enjoyed the setting. ;)
Finished as part of High Summer Readathon!
Finished as part of High Summer Readathon!
clairelm's review against another edition
4.0
This was another surprisingly good read that I've found among my free Kindle books. The story was cleverly done and it wasn't a typical teenage romance novel with lots of moping and 'gooey' stuff.
Jane is a brilliant character who develops over the book in more ways than one. Alison was a surprise character that I struggled to decide about, right to the end. Lanalee have the book quite a girly edge which contrasted with the other two main characters.
Jane is a brilliant character who develops over the book in more ways than one. Alison was a surprise character that I struggled to decide about, right to the end. Lanalee have the book quite a girly edge which contrasted with the other two main characters.
line_so_fine's review against another edition
4.0
Usually, YA books that mix a realistic tone with fantastical elements fall flat for me because the two tones clash and make the whole thing completely hard to swallow. Not so in this case. Johnson does a great job of making the magical premise believable. The heroine is smart and skeptical and real.
Summary: Senior Jane Jarvis is an academic genius who has little time for the social games at her all-girl prep school. Her best friend Allison, however, does really care about those things, and so when she (Allison) pukes at an all-school assembly, she is devastated. When she comes back to school poised, made-over, and confident, Jane wonders what has happened to her timid best friend. This is when even more strange things start to occur, and Jane has to figure out whether Allison's claims of demonic presence at their school is real or if Allison is losing her marbles.
Summary: Senior Jane Jarvis is an academic genius who has little time for the social games at her all-girl prep school. Her best friend Allison, however, does really care about those things, and so when she (Allison) pukes at an all-school assembly, she is devastated. When she comes back to school poised, made-over, and confident, Jane wonders what has happened to her timid best friend. This is when even more strange things start to occur, and Jane has to figure out whether Allison's claims of demonic presence at their school is real or if Allison is losing her marbles.
owl_in_library's review
3.0
This was the first book I've ever read by Maureen Johnson. It was pretty good and really unique. The plot was really refreshing from a lot of other YA books out there. It was a serious plot with not so serious details which kind of detracted but overall, it was a really fun read I couldn't put down.
gfwaffles's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0