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A review by mellabella
The New Girl by Jesse Q. Sutanto
2.0
This starts off a little slow.
Lia transfers to a very posh new school named Drayton on a track scholarship. The other kids there are very rich. She is not.
Most of the new kids are heinous (especially the schools current track star). But she makes a few friends and, meets a boy named Danny who understands who she is culturally. Lia's dad was Indonesian Chinese. Her mom is Chinese and her dads side were against the pairing. The book references the prejudice Chinese people face from Indonesian Chinese people throughout.
Lia's grades have to stay good in order for her to stay at Drayton. Enter a problematic English teacher named Mr. Werner. His class is unbelievably hard. Pretty soon not only is Lia facing all kinds of bullying on the schools gossip app (Drayton Dirt aka "DD") but, she's in danger of losing her scholarship due to a poor grade.
It turns out Mr. Werner is doing shady sh*t that only his rich students are benefitting from. A student named Sophie (who had been kicked out) turns up dead in his office. Lia is at a crossroads. Mr. Werner is Danny's uncle by marriage. They're close. But she's also in danger of being kicked out due to Mr. Werner.
A few things here.
I need to know how dare Lia storm into the room (on her high horse) of one of the few friends she had on some self righteous BS
You'll figure things out early on.
Stacey needs a spin off.
2.5-3 stars. Lia became more annoying as the book went on. As did Danny.
I loved The Obsession. Jesse Sutanto is an awesome author. I'm definitely going to check out her other books, regardless.
Lia transfers to a very posh new school named Drayton on a track scholarship. The other kids there are very rich. She is not.
Most of the new kids are heinous (especially the schools current track star). But she makes a few friends and, meets a boy named Danny who understands who she is culturally. Lia's dad was Indonesian Chinese. Her mom is Chinese and her dads side were against the pairing. The book references the prejudice Chinese people face from Indonesian Chinese people throughout.
Lia's grades have to stay good in order for her to stay at Drayton. Enter a problematic English teacher named Mr. Werner. His class is unbelievably hard. Pretty soon not only is Lia facing all kinds of bullying on the schools gossip app (Drayton Dirt aka "DD") but, she's in danger of losing her scholarship due to a poor grade.
It turns out Mr. Werner is doing shady sh*t that only his rich students are benefitting from. A student named Sophie (who had been kicked out) turns up dead in his office. Lia is at a crossroads. Mr. Werner is Danny's uncle by marriage. They're close. But she's also in danger of being kicked out due to Mr. Werner.
A few things here.
I need to know how dare Lia storm into the room (on her high horse) of one of the few friends she had on some self righteous BS
Spoiler
AFTER killing someone?You'll figure things out early on.
Stacey needs a spin off.
2.5-3 stars. Lia became more annoying as the book went on. As did Danny.
I loved The Obsession. Jesse Sutanto is an awesome author. I'm definitely going to check out her other books, regardless.