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A review by michalice
Dark Companion by Marta Acosta
4.0
I got my copy of Dark Companion as a manuscript from Marta Acosta.
From the moment I started reading I was hooked. Dark Companion has a mixture of secrets, mysteries, friendships and romance and of course hot boys.
It tells the story of Jane, who survived an accident that killed her, but was brought back to life with no memories just a left over scar.
Jane is offered a scholarship to attend Birch Grove School, which she accepts to escape the hellhole she lives in. At Birch Grove, weird things are going on and Jane discovers what is happening, along the way making great friends and falling in love.
I really enjoyed reading Dark Companion. I found it hard to stop reading, and each night stayed up later and later, trying to get more read to see what happens next.
The writing is paced nicely so you don't feel like the story is rushing to get to an important part. I loved the girls that Jane makes friends with and laughed at some of the comments they made.
"You're the creme de la creme. That's French for "all that and a bag of chips".
I really disliked Lucky, I thought he was arrogant, self centred and pretentious and acted like a complete jerkmost all of the time. His actions were done to only ensure it was what was best for him alone, and never thought of the consequences of them.
Jack I really liked, although he was a little strange and quirky he made me laugh a lot, especially his nicknames for Jane, but he was more free spirited and did a lot of things for others, and making sure they were safe or ok.
I had some suspicions about what was happening with one of the characters, but didn't expect what was really going on and was blown away with all the twists and turns and was never able to pin point exactly the right answer. The final chapters had me on tenterhooks with what was going to happen and was a complete suprise with the characters involved.
I laughed, cried and cheered for Jane, laughing for the anticts her friends got into to, cried for her loss and her memories and cheered when she stands up for herself and makes the right choice.
Marta certainly knows how to keep her readers interested and I am looking forward to reading more from Marta, from her previous books [b:Happy Hour at Casa Dracula|33536|Happy Hour at Casa Dracula (Casa Dracula #1)|Marta Acosta|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1307498819s/33536.jpg|33599] and hopefully future books to come. I will definately be buying an actual copy of this book when its released.
"Life isn't fair, so you have to play the best game you can with the cards you're dealt".
From the moment I started reading I was hooked. Dark Companion has a mixture of secrets, mysteries, friendships and romance and of course hot boys.
It tells the story of Jane, who survived an accident that killed her, but was brought back to life with no memories just a left over scar.
Jane is offered a scholarship to attend Birch Grove School, which she accepts to escape the hellhole she lives in. At Birch Grove, weird things are going on and Jane discovers what is happening, along the way making great friends and falling in love.
I really enjoyed reading Dark Companion. I found it hard to stop reading, and each night stayed up later and later, trying to get more read to see what happens next.
The writing is paced nicely so you don't feel like the story is rushing to get to an important part. I loved the girls that Jane makes friends with and laughed at some of the comments they made.
"You're the creme de la creme. That's French for "all that and a bag of chips".
I really disliked Lucky, I thought he was arrogant, self centred and pretentious and acted like a complete jerk
Jack I really liked, although he was a little strange and quirky he made me laugh a lot, especially his nicknames for Jane, but he was more free spirited and did a lot of things for others, and making sure they were safe or ok.
I had some suspicions about what was happening with one of the characters, but didn't expect what was really going on and was blown away with all the twists and turns and was never able to pin point exactly the right answer. The final chapters had me on tenterhooks with what was going to happen and was a complete suprise with the characters involved.
I laughed, cried and cheered for Jane, laughing for the anticts her friends got into to, cried for her loss and her memories and cheered when she stands up for herself and makes the right choice.
Marta certainly knows how to keep her readers interested and I am looking forward to reading more from Marta, from her previous books [b:Happy Hour at Casa Dracula|33536|Happy Hour at Casa Dracula (Casa Dracula #1)|Marta Acosta|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1307498819s/33536.jpg|33599] and hopefully future books to come. I will definately be buying an actual copy of this book when its released.
"Life isn't fair, so you have to play the best game you can with the cards you're dealt".