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A review by line_so_fine
Devilish by Maureen Johnson
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.