4th May 2012, Mira Ink
314 pages, Paperback
Review copy
Themes: boarding school, fitting (& not fitting) in, snobby girls, mean girls, cliques, deranged girls, first time away from home, finding out who you are, breaking the rules, death, a few paranormal parts, promiscious teens, lots of adult situations, drinking, drugs, abuse, rape
Summary from MiraInk
The Queen Bee’s missing. Will you be next?It’s hard fitting in as the
new girl among the rich elite at Manderley Academy, especially when
you’re assigned to the old room of the perfect, popular Becca – who’s
disappeared. What really happened to Becca? And what other sinister
secrets lurk in the school’s dark hallways?Learning to survive
Manderley’s cut-throat social scene, you can’t help but follow in
Becca’s footsteps, even falling for Max, the boy she left behind.
Although sometimes it seems that Becca’s still out there, watching you
take her place. Waiting to take it back…
Nayuleska's thoughts
This
is a book where I hated most of the characters because of their loose
morals and inappropriate behaviour. I liked the new girl who oddly only
gets named at the end. She is given an extremely tough time, thanks to
Becca's legacy. I was glad when others started warming to her, and
saving her from the delusional, Becca obsessed Dana.
I do have a
'however'. I was having quite radical ideas about who Becca was. These
were so strong that initially when I first finished it the story felt
flat. Yet when I thought of it, taking into account what actually
happened, it's a pretty good ending. There's so much mystery and
expectation throughout the story that for it to end simply and neatly is
a good surprise to the reader. My theories for this 8/10 book are after
the reading suggestion.
You can find out more on Paige's website.
Make sure you check out the other stops on the blog tour: yesterday it was reviewed by Much Loved Books and tomorrow it will be on The Book Mogul and Marjolein Book Blog
Suggested reading
Definitely check out Paige's other book, Here Lies Bridget
Nayuleska's plot thoughts
1) I thought Becca was Dana, as a dual personality thing - although I couldn't explain away the photos or why everyone played to Dana's lunacy
2) The new girl was Becca's ghost or spirit (not everything added up for that theory either!)
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