Normally I really like this author, so this book was a huge disappointment. A review on the cover of my book says, "Gripping...Brilliant, Insightful, Moving." Really? I didn't think so at all! I didn't like anyone in this book. There was no one that didn't seem to have an ulterior motive for their actions - something selfish or self-serving; no one ever seemed genuinely happy for anyone else; some were outwardly cruel, like Perri, while others were inwardly cruel, like Kat; Peter was embarrassingly full of himself; Dannon was an insecure hanger-on-er; all of the parents were a mess. No one was likable!!
And the big "mystery" of who shot who in the bathroom and why.... Really?? I am sorry but I thought the whole thing was ridiculous!! Perri spent her childhood being mean to other people. She was sarcastic and standoffish and cruel to other people. Then she befriends Dannon and stops being friends with Kat because Kat did her own dirty work (sort of) for a change - instead of Perri doing it for her?? Then she threatens to kill herself unless Kat admits what she has done?? Why?? Let's see... six people end up dead because Kat is mad because Binnie is smarter than her? That's really what it boils down to. And then there is Josie, who shoots herself in the foot (again, why?), crawls across the floor to lock the bathroom door (why?) and lays on the bathroom floor instead of opening the door when the police come (why?). Then, NO ONE is held accountable for anything - including Binnie's dad for murdering someone in cold blood. Then the book ends with Josie going off to college, and the reader getting little snippets of Lenhardt's life with his family, and Dale's new pathetic life. Who cares! The whole story was just too much for me. I honestly cannot believe that this is the same author that wrote "Every Secret Thing", which I loved.
Grrrr......
Wendy's Rating: **
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