le book review number sixty~ crushed

Monday 20 August 2012

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title: crushed
author: Laura and Tom McNeal
personal star rating: 2/5 stars

thoughts on the cover:
I  think it doesn't make sense if you don't read about the schoolgirls. It's plain, a bit boring, and different. Usually I like unique covers, but this was just odd and it was not bought because of how it looked.

from the back cover:
"Audrey composed herself as best she could, turned in her seat, and prepared to introduce herself. She wasn't, however, prepared for what she saw. He'd looked handsome when he was at the front of the classroom, but seeing his face up close, she felt a little dizzy. 
In a low, shaky voice she said, "Hi. I'm Audrey Reed."
In a whispery drawl, he seemed to say his name was Wiggim Hill.
"Wiggam?" Audrey whispered. It was the oddest name she'd ever heard.
"Wickham," he said, and made a turned-down smile that seemed almost to imply the name was a mystery to him, toom.
Audrey didn't know what to say next, but she knew she had to say something. She whispered, "Are you here for good?"
This time he broke into an easy smile and fixed his eyes on hers. "As opposed to evil?"
She laughed. She shouldn't have, but she couldn't help it."

from the inside cover:
"Three little maids from school are we, 
Pert as a schoolgirl well can be
Filled to the brim with girlish glee"

Audrey and her best friends Lea and C.C. have just arrived at Jemison High from the one-room private school where they performed Gilbert and Sullivan musicals, where they adored Edith Wharton. They're a nerdy little trio, so everyone is shocked when the handsome new guy, Wickham hill, asks Audrey out.
Audrey is soon so smitten that she doesn't pay attention to The Yellow Paper, a vicious underground newspaper at school. Or to that lurking guy in World Cultures, who stares. But before long, The Yellow Paper threatens to tell a tale that will change everything. And when Audrey goes looking for the truth, she finds some unexpected allies - and enemies.
The acclaimed authors of Crooked and Zipped bring their signature suspense and razor-sharp dialogue to this compelling new novel about love, friendship, and the crushing power of secrets.

review:
Again, this book was read a couple weeks ago. It seemed similar to When it Happens in a lot of ways. The characters got to a point that they were annoying, they just didn't connect with me in a way that I would have enjoyed more. Some aspects of this book were interesting and different, but overall it just wasn't that good. Again, I don't have very much to say about this book. I didn't think it was really worth it in the end. The beginning had the makings of a good story, but it fell apart.

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