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Cook, Eileen
7 Reviews
(4)
YA
Scam tarot-reader Skye doesn't really believe in psychic visions. She also doesn't believe she'll ever escape her boring Michigan town or her infamous reputation. When Skye comes forward with a "vision" about a missing classmate, what was an innocent-enough moneymaking scheme deteriorates dangerously. Despite its over-the-top twist, this thriller is attuned to the lies people tell to keep dark secrets.
Reviewer: Jeannie Coutant
(4)
YA
Jill wakes up in a hospital with no memory. She learns that a car accident during her post-graduation trip to Italy is to blame for her injuries; that her best friend, Simone, is dead; and that she's being accused of Simone's murder. Flat characters and relatively little action aside, the whodunit tension of this psychological mystery is engaging enough to keep pages turning.
Reviewer: Sian Gaetano
(3)
YA
Avery, who's adopted, is shocked when her former friend, Nora, commits suicide. To honor Nora's memory, Avery decides to search for her birth mother, just as also-adopted Nora had been doing. With the help of Nora's friend Brody, Avery explores her past and learns in the process about who she really is. Complicated feelings, messy relationships, and many lies make Avery's story absorbing.
Reviewer: Amanda Mc. MacGregor
(2)
YA
Isobel's mother's remarriage means a creepy new stepdad, a hunky but hostile stepbrother, and a ramshackle mansion (complete with ghosts) on a foreboding island. Isobel, all snark and sharp edges covering some intense vulnerability as she continuously checks to see if she has crossed into mental illness (as her father did when she was young), is a compelling narrator.
Reviewer: April Spisak
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January, 2012
(4)
YA
Sadie wants out of her small town, and she needs money. In an elaborate conning scheme, Sadie poses as a long-ago abducted child, and she unexpectedly falls for Chase Parker, who's involved in the charity she's deceiving; suddenly there are bigger things at stake than her ideal future. The plot is fairly predictable, but the teenage con artist is a complex protagonist.
Reviewer: Meredith M. Sittman
(3)
YA
Frustrated with her father for breaking plans yet again, popular, smart Hailey has a spectacular fall from grace after vandalizing the school. Now a social pariah, Hailey finds an unexpected ally in sarcastic, spontaneous Drew, the young janitor with whom she's working off her punishment. Hailey--flawed, tentative, and real--satisfyingly learns there's more to life than book-smarts.
Reviewer: Amanda Mc. MacGregor
(4)
YA
Moving far away didn't stop Helen from plotting against her ex-friend Lauren, whose betrayal of Helen three years ago turned her into an outcast. A twist of fate brings Helen back to her old town with an agenda: ruin Lauren's life. But getting revenge proves difficult, and Helen learns hard lessons along the way. The predictable plot can be over-the-top, but this fast read is entertaining.
Reviewer: Lana Barnes
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