by Paige Harbison
Published by Harlequin Teen
Expected Release January 31st 2012
NetGalley
From Goodreads:
They call me 'New Girl'...
Ever since I arrived at exclusive, prestigious Manderly Academy, that’s who I am. New girl. Unknown. But not unnoticed—because of her.
Becca Normandy—that’s the name on everyone’s lips. The girl whose picture I see everywhere. The girl I can’t compare to. I mean, her going missing is the only reason a spot opened up for me at the academy. And everyone stares at me like it’s my fault.
Except for Max Holloway—the boy whose name shouldn’t be spoken. At least, not by me. Everyone thinks of him as Becca’s boyfriend but she’s gone, and here I am, replacing her. I wish it were that easy. Sometimes, when I think of Max, I can imagine how Becca’s life was so much better than mine could ever be.
And maybe she’s still out there, waiting to take it back.
My Thoughts:
I enjoyed this novel. Although I had to pretend this was college and not boarding school. I hate thinking about teens drinking and having sex. Probably because my sister is a teen and I want to think it's not really happening. But I digress.
This novel was full of drama in the style of CW or ABCFamily. I kept waiting to see what really happened to Becca. There was a lot of tension in the novel, I felt like I was holding my breath a lot. I had so many different suspicions while I was reading! Was Becca alive? Did one of the boys kill her? Did Dana have something to do the her untimely disappearance? The writer really allows your mind to explore all kinds of possibillities before we find the answers.
This is the kind of book that I would love to talk about with someone who has read it. My favorite part is at the end of the book when the main character finally comes into her own. I don't want to spoil anything and there was a definite, "oh my gosh" moment at the end when I realize that the writer did something incredibly difficult throughout the book and I didn't even notice!
I would definitely recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys the high-drama of a good YA novel.
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