Synopsis:
Three girls plot revenge on three popular seniors in an idyllic resort town.
Review:
Yes, I loved Siobhan Vivian The List and Not That Kind of Girl, and my love affair continues in Burn for Burn. My only problem is that it’s the first in a trilogy and I’m going to have to wait to find out what happens next!
Synopsis:
Student council president Natalie has a lot of pressure on her, and a freshman girl’s provocative behavior starts to unravel the control she’s fought so hard to maintain.
Review:
In many ways I could relate to Natalie, the first-person narrator of Not That Kind of Girl, to the point of being annoyed with her for being so blind to the feelings of everyone around her. I do get frustrated with stories that revolve around a character who either misses something critical, or who others won’t listen to. It all goes back to Mr. Snuffleupagus on Sesame Street. I used to get so upset on Big Bird’s behalf that no one would believe him. It’s why I don’t love Curb Your Enthusiasm even though I think Larry David is a comic genius. In this book, Natalie won’t listen to anyone, nor will she open up to anyone, so she ends up in this hermetically sealed world of angst that could easily be relieved if she would only let other people finish their sentences–or finish one of her own. She lives inside her own head–and I think I know a little bit about what that’s like. If I had read this book when I was a senior in high school, maybe my jaw wouldn’t have clamped shut from stress over college applications. I could’ve learned a thing or two from Natalie about how to relax and let my hair down.
Synopsis:
When the annual list of prettiest and ugliest girls in each grade is posted, the named girls face their demons and find out who they really are.
Review:
The List is my favorite kind of YA–edgy, sharp, and deeply human. I loved the backstories created for all the characters and how it all came together.
