“Everyone in her orbit so dazzled by her, so blinded, that they hadn’t noticed a darkness that might’ve lurked beneath–not until it was too late.”
Pippa is unconvinced that Sal murdered Adie. Determined to right the wrong, she decided that this long forgotten case of murder should be dug up again. And so that sets for her final school project’s topic.
Firstly, I find it quite bizarre how any teacher in their right mind would allow their students to indulge in such a topic. I’m unaware of how the process for approving the topics for this school projects go, but I’m pretty sure the student would have absolute dedication to convince anyone and the teacher would have complete trust on their student to even think about it–let alone approve it.
The story was engaging to an extent. You reach a part when it treads a fine line of believability and it rattles your brain. The foundation for character’s relationship and overall vibe is flimsy. This, in turn, shakes the core that will give you even an inkling of interest in any of the characters in the story.
As I reach the end of the story, it was a crumbling mess. My eagerness to know the answer to the mystery was the only driving force that allowed me to push through the pages and go further. Then, I reach the end… I’m baffled by the decision of the author and why they did what they did. It could’ve been a strong book on its own already but they decided to give it a little taste of continuation which really didn’t work for me.
I cannot see myself proceeding to the sequel of the story. It was appealing to me to a point–the writing was accessible, it was a quick read being that this is a young adult fiction. I genuinely believe that this is something most people would enjoy. It’s just quite unfortunate that it wasn’t up to my liking.
