Overview:
It’s the start of Stephanie Starr’s senior year of high school, but sadly, this is no life of the prom queen. Stuck at the bottom of the high school social totem pole, Stephanie is forced by her domineering mother to wear lumpy linen dresses and eat organic tofu for lunch in a world of mini-skirts and pizza.
What Stephanie doesn’t anticipate is gorgeous and cocky Haley Smith who breaks social convention and pursues her with a determination that is both terrifying and flattering. Afraid that Haley is simply trying to set her up for massive humiliation, Stephanie does her best to push him away. But the more attention he pays to her, the more she runs, and the more everyone else begins to notice.
Instead of a loving family to support her as the mean girls make their play, Stephanie’s mother begins to unravel mentally, her possessiveness of Stephanie spiraling to new and frightening extremes. Stephanie is forced to grow up, find herself, and learn the truth about her past in order to save her mother, her friends, and her town. When the truth is revealed, nothing can prepare her for the outrageous reality of her existence…and nothing can save her from her fate.
Except Haley
My Review:
3 Stars
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a honest review.
This book just didn't do it for me. That's not saying it was bad, it was just lacking for me. Everything just had a bit of a dull edge to it... like the characters feel flat of their full potential, the plot was so close to being good but just didn't make it all the way, and the writing was almost great but just didn't blow my mind. I think this book would be suited for the younger audience of the young adult genre. It's definitely more of a young teenage romance than a retelling of an epic Greek mythology story.
It’s the start of Stephanie Starr’s senior year of high school, but sadly, this is no life of the prom queen. Stuck at the bottom of the high school social totem pole, Stephanie is forced by her domineering mother to wear lumpy linen dresses and eat organic tofu for lunch in a world of mini-skirts and pizza.
What Stephanie doesn’t anticipate is gorgeous and cocky Haley Smith who breaks social convention and pursues her with a determination that is both terrifying and flattering. Afraid that Haley is simply trying to set her up for massive humiliation, Stephanie does her best to push him away. But the more attention he pays to her, the more she runs, and the more everyone else begins to notice.
Instead of a loving family to support her as the mean girls make their play, Stephanie’s mother begins to unravel mentally, her possessiveness of Stephanie spiraling to new and frightening extremes. Stephanie is forced to grow up, find herself, and learn the truth about her past in order to save her mother, her friends, and her town. When the truth is revealed, nothing can prepare her for the outrageous reality of her existence…and nothing can save her from her fate.
Except Haley
My Review:
3 Stars
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a honest review.
This book just didn't do it for me. That's not saying it was bad, it was just lacking for me. Everything just had a bit of a dull edge to it... like the characters feel flat of their full potential, the plot was so close to being good but just didn't make it all the way, and the writing was almost great but just didn't blow my mind. I think this book would be suited for the younger audience of the young adult genre. It's definitely more of a young teenage romance than a retelling of an epic Greek mythology story.