Back in middle school, she had what she calls a gaming addiction, playing “The Sims” so much her parents had to take the game away. 13-16)Ĭan a 17-year-old with her first girlfriend prevent real-life folks from discovering her online fandoms?Ĭass is proudly queer, happily fat, and extremely secretive about being a fan who role-plays on Discord. While the pages may fly, the shortcomings are abundant in this overly ambitious offering (Mystery. While the pages may fly, the shortcomings are abundant in this overly ambitious offering. Most disappointingly, most readers will have started putting the pieces of this mystery together very early on, making for a lackluster reveal at the credibility-defying conclusion. The adults (including a school psychologist) behave questionably and unrealistically, presumably also to accommodate the plot.

Some of the more serious issues in this book-like date rape-are breezily glossed over to make room for the central mystery.

Could he have done it? Or could Katie’s jealous roommate have been involved? The plot is driven by a cast of stereotypical prep school attendees, and the psychological observations of these characters feel boilerplate and wooden. Soon after, Mark is indicted for the murder of the girl with the missing hand. Inside, is a severed human hand with a rose tattoo. However, one fateful day at her dorm, Katie receives a mysterious, tattered box. Much to Tessa’s chagrin, Katie has been dating privileged Mark Summers, a star athlete and son of the headmaster.

Her roommate, Tessa, also on a scholarship, is her best friend and closest confidante, with some disquieting secrets of her own. Katie Barton, a scholarship student at the exclusive Whitney Prep boarding school, harbors dark secrets that shattered her home life. At an exclusive, picture-perfect prep school, a grisly discovery leads to more sinister-and deadly-revelations.

Very bad things by susan mcbride