My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Provided by NetGalley in both print and audio
Before you read this book, make sure you brush up on all your Poe, as this is a fascinating mash up of them all. Some of them are easy to spot with the names (Usher, Turnado, etc), and some of them are fairly subtle such as a pendulum paired with razor sharp claws or the flu that is incapacitating people. And as always, Mindy McGinnis puts the reader in a quandary to decide how far is too far? What should determine a fair punishment for wrongs. Do not be deceived- this is not a book about teenage angst. Instead, we read about real life through the eyes of teens, their perspectives, and their social status, especially in small towns. Ms. McGinnis again has kept the reader eagerly turning pages to find out what the outcome with her book that we can't look away from the train wreck of flawed characters as they pile up upon each other.