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A review by bickleyhouse
FRY by Lorna Dounaeva
4.0
This tale begins with our "heroine" (perhaps more accurately described as an "anti-hero"), Isabel Anderson, nearly running over a girl. This girl is soon identified as Alicia McBride. Oddly, the two immediately become close, almost like best friends. But there are strange things afoot, as odd circumstances, most especially dealing with fire, keep occurring around Alicia. And also around Isabel, which causes her to be a suspect in a number of events.
The story is well-written, I believe, but there are points at which I felt like the main character, Isabel, simply couldn't catch a break. By the climax of the story, even her closest friends seem to have abandoned her in favor of the "new girl in town."
But, as all good stories, the ploys are eventually discovered and a sort of justice is done. That's all I'm going to say about that, as I don't want to include spoilers.
The characters were definitely interesting, and there was (intentionally, I believe) a pervasive sense of awkwardness on behalf of Isabel, as every time she turned around, something happened to make her look like a villain or criminal, or, even worse, a lunatic. I think that's what kept me reading. Wondering what was going to happen next, as well as wanting to see her vindicated.
Judging from the subtitle of the book, McBride Vendetta #1, I'm guessing that there are more stories in this series. I'll have to see if I can come up with them.
The story is well-written, I believe, but there are points at which I felt like the main character, Isabel, simply couldn't catch a break. By the climax of the story, even her closest friends seem to have abandoned her in favor of the "new girl in town."
But, as all good stories, the ploys are eventually discovered and a sort of justice is done. That's all I'm going to say about that, as I don't want to include spoilers.
The characters were definitely interesting, and there was (intentionally, I believe) a pervasive sense of awkwardness on behalf of Isabel, as every time she turned around, something happened to make her look like a villain or criminal, or, even worse, a lunatic. I think that's what kept me reading. Wondering what was going to happen next, as well as wanting to see her vindicated.
Judging from the subtitle of the book, McBride Vendetta #1, I'm guessing that there are more stories in this series. I'll have to see if I can come up with them.