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A review by bethgiven
The Murder of Bindy Mackenzie by Jaclyn Moriarty
3.0
This was a fun, readable book that's apparently just one in a series of Young Adult books about Ashbury High, a fictional high school in Sydney, Australia. It's laid out in a mixture of diary-format and letter/email-format, which I liked -- the reader is given just enough clues to piece together the back-story. From page one I was drawn right into the story.
There was lots of character development -- lots of introspection. I was glad to see Bindy become more likable as the story went along, as the person who recommended this book said Bindy reminded her of me! I guess I am sort of a perfectionistic rule-stickler who would censor out swearing in my personal journal. ;-) There were even some exciting plot twists at the end, things I hadn't seen coming.
I didn't find this book terribly profound or life-changing, but I think I'll have to check out some of the other books in the series anyway; it was fun but still "smart." I enjoyed it.
There was lots of character development -- lots of introspection. I was glad to see Bindy become more likable as the story went along, as the person who recommended this book said Bindy reminded her of me! I guess I am sort of a perfectionistic rule-stickler who would censor out swearing in my personal journal. ;-) There were even some exciting plot twists at the end, things I hadn't seen coming.
I didn't find this book terribly profound or life-changing, but I think I'll have to check out some of the other books in the series anyway; it was fun but still "smart." I enjoyed it.