A gripping tale filled with not so average teenage angst.

I wanted to like this book, but it just didn’t happen. It started out promising, but it quickly went downhill. As a warning to potential readers: there are some descriptive, gruesome details, making it a somewhat unpleasant read all around.

The overall premise sounded good, but it wasn’t carried out to its full potential. It’s difficult to like any of the characters, including Corby. So many things, including her parents, teachers, and even what was labeled as “bullying,” seem totally unrealistic.

The narration of the story itself was a bit unusual, and, in this case, it wasn’t a good thing. It made it difficult to connect to anything. Corby spent a lot of time seemingly talking out loud to herself, which got to be a bit much. Her relationship with Jacob was weird, to put it mildly. Granted, this is a work of fiction, but so many things are just too far-fetched, and the writing was subpar, so that didn’t help.

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy from NetGalley, but I wasn’t required to leave a positive review.

I unfortunately could not get into this book as much as I wanted. The premise of the book was very promising but unfortunately, it just did not deliver in the end.

This was a shame because I was enjoying the first couple of chapters. After that it went downhill fast. I would not read this book again.

Corby Mackentile is a 15-year old girl who is bullied in school, regularly, because of her weight.
Academically brilliant, but stuck in a family where her ever-quarrelling parents don’t seem to have time for her, Corby spends most of her free time in the evenings, in her dad’s butcher shop.
The bullying takes a turn for the worse, with every passing day. One day, one of the coolest boys in class, Jacob, adds his comments to the list. He later apologises.
This doesn’t bode well with his female fan-following and Corby’s tormentors, Jane, Sylvia and Vera, who use this as an excuse to bully her more.

Vera comes to pick up an order for her mother, at her dad’s shop, one evening - and a nasty accident happens, which changes Corby’s life course forever.

Till here, the premise looked good and seemed interesting.
After this, the storyline took a dip.
The narration also seemed a wee bit erratic at places.

I understand psychiatric issues that can stem from bullying, but this could have been dealt with and expressed a little better.
The intent was there - but just not executed well enough in my opinion.

It is worth a one-time read.
And is generally moderately paced.

I loved this book ! From the very beginning to the very end I couldn’t stop reading and was drying to know what would happen !!! The ending literally had me screaming NO WAY ! I fell in love with Corby and Jacob, the entire Bonnie and Clyde story captures you and doesn’t let go ! This is a must read for any fan of murder mystery, the suspense will keep you up at night !