I liked this book. It was fun and real and I loved the characters.

FULL REVIEW:
Can I have a TV show? PLEEEEASE?
I think that this is the type of the book that would translate into a TV show REALLY WELL.
Not a movie. This would not do a s movie.
But TV show? Yeah.
The plot was set up in the same sort of way that TV show plots are set up, where there’s a chunk of a lot things going on, but one bit that sort of winds through the entire chunk, connecting everything. Every time Dinah did something to mess up Brooks’ reputation would be an ‘episode’ in the perfect world when ABC family turns this into a TV show.
The plot was a LITTLE predictable. I mean, I knew what was going down halfway through the book and took the main character, Dinah, FOR literally EVER to figure it out.
All the character were SO charming. I loved them all: Dinah, Brooks, Dex, Tabs and Brucey all just so, so good.
BUT—this book is not all just cutesy-tutesy plot and wonderfully funny characters. There is serious. The serous is named Claire.
Overall, this was a lovely book, not outstanding, but not average. AND I WANT ABC FAMILY TO MAKE A TV SHOW FOR ME.
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Dinah's voice is strong, clear, ironic, spiteful and angry - just the right combination to make this a compulsive read. But, having picked the twist early, I found myself flipping pages. However it kept my interest right to the end. I loved her BFFs and found the romantic elements totally believable. A great read! ( )

This ended up being quite a good little vengeance story. Although the 'twist' was predictable, and parts were a bit far-fetched, the book kept me engaged and I liked Dinah's voice, she was quite self-deprecating, funny and flawed. ( )

The fact that Josin L. McQuein released two novels within her debut year is impressive. What I find even more impressive is that both are good and that they fall into such different genres. Of Arclight and Premeditated, I preferred the latter, which has much stronger characterization and a lot of great messages. It also has the added benefit of being different from the bulk of YA offerings.

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Absolutely amazing. Review to come :) ( )