THE FAERYS VIEW

I absolutely loved The Secret Sisterhood of Heartbreakers by Lynn Weingarten; I loved everything about it-the mysticism, the unknown, the circle of friends that seem to have everything. It’s fun, light-hearted and I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Lucy is 15 and starting sophomore year with a boyfriend, the dreamiest perfect boyfriend ever. He’s been away at camp all summer and sure, he hasn’t really kept in touch much but she’s done more than her share and she realizes he must be so very busy with all the activities that the camp offers. Waiting for him in front of the school in eager anticipation is almost more then she can bear! She just knows when he sees her after that long summer break he’s going to sweep her up in his arms and tell her just how much he missed her. When he comes into view he doesn’t even look at her until she grabs his attention. He dumps her in a pretty cruel way, no reason-just I don’t want to be with you anymore and that’s the end of it. The reason I’m setting all this up is to get a point across-Lucy has built her entire world around this guy who turns around and treats her like dirty gum on the bottom of his Vans. Lucy is understandably heartbroken and weeps in the girl’s bathroom when a strange girl enters and gives her a silk hankie to ‘dry her tears’ with. She tells her to use this hankie and that she can help her and then she’s gone.

Thus starts the story of The Secret Sisterhood of Heartbreakers. The characters that Lynn creates to help Lucy are amazing and I loved them all: Olivia-Gorgeous, Chic and the head of the Sisterhood, Gil-Adored, Sweet and loved by all and Liza-Vixen, Snarky and takes no prisoners. These girls have taken Lucy under their wing provided she passes all their tests. Yes, there’s magic involved and it’s pretty cool I must say!

The plot is exceptional, unlike many of the books in the genre right now. It has the requisite twists and turns but not what I thought they'd be. I was surprised at many of the events in the book and that's what kept me turning the pages. The story is told purely in Lucy's POV and Lynn does such an exceptional job of describing her feelings and thought processes. There's one disappointment, though, and that is Lucy's descriptive.

I was disappointed in the lack of descriptive in Lucy, the other characters are so vividly described but I hadn’t a clue how to picture Lucy. When I'm reading a book, it's important for me to get a good visual on the characters. Every character, aside from Lucy, is vividly described. Sure, I got a first hand look at her thought process and personality but not really what she looked like, so I never really had that visual in my mind. Lucy's personality is a bit pathetic and sad to begin with but that’s what makes this book so awesome. Watching the changes occur as Lucy grows and experiences all kinds of new adventures with her new friends; pondering which path she’s going to take while still making clumsy attempts at trying to get her ex back kept me wondering what was going to happen.

The ending is amazing and I won’t go into any more detail than I already have. I don’t want to ruin this book for anyone else. It's too good and I want to keep this as spoiler free as possible.

THE FAERY SAYS READ THIS, IT’S GUARENTEED TO ENTERTAIN!

Thanks to ATWT and the publisher for allowing me to review this book for my honest review!