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Windy
Mar 18, 2013 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Not my favourite of this author's books.

The narrator is a spoiled teenager who is very annoying. I guess that's how she is meant to appear so that she can learn lessons through the story and turn out to be a nice person. However, the only reason I stuck with the book was because there was obviously a big secret to be revealed and I wanted to know what it was.

At the end the back story is told and I found that a lot more interesting than the main plot of the book
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Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance
Jan 16, 2011 rated it it was ok
Shelves: fiction
I’m starting to think that if a book publicist is contacting me repeatedly about reading and reviewing a new book, the book must be desultory. My gut feeling said don’t agree to read and review this book; my gut feeling said this book would disappoint me. I should have listened to my gut feeling.This book was disappointing. I did not like the main character. The main character was inconsistent. The plot jumped. Once again, a book that could have used an editor.
Tammy AZ
Jul 03, 2019 rated it it was ok
Did not love this book, it felt like a chore to read.
Lisa of Hopewell
A touch of sarah addison allen with the diary. It's good and I've upgraded it to 3 stars.

New audio book for the commute this week. So far--ok. Bratty teen grows up seems to be the story line for now. The narrator was annoying at first, but I got over it!
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Sarah
Jan 30, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
3.75. A fun little mysterious throwback to gothic novels of old. A little predictable, and a few dots that don’t connect, but I enjoyed it.
Soelo
I thought this was going to be a fantasy story, and though there are fantastic elements, it is much more of a coming of age tale.
Kimberly
Nov 22, 2010 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
SandyC
Jan 27, 2011 marked it as to-read
Daisy
Jan 31, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Ruth
Feb 05, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Chantal
Aug 03, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Sep 18, 2012 marked it as to-read
Amanda R
Oct 04, 2012 rated it really liked it
Anika
Apr 18, 2013 rated it liked it
Suzanne
Jan 19, 2018 rated it liked it
Nadia
Jun 27, 2016 marked it as to-read
Stil de scriitor
Jul 06, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Laura
Jun 18, 2019 rated it it was ok
Kristen
Apr 12, 2022 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: have, fiction
Melanie Knight
Nov 09, 2023 marked it as to-read