I am so excited to get to be apart of this tour by Turn the Page Tours. This cover is beyond amazing and that description! Whoo! I couldn't possibly turn down the opportunity to review a book like that.
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The Book: Author: Hayley Krischer Pub. Date: October 5, 2021 Publisher: Razorbill Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller, LGBT Pages: ~336 Purchase Links:
Shade and Jadis are everything to each other. They share clothes, toothbrushes, and
even matching stick-and-poke tattoos. So when Shade unexpectedly joins the
cheerleading team, Jadis can hardly recognize who her best friend is becoming.
My Rating: 5/5 stars
About Hayley Krischer:
Hayley Krischer has been an award-winning journalist for over 20+ years.
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Shade loves the idea of falling into a group of girls; she loves the discipline it takes to
push her body to the limits alongside these athletes . Most of all, Shade finds herself
drawn to The Three Chloes–the insufferable trio that rules the squad–including the
enigmatic cheer captain whose dark side is as compelling as it is alarming.
Jadis won’t give Shade up so easily, though, and the pull between her old best friend
and her new teammates takes a toll on Shade as she tries to forge her own path. So
when one of the cheerleaders dies under mysterious circumstances, Shade is
determined to get to the bottom of her death. Because she knows Jadis–and if her
friend is responsible, doesn’t that mean she is, too?
My Review:
Definitely check the CWs and TWs for this book before reading it. Some, but likely not all, are underage drinking, drug usage, and death.
This book was definitely an experience. The cover and description were enough to drag me towards that book. I was lucky enough to be accepted into a tour for this book and it was so worth it.
I felt so connected to these characters in this book even if I didn’t always like them. Kind of a complicated feeling towards most of them, but even the bad characters were ones that drew me in and kept me with them. The Chloe’s had an interesting dynamic and interesting backstories. Even if I didn’t always agree with the characters, I could understand them. The main, and main secondary, characters were complex and felt fleshed out. I definitely have a soft spot for Jadis because…I just felt like I could relate to her the most. The other characters were great, but Jadis is just everything to me.
One of the things that interests me the most about this book is that it’s written in first-person. This leads to an interesting setup where you can’t tell if Shade is an unreliable narrator. I was thinking this specifically when she was talking about Jadis. The way she interpreted Jadis’ feelings, actions, and words always landed in a way where I couldn’t tell if Jadis actually felt that way or if Shade was reading too much into everything. Part of me wishes this book had been written in multiple POVs, but I don’t think it would have had the same impact.
This book was so close to being a 5 out of 5 for me, only one thing held me back. Shade. I’m not sure if I liked her or not. WARNING: This might contain some vague spoilers for the book. Shouldn’t really affect anything, but just in case. This isn’t me judging her for being a teenager and acting like one. I was a bit annoyed by how easily she seemed to be absorbed by other people and her blowing up at her mom, but that just feels like teenage angst for me. (Even though the mom deserved it, I definitely think talking was a better option.) The biggest thing that made me not love her is her interactions with Jadis. I understand teenagers, I was one. I just don’t know if I liked how quickly she was convinced that clearly Jadis had something to do with it. I just feel like, even if Jadis is being cagey, she didn’t have to jump straight into thinking she did it.
One of the things that I especially loved about this book was the way it talked about toxic friendships. That’s not something I see a lot in books, especially aimed towards the group that likely needs it the most. Codependency and toxic friends are something that needs to be discussed and I thought this book handled it well. It also wasn’t beaten over the reader’s head. It seemed to be peeled away so that the reader understands why these sorts of friendships can be negative.
This book is amazing. I loved it! Couldn’t put it down once I started reading it. It was just…so perfect!
She is a contributing writer for the New York Times, where she has covered feminist
roller skaters, Instagram obsessed moms, profiled Gabrielle Union, Tatum O’Neal, and
S.E. Hinton.
She has also written for many publications about women and teenage girls including
Marie Claire, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Lenny Letter, and the
Hairpin.
Her YA debut, SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ALI GREENLEAF will be released in fall
2020 from Razorbill.
Hayley received her MFA in creative writing from Lesley University. Her first newspaper
job was as an editorial assistant at the Boston Globe. She reads tarot cards.
Giveaway starts: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Giveaway ends: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 12:00 a.m. CDT
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