Anastasia Stolonov and Edie Wilson are back at boarding school after spending the summer apart, and they can’t wait to be dorm mates again! Unfortunately, things don’t go as planned, and Edie is stuck with Janet, the new girl at Knight’s Haddon. Janet isn’t like anyone the other girls have met before. She’s cool, confident, and a little rebellious, so Edie is thrilled that Janet seems to like her. And as Edie’s friendship with Anastasia becomes rocky, Janet is the only one on Edie’s side. But when mysterious things begin to happen, Edie begins to think that Janet may not be all she seems, and suddenly events take a dangerous turn. Will Edie be able to salvage her friendships and uncover what’s going on before the clock runs out?
The Good
Miss Fotheringay watches out for Edie and does whatever needs to be done to save her pupils.
The Bad
Edie, Anastasia, and their friends leave boarding school without permission. Edie and Anastasia into a pub, and Edie orders two cherry brandies without thinking. The protesters use Taser guns to electrocute the police. In order to save the Mesmere woods, Janet chains herself to a tree and throws the key away.
Ages
Ages 9+ is good for this book.
My Take
I did not really enjoy this book. Esme Kerr builds a lot of suspense up to the climax, but then you realize Janet is only apart of a protest against chopping down the Mesmere Woods. It wasn’t a great sequel. If there was a third book, I don’t think I would read it. For the first book, click here.
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Review by Kaitlyn