Hush Money

Homg. Ok. So I know the author, and I've avoided reading the book precisely because I know her. Not well, we've commented on each other's blogs before....

Anyway. I'm pissed I didn't read this sooner. Holy crap. Somehow Susan jumped into my high school head and pulled out all my memories of my high school bully. I'm not much like the heroine, but that's beside the point. She got the feelings of a person who has been bullied and the torment that comes from deciding whether or not to stand up to them. Susan's ability to channel young adult concerns, needs, dreams, drew me in and had me reading far into the night.

The supernatural element of the story only highlighted existing and compelling moments in everyone's teenage years. I have not read such a great young adult book in SUCH a long time. The story is told in first person from the hero and heroine's perspectives, allowing us to jump around locations, question motives, understand conflicts. Such an engaging narrative.

Very much looking forward to the next book in the series.