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Friday, January 01, 2016
Sanctuary Bay by Laura J. Burns & Melinda Metz
Sanctuary Bay by Jennifer Bosworth. Great cover and an interesting premise: isolated, elite prep school; mixed race girl with traumatic background gets scholarship; something creepy going at the school. Anything sound familiar? I'm a bit of a sucker for this kind of novel. The book started off very well, engaging me with Sarah, the protagonist, and her feelings. However, it didn't take long for this one to go south for me. Sarah's willingness to get sucked into the "secret society" didn't fit with either her intelligence or the toughness she seemed to have from her difficult childhood. Even when she begins to stand up against the "pack," it didn't work for me.
Also a cliffhanger.
Read in November; blog post scheduled for ??
NetGalley/St. Martin's Press
YA/Mystery/Suspense. Jan. 19, 2016. Print length: 320 pages
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There are a lot of books with this kind of premise but I do like them too! Bummer this one wasn't one of the better ones. Do you think you'll still check out the sequel?
ReplyDeleteSome of the "elite prep school" books are fun/creepy/suspenseful, and this one began well; but no, don't think I'll follow up with the sequel. :(
DeleteToo bad about this one. I like books set at Prep schools; I wish this one had been better.
ReplyDeleteI wish this one had not taken such a such a silly turn. Well, maybe they are all a bit silly, but this one annoyed me. My favorite is Maggie Stiefvater's Raven Boys series.
DeleteThis does sound like a good premise. It's a shame it didn't hold up for you.
ReplyDeleteCan't win them all, and it was free, so I can't really complain. :)
DeleteI don't read a lot of books set in prep schools--hardly any really. It sounds like this one got off to a great start. I'm sorry it didn't stay that way. And cliffhangers . . . Sometimes I don't mind them (if I have the next book handy and I liked the book enough), but they can also be a pain. I don't think this one is for me.
ReplyDeleteI like books with prep schools setting; this sounds like it has an interesting premise but so disappointing to hear it didn't go better for you. I don't mind cliffhangers but they can be frustrating, hehe.
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