I can’t say too much without spoiling the book for you guys, but there were two words that literally gave me goosebumps at the end! I loved it! I started talking about the book again today with someone, and I got goosebumps again! I’m not always a fan of first person narration, because sometimes it’s done poorly, but I felt like this one was done excellently!Ĭan I just say that the end of the book – OMG. We got to understand her reactions, her emotions, and her struggles. I loved that this book was told in first person, because we really got to see everything from Anna’s perspective, which I liked. There were other leads that could have been followed, be he focuses all of his time on accusing her, and taking every emotional reaction she’s ever had and every argument she ever had with Elise and turned them against her to make her look guilty. I felt SO bad for her, because the prosecuting attorney (like any attorney I guess) did everything he could to make her look guilty. As new evidence is presented and the trial is taken in different directions, I felt as nervous as Anna must have felt! I was on the edge of my seat so many times wondering what would happen and crossing my fingers for a positive outcome.
The book is told from Anna’s point of view, so we are able to uncover what happens in the story as she does. At one point in the book she says that anyone can look guilty if the media tries hard enough, and the more I think about that, it’s probably true, and it made me think about the Knox case, because Anna reminded me a lot of Amanda. We see how Anna is made to look guilty by omitting certain facts in stories or events, showing particular pictures that make her look bad, and using previous emotional incidents against her.
This book reminded me a LOT of the Amanda Knox case that was all over the news a few years ago. The book alternates in time between the past, where we see Anna and Elise’s friendship developing and growing, all the way up to the day of Elise’s murder, and the present where we follow Anna as she stands on trial for Elise’s murder. Anna is quickly arrested for her murder, as she’s the only one without an alibi. Partway into the trip, they come back to the house to find Elise murdered in her bedroom.
But this was better! Ha!ĭangerous Girls follows high school senior Anna, her boyfriend Tate, and her best friend Elise as they travel to Aruba for spring break. Actually, I feel like I’ve definitely watched movies with the same storyline on Lifetime. Holy crappppppp is all I can say! I LOVED this book! It definitely felt like I was watching a movie.
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