Hell Week by Rosemary Clement-Moore
Aug. 13th, 2013 09:49 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Maggie Quinn is determined to make her mark as a journalist. The only problem? The Ranger Report does not take freshman on staff.
Rules are rules. But when has that ever stopped Maggie?
After facing hellfire, infiltrating sorority rush should be easy. It’s no Woodward and Bernstein, but going undercover as the Phantom Pledge will allow her to write her expose. Then she can make a stealth exit before initiation. But when she finds a group of girls who are way more than “sisterhood”, all her instincts say there’s something rotten on Greek Row. And when Hell Week rolls around, there may be no turning back.
If there is such a thing as a sorority from hell, you can bet that Maggie Quinn will be the one to stumble into it.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Rosemary Clement-Moore’s YA fantasy sequel shares the same great first person voice but the plot feels overstretched and drags in places while the decision to keep Maggie in the home town she was initially so keen to escape feels like a missed opportunity. At the same time, the relationships in this are more tenuous, with Justin and Lisa both being kept at a distance until the final third and I found myself really missing their presence. It’s an okay read, but doesn’t match the enjoyability of the first book.
Maggie Quinn is determined to make her mark as a journalist. The only problem? The Ranger Report does not take freshman on staff.
Rules are rules. But when has that ever stopped Maggie?
After facing hellfire, infiltrating sorority rush should be easy. It’s no Woodward and Bernstein, but going undercover as the Phantom Pledge will allow her to write her expose. Then she can make a stealth exit before initiation. But when she finds a group of girls who are way more than “sisterhood”, all her instincts say there’s something rotten on Greek Row. And when Hell Week rolls around, there may be no turning back.
If there is such a thing as a sorority from hell, you can bet that Maggie Quinn will be the one to stumble into it.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Rosemary Clement-Moore’s YA fantasy sequel shares the same great first person voice but the plot feels overstretched and drags in places while the decision to keep Maggie in the home town she was initially so keen to escape feels like a missed opportunity. At the same time, the relationships in this are more tenuous, with Justin and Lisa both being kept at a distance until the final third and I found myself really missing their presence. It’s an okay read, but doesn’t match the enjoyability of the first book.