Review: Imaginary Girls

Jun •  28 •  2011

Title: Imaginary Girls
Series: No
Genre: Young Adult-Contemporary
Author: Nova Ren Suma
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Release Date: June 14, 2011
Book:  Library Thing

“Chloe’s older sister, Ruby, is the girl everyone looks to and longs for, who can’t be captured or caged. When a night with Ruby’s friends goes horribly wrong and Chloe discovers the dead body of her classmate London Hayes left floating in the reservoir, Chloe is sent away from town and away from Ruby.
But Ruby will do anything to get her sister back, and when Chloe returns to town two years later, deadly surprises await. As Chloe flirts with the truth that Ruby has hidden deeply away, the fragile line between life and death is redrawn by the complex bonds of sisterhood.
With palpable drama and delicious craft, Nova Ren Suma bursts onto the YA scene with the story that everyone will be talking about.”

When I first got this book, I was super excited to read it. I knew that this book would be completely different from any other book out there, and I was right!


Imaginary Girls is one totally creeped out book. As I began this book and read more in
to it, I got goosebumps. The storyline is something unique that it took me by surprise. I loved how the storyline built up to something the reader never expected it to be. As the Chole discovers what Ruby did,  my heart was racing! I really liked how Chole figured everything out. She was sneaky about it and even scared of her own sister at times. Heck, I was scared of Ruby!


The story line of this book is what made this book. I really like how Ruby made such a sacrifice to save her own sister but of course at a deadly cost. As I continued to dive deeper into this book and realized what Ruby did, I think all the hair stood up on the back of my neck. But it also made me wonder why Ruby did what she did in the first place. The story line flowed well, pace well, and built up to an amazing ending. The ending of the book was shocking but I knew something had to be done in order for it to balance out.


Imaginary Girls is a great book! As the reader, the elements in the book, spookiness, mysteries, secrets, really come out in the wonderful writing that Ms. Suma presented. It none other than grab the reader, drowning them in the reservoir of Ms. Suma’s world that she created!

I give it 4 BITES!


Happy Reading!


6 Comments

  1. Anna
    Jun 28, 2011

    I have this book sitting on my shelf and I debate wother to read it or not…Although from your review I gather is an amazing and different book,I’m afraid that exactly those differences might throw me off…Really don’t know what to do but thanks for the honest review 🙂

  2. Jenny
    Jun 28, 2011

    Okay, so now I really, really want to know what Ruby did that had your hair standing on end. MUST READ NOW! I’m excited for this one, thanks for the review Savy!

  3. This is the second good review I’ve read, and it makes me REALLY want to grab hold of a copy of this book! 😀

  4. I heard this one was dark, and I just lovvveee twisty stories like that! Fab review 🙂

  5. Alison
    Jun 29, 2011

    Oooh…this definitely sounds interesting. I’ve heard mostly good things about this one. I love books that take you totally by surprise. Too often I guess the ending of the book 1/3 of the way through.

  6. Spooky? I didn’t know it was that dark. Oh I must wishlist this one now!