Review: Pretty Girl-13
Series: Stand-Alone
Genre: Young Adult-Thriller
Author: Liz Coley
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Release Date: March 19, 2013
Book: ARC sent by publisher
Video Review: HERE
“Reminiscent of the Elizabeth Smart case, Pretty Girl-13 is a disturbing and powerful psychological mystery about a girl who must piece together the story of her kidnapping and captivity.
Angie Chapman was thirteen years old when she ventured into the woods alone on a Girl Scouts camping trip. Now she’s returned home…only to find that it’s three years later and she’s sixteen-or at least that’s what everyone tells her.
What happened to the past three years of her life?
Angie doesn’t know.
But there are people who do—people who could tell Angie every detail of her forgotten time, if only they weren’t locked inside her mind. With a tremendous amount of courage, Angie embarks on a journey to discover the fragments of her personality, otherwise known as her “alters.” As she unearths more and more about her past, she discovers a terrifying secret and must decide: When you remember things you wish you could forget, do you destroy the parts of yourself that are responsible?
Liz Coley’s alarming and fascinating psychological mystery is a disturbing-and ultimately empowering-page-turner about accepting our whole selves, and the healing power of courage, hope, and love.”
I really liked this book too. It was so disturbing at times, but I was so hooked. I thought it was done really well. It could have been confusing, but it wasn’t at all. Great review!
oh wow this sounds INTENSE, but I’m one who looks for that in books. I have a feeling I will like this very, very much. Great review!
– Farah @ MajiBookshelf
Oh I know books like that. You have to walk away or the book will go flying. I also have to remember not to get this in ebook form so I don’t end up chucking my ebook reader! LOL