Synopsis via Goodreads:
After her sister Athena's tragic death, it's obvious that grief-stricken Persephone "Phe" Archer no longer belongs in Los Angeles. Hoping to make sense of her sister's sudden demise and the cryptic dreams following it, Phe abandons her bubbly LA life to attend an uptight East Coast preparatory school in Shadow Hills, MA — a school which her sister mysteriously mentioned in her last diary entry before she died.
Once there, Phe quickly realizes that something is deeply amiss in her new town. Not only does Shadow Hills' history boast an unexplained epidemic that decimated hundreds of its citizens in the 1700s, but its modern townies also seem eerily psychic, with the bizarre ability to bend metal. Even Zach — the gorgeous stranger Phe meets and immediately begins to lust after — seems as if he is hiding something serious. Phe is determined to get to the bottom of it. The longer she stays there, the more she suspects that her sister's untimely death and her own destiny are intricately linked to those who reside in Shadow Hills.
I was excited to get this book after having it on my "To Read" list for close to a year. It did not disappoint. This book gave me hot boys and gripping mystery-- two of my favorite things! I particularly like Adriana's character. I thought I was going to hate her, but I ended up loving her! I also liked that Phe was a strong and independent woman and not just another Bella from Twilight as so many leading ladies are these days. I like to see a girl who doesn't need a man.... but gets him anyway ;)
The only thing about this book that I wasn't a fan of was that Phe is apparently supposed to 15 years old. Until she came right out and said she was 15 I totally thought that she was more like 17 1) because she is supposed to be a junior. What junior is 15?! and 2) because these kids sure do a lot of drinking and don't think it's a big deal at all. Also, Phe behaves way too maturely to be 15. I wish that Hopcus would have just said that she's 17. All in all though this was a great debut novel for the author and I would certainly read a sequel *crosses fingers* :)
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