Very Bad People
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Summary
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In this dark academia young adult thriller for fans of The Female of the Species and People Like Us， a teen girl’s search for answers about her mother’s mysterious death leads to a powerful secret society at her new boarding school—and a dangerous game of revenge that will leave her forever changed。
Six years ago， Calliope Bolan’s mother drove the family van into a lake with her three daughters inside。 The girls escaped， but their mother drowned， and the truth behind the “accident” remains a mystery Calliope is determined to solve。 Now sixteen， she transfers to Tipton Academy， the same elite boarding school her mother once attended。 Tipton promises a peek into the past and a host of new opportunities—including a coveted invitation to join Haunt and Rail， an exclusive secret society that looms over campus like a legend。
Calliope accepts， stepping into the exhilarating world of the “ghosts，” a society of revolutionaries fighting for social justice。 But when Haunt and Rail commits to exposing a dangerous person on campus， it becomes clear that some ghosts define justice differently than others。
As the society’s tactics escalate， Calliope uncovers a possible link between Haunt and Rail and her mother’s deadly crash。 Now， she must question what lengths the society might go to in order to see a victory—and if the secret behind her mother’s death could be buried here at Tipton。
In this dark academia young adult thriller for fans of The Female of the Species and People Like Us， a teen girl’s search for answers about her mother’s mysterious death leads to a powerful secret society at her new boarding school—and a dangerous game of revenge that will leave her forever changed。
Six years ago， Calliope Bolan’s mother drove the family van into a lake with her three daughters inside。 The girls escaped， but their mother drowned， and the truth behind the “accident” remains a mystery Calliope is determined to solve。 Now sixteen， she transfers to Tipton Academy， the same elite boarding school her mother once attended。 Tipton promises a peek into the past and a host of new opportunities—including a coveted invitation to join Haunt and Rail， an exclusive secret society that looms over campus like a legend。
Calliope accepts， stepping into the exhilarating world of the “ghosts，” a society of revolutionaries fighting for social justice。 But when Haunt and Rail commits to exposing a dangerous person on campus， it becomes clear that some ghosts define justice differently than others。
As the society’s tactics escalate， Calliope uncovers a possible link between Haunt and Rail and her mother’s deadly crash。 Now， she must question what lengths the society might go to in order to see a victory—and if the secret behind her mother’s death could be buried here at Tipton。
Reviews
Kelsie
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overall good。 MC didn’t seem consistent all the time， particularly about how much she missed her hometown。 but idk
Fiona
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3。5 stars- I went into this book excited， but there were so many plot points that weren’t strung together well。 It was really rushed trying to wrap them all up by the end。
The Library Ladies
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（originally reviewed at thelibraryladies。com）Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC of this novel！I had some pretty grand plans for myself nearing the end of March。 I secured a solo trip up to the North Shore， bringing a book stack and my Kindle and thinking that I’d spend my days in nature and my evenings reading… Well， my faith in good weather was foolhardy， as that first day it was snowing and the wind chill made the temperatures outside feel like it was 18 degrees。 I don’t （originally reviewed at thelibraryladies。com）Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC of this novel！I had some pretty grand plans for myself nearing the end of March。 I secured a solo trip up to the North Shore， bringing a book stack and my Kindle and thinking that I’d spend my days in nature and my evenings reading… Well， my faith in good weather was foolhardy， as that first day it was snowing and the wind chill made the temperatures outside feel like it was 18 degrees。 I don’t know why I didn’t consider that， being Minnesota and all。 But it DID mean that I got a LOT of reading done， and when I sat down with Kit Frick’s newest book “Very Bad People”， I found myself tearing through my eARC。 The pacing was great！ The mysteries were appropriately engaging！ We had a secret society with some potentially nefarious members！ Spending all the time inside was turning out okay for me…。 Until we once again hit the dreaded ‘and it all falls apart in the last third of the book’ situation。As per my usual strategy， I’m going to start with what I liked。 And the potential for this story just oozes off the page。 It has so many things that work for me on paper。 I love boarding school thrillers， I love people who get in over their heads in frog in the boiling water situations， and I love moral ambiguity and questions。 I also really liked Calliope as our main character， as she felt rounded and real and like someone who would be completely into being included in a secret society like Haunt and Rail。 I also liked the school history and history of the secret society as a whole。 On top of that， it was so fast paced and engaging that I was eager to see what was going to happen next， and how the connection of Haunt and Rail across the generations was going to come into play。But I just didn’t like how a couple of the big arcs shook out。 Like， at all。 And I’m not certain if it had to do with the structure and set up feeling unbalanced with the conclusions， or straight up personal preference on my part and my own sore spots and biases coloring my judgement。 I’m half tempted to go on a rant here， but am also kind of not wanting to spoil anything because I think that people would probably do better with it than I did…。 What the hell， let’s just go half and half and throw in a SPOILER ALERT！The book opens with a recounting of the tragedy that has haunted Calliope for a few years: the car accident that killed her mother and nearly killed her and her two sisters。 There has always been question as to what happened， as Calliope was asleep， and her two sisters either couldn’t remember what happened or was two young to do so。 Calliope sees a man in town during a trek from the Tipton grounds， has her memory jumped， and is convinced she saw him the day of the accident。 She starts trying to piece together who he was， as well as his connection to her mother， AS WELL AS her mother’s connection to the Haunt and Rail Society， which leads to the supposedly accidental death of another student during her mother’s time in the club。 Calliope starts to surmise that perhaps the Haunt and Rail members had something to do with the student’s death， and her mother’s death was actually someone trying to shut her up。 It’s a great premise…。。 But it isn’t the case。 What IS the case is that Calliope’s mother was ACTUALLY LEAVING HER HUSBAND FOR HER HIGH SCHOOL BOYFRIEND AND TAKING THE KIDS WITH HER ON THE DAY OF THE CRASH。 It’s all coincidence。 And it’s awful。 It immediately turned me off from the mother as a character who was， until that point， a formative and powerful drive for Calliope and her connection to the Haunt and Rail assholes。 I get what Frick was trying to do， to say that some things are random and terrible （and it does have another connecting point， ultimately）， but it left such a sour taste in my mouth。 I don’t even think of myself as some kind of Puritanical scold， but once it was revealed how profoundly selfish the mother was being in wanting to uproot her kids from the life they knew with their father （with no indication that he’s a bad or even emotionally incompatible guy; HE SEEMS LIKE A REALLY GOOD LOVING GUY？）， with NO actual exploration into her motivations outside of ‘oh， my high school boyfriend is back in my life and THAT’S EXCITING’， it wrecked that entire thread。 Okay， I’m not going to elaborate further into the other reveals and twists and turns， but that was just too much。 It derailed the emotional crux。And then a lot of the other characters were frustrating and shrill in their characterizations， especially some of the Haunt and Rail members。 It wasn’t even that their motivations and thoughts were things I disagreed with。 I found myself quite sympathetic to the matter at hand， as a matter of fact！ But I didn’t think that Frick did the due diligence to show enough complexity to their ‘arbiters of justice in their own minds’ themes until too far into the narrative。 By then I had kind of stopped caring about their motivations and was more blinded by how their zealotry was damaging to those who didn’t deserve it， and I don’t think that it was properly grappled with。Talk about running off the rails。 There was so much promise with this book for the first two thirds。 I don’t want to discourage anyone from reading it too much because it could just be a ‘me’ thing。 。。。more
Dan
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Calliope Bolan transfers to a private school to try and forget the car accident that killed her mother six years earlier。 But going to Tipton （her mother’s alma mater） brings out suppressed memories that may make matters worse。 Trying to fit in she is invited to and joins a secret society within the school。This is a certainly a mystery and I it kept me interested for a long while and I really enjoyed it。 But as the ending started getting closer and the pages dwindling， I was thinking to myself i Calliope Bolan transfers to a private school to try and forget the car accident that killed her mother six years earlier。 But going to Tipton （her mother’s alma mater） brings out suppressed memories that may make matters worse。 Trying to fit in she is invited to and joins a secret society within the school。This is a certainly a mystery and I it kept me interested for a long while and I really enjoyed it。 But as the ending started getting closer and the pages dwindling， I was thinking to myself it can end so quickly。 And it didn’t。 It left so many questions unanswered that I felt cheated。 。。。more
Jennifer
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Great premise but unfortunately the ending ruined it。 So many things were left in the air。
Heather McCarthy
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This is a YA thriller that I really enjoyed！ Calliope transfers to Tipton Academy， an elite boarding school that her mother also attended。 Tragically， Calliope lost her mother a few years before in a tragic accident。 Calliope joins a secret society on campus to fight for social justice。 This book had a lot packed into it。 There was the family aspect and school aspect。 There were twists and turns。 There was something I totally didn’t see coming！ The way this book ended， it leaves me wanting more！ This is a YA thriller that I really enjoyed！ Calliope transfers to Tipton Academy， an elite boarding school that her mother also attended。 Tragically， Calliope lost her mother a few years before in a tragic accident。 Calliope joins a secret society on campus to fight for social justice。 This book had a lot packed into it。 There was the family aspect and school aspect。 There were twists and turns。 There was something I totally didn’t see coming！ The way this book ended， it leaves me wanting more！ I’m really hoping for a second book to see how the story continues！ 。。。more
Lisa
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3。5Entertaining book but I found the ending disappointing。 This one will be very popular wtih teens。
Cassie
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3， maybe 3。5。 An addictive mystery with lots of twists & turns （some more predictable than others）。 While I enjoyed the story （for the most part） & the writing style， the characters are where this book really let me down。 Calliope is neither likable nor unlikable because she's so bland， you could plop her into any YA novel & she would fit。 She's just that generic。 Same goes for her very unnecessary love interest， as well as her fellow Tiptonians （the book's term， not mine）。Whether or not you sho 3， maybe 3。5。 An addictive mystery with lots of twists & turns （some more predictable than others）。 While I enjoyed the story （for the most part） & the writing style， the characters are where this book really let me down。 Calliope is neither likable nor unlikable because she's so bland， you could plop her into any YA novel & she would fit。 She's just that generic。 Same goes for her very unnecessary love interest， as well as her fellow Tiptonians （the book's term， not mine）。Whether or not you should read this book depends on what you're looking for， if you're in it for a dark （while still being very YA™） emotional ride of a story & aren't concerned with the characters in said story， I'd say go for it。 I had a good time。 。。。more
Sofia
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Aghh！ I am a little torn on this， so much so that this review might make no sense and might just be me contradicting myself。 Overall， Very Bad People is a fast read and generally a good story。 I’ll give it 3。5 stars。 The writing isn’t the most spectacular thing in the world， and the plot isn’t either， but there were definitely some twists and turns I didn’t see coming。 I loved learning about Haunt & Rails and committing myself to the world that is Tipton。 I could totally see myself reading a sec Aghh！ I am a little torn on this， so much so that this review might make no sense and might just be me contradicting myself。 Overall， Very Bad People is a fast read and generally a good story。 I’ll give it 3。5 stars。 The writing isn’t the most spectacular thing in the world， and the plot isn’t either， but there were definitely some twists and turns I didn’t see coming。 I loved learning about Haunt & Rails and committing myself to the world that is Tipton。 I could totally see myself reading a second book that focused exclusively on the society and what unfolds after the events of Very Bad People。 That being said， the pacing of the subplots were all off。 The ending was rushed， and the middle dragged on for too long without any answers; and while the mystery behind the MC mom’s death seems to be the big plot， as introduced in the beginning， I’m not totally convinced that it is。 Don’t get me wrong， it is the thing that fuels the MC to make certain decision and actions， but by the time that mystery is “solved”， the book is focusing on something else entirely （with the first mystery not providing a ton of closure either）。 I still have a lot of questions and certain characters deserved a better story。 There’s not a happy ending， which is totally okay， but I was expecting more （？） if that makes sense。 。。。more
Lilly
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 its so interesting，mysterious and i really enjoyed it
Laura Sanner
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I did not see that coming！！ This book was well written with an ending that will leave you thinking！ If you want a twisty turny novel you won't go wrong with this one！ I did not see that coming！！ This book was well written with an ending that will leave you thinking！ If you want a twisty turny novel you won't go wrong with this one！ 。。。more
I'm All Booked Up YA
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Rating: 3。5/5 stars *We received this book in exchange for an honest review。*The three Bolan sisters look like they came from a fairy tale。 With their freckled-faces and long auburn hair， they could easily come across as illustrations from your favorite stories。 Except， their life is no fairy tale。 Everyone in the small Upstate New York town knows what their mom did years ago。 One day she picked all the girls up from school early and drove into a lake。 The girls survived， she didn’t。While most p Rating: 3。5/5 stars *We received this book in exchange for an honest review。*The three Bolan sisters look like they came from a fairy tale。 With their freckled-faces and long auburn hair， they could easily come across as illustrations from your favorite stories。 Except， their life is no fairy tale。 Everyone in the small Upstate New York town knows what their mom did years ago。 One day she picked all the girls up from school early and drove into a lake。 The girls survived， she didn’t。While most people in the town gossiped about a murder suicide， Calliope Bolan， the oldest sister， always thought there was more to the story。 That’s why Calliope enrolled at the Tipton Academy， an exclusive prep school that her mother attended。 She can’t wait to learn more about the young Kathy Callihan she never knew。While Lorelei and Serafina stay home and try to forget， Calliope can’t let it go。 Enter the Haunt and Rail Society， a secret society at Tipton dedicated to social justice and reform。 Calliope is inducted quickly and realizes these mysterious fellow students are the key to solving her own personnel mystery。Very Bad People hooks the reader right away with the story of the car crash。 Immediately， we know this YA mystery will have a lot of dark secrets to be revealed。First of all， we loved the secret society element of the book。 It gave Calliope a purpose， but also had her question how far she is willing to go。 The members of the society are morally gray。 While they want to protect people and the campus as a whole， they have some inhumane tactics。Calliope Bolan served as an interesting protagonist because she stuck to her morals， even in difficult situations。 While she did have a narrow focus， it was interesting seeing her view of the academy and its students。The one reprieve from the mystery was Nico Hale， Calliope’s love interest。 He was such a sweetheart and he did a great job with Lorelei’s endless interrogation。 We wish Nico had more page time because we wanted to learn more about him。Very Bad People impressed us for most of the story， but there is one aspect we didn’t like: the ending。 It felt rushed and abrupt， with nothing really being solved。 Yes， we do know why Kathy did what she did， but not a lot else。 There should be some intense fallout and we have no idea what will happen to Calliope。 If there is a second book， we can forgive this。 But so far it doesn’t look like there will be。Overall， we had a lot of fun piecing together the details of this story。 We just wish it ended on a better note。 For more on Kit Frick， check out our review for I Killed Zoe Spanos。Blog | Twitter | Instagram 。。。more
Hayley
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Generally enjoyable with an ending that fell flat。
Katie
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Skim read this after the first few chapters and focused mainly on the dialogue。 There are about three big plots smushed together here which makes this YA thriller hard to get invested in。 There’s no sense of satisfaction or shock when the big backstory mystery is finally revealed because literally it was impossible to predict。 There’s a thing to be said about red herrings and confusing readers but this reveal was so far out of left field that I didn’t like the whiplash。 The ending was also like Skim read this after the first few chapters and focused mainly on the dialogue。 There are about three big plots smushed together here which makes this YA thriller hard to get invested in。 There’s no sense of satisfaction or shock when the big backstory mystery is finally revealed because literally it was impossible to predict。 There’s a thing to be said about red herrings and confusing readers but this reveal was so far out of left field that I didn’t like the whiplash。 The ending was also like 2 parts “well that escalated quickly” and 1 part “Sure I guess？？？” Overall， I wasn’t a huge fan of Calliope， wasn’t invested in her romance and thought it was weird that she sacrificed everything for this secret society/fake friend group a few weeks after meeting them。 It honestly all would have made so much more sense if she was in love with Lee （in spite of or， perhaps， because of Lee clearly being the meanest and/or cruelest character in the book） instead of making us have Nico around for absolutely no reason。 And then the ending was open。 Like， why。 。。。more
Lauren
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Just not for me。 The ending was very much my style， but I’m not going to include spoilers so I won’t say more than that。 I found the characters to be bland and one dimensional。 There could’ve been much more atmosphere than this gave me。 I wanted so much more than this gave。 I think it will work well for people who are new to YA mysteries。
Noelle Peterson
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DNF @ 13 pages。 Was there an editor？？ A copywriter？？ It's been a long time since i've seen writing this confused， rambling， and poorly thought out。 Maybe the story is good but i'll never know。 DNF @ 13 pages。 Was there an editor？？ A copywriter？？ It's been a long time since i've seen writing this confused， rambling， and poorly thought out。 Maybe the story is good but i'll never know。 。。。more
Heather
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Calliope and her 2 sisters were in an accident 6 years ago when her mother drove their van off a bridge and their mother didn't survive。 Calliope is now at an elite boarding school and has been asked to join a secret society， Haunt and Rail。 She begins to think they may have ties to her mother's death 6 years ago as there is a man she recognizes from the past around town。 Haunt and Rail seeks justice around campus without getting caught and Calliope learns secrets about her own past the more she Calliope and her 2 sisters were in an accident 6 years ago when her mother drove their van off a bridge and their mother didn't survive。 Calliope is now at an elite boarding school and has been asked to join a secret society， Haunt and Rail。 She begins to think they may have ties to her mother's death 6 years ago as there is a man she recognizes from the past around town。 Haunt and Rail seeks justice around campus without getting caught and Calliope learns secrets about her own past the more she gets involved with this society。 I liked that the chapters were short and easy to read but I didn't much care for the ending and the way the book ended。 。。。more
Chelsea Humphrey
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Based on the first half of this novel， I thought it was going to be my favorite Kit Frick story to date。 While I did enjoy the binge-worthy read， and believe me it IS binge-worthy， I found a lot of the conclusion just not leaving me satisfied。 The mystery behind the mom's death was a little whomp-whomp， and the ambiguous ending felt like the author didn't take a stand on the content that is discussed and rode the middle of the line， although that last part is really more of a personal observance Based on the first half of this novel， I thought it was going to be my favorite Kit Frick story to date。 While I did enjoy the binge-worthy read， and believe me it IS binge-worthy， I found a lot of the conclusion just not leaving me satisfied。 The mystery behind the mom's death was a little whomp-whomp， and the ambiguous ending felt like the author didn't take a stand on the content that is discussed and rode the middle of the line， although that last part is really more of a personal observance rather than objective。 Still a big fan， as I finished the audiobook in a single day， but hoping the next book she writes is a step closer to her debut。 *Many thanks to the publisher for providing my review copy。 。。。more
Lisa
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WTF is that ending！！！？！？！？！？！？
Liralen
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Hmm。 I enjoyed this， but it's the first of Frick's books that I've read that feels like it perhaps bit off a bit more than it could chew。 There's a lot going on: a secret society， a decades-old death that might or might not be what it seems， a years-old death that might or might not be what it seems， a charismatic teacher who might or might not be what he seems， a romance， a bunch of other things。 At times it's compulsively readable， but the deeper I got into it the more I started to wonder why Hmm。 I enjoyed this， but it's the first of Frick's books that I've read that feels like it perhaps bit off a bit more than it could chew。 There's a lot going on: a secret society， a decades-old death that might or might not be what it seems， a years-old death that might or might not be what it seems， a charismatic teacher who might or might not be what he seems， a romance， a bunch of other things。 At times it's compulsively readable， but the deeper I got into it the more I started to wonder why I was supposed to care about the people Calliope meets at Tipton: there's so much going on that even the boy she falls for doesn't get much characterisation， so when her friends （and fellow 'ghosts'） start up the drama， and someone leaves the school， and other people turn out to be not so friendly after all。。。it was hard to work up all that much interest。 It's nice （if a little hard to credit） to see a secret society that is full of dedicated members who just want to do good， but I'd have liked to see a little less ghost drama and a little more digging into the teacher: to see Calliope have to wrestle with the idea that the guy who teaches her favourite class is not what he seems; perhaps to see some actual useful things she learns from him （we see very little class time） and have that contrasted against but here's what's going on with other students。This is one where I wouldn't be all that surprised if there were a book two， because the ending is so abrupt and Calliope still has her entire senior year to make ghostly mischief。。。perhaps with her sister at Tipton this time？ 。。。more
alexa
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honestly， this really disappointed me。 i looooooved the author’s previous book， I Killed Zoe Spanos， so i was really excited for this book。 but honestly it just didn’t work for me。 it felt like nothing was really happening for 90% of the book。 it wasn’t really mysterious， and definitely not thrilling。 i felt like the main character was jumping to conclusions that didn’t make much sense a bunch of times。 i didn’t really like any of the characters。 i definitely would describe this as dark academia honestly， this really disappointed me。 i looooooved the author’s previous book， I Killed Zoe Spanos， so i was really excited for this book。 but honestly it just didn’t work for me。 it felt like nothing was really happening for 90% of the book。 it wasn’t really mysterious， and definitely not thrilling。 i felt like the main character was jumping to conclusions that didn’t make much sense a bunch of times。 i didn’t really like any of the characters。 i definitely would describe this as dark academia， which i’ve seen it marketed as。 ultimately it just wasn’t for me， and i wanted to love it so bad。 。。。more
Gillian
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This was such an intriguing book！ I love dark academia and this gave me the feels I crave in that genre。 The twists were a little underwhelming to me， if I am being honest （hence why 4 instead of 5 stars） but I was hooked from the start！
Caitlyn DeRouin
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the last like 30 chapters？ that ending？？
Grace
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Initial Thoughts: Why did it have to end like this？ I wish it was longer。TW: Death， Murder， and Grief。Rep: girl main character， woman author。Calliope is a girl who is going to the same that her mother went to。 Calliope's mother died in a tragic car accident （but was it a accident？） that Calliope and her sisters were also in。 Calliope gets invited to a secret society that mother was also in at Tipton。She wants to solve the mystery of her mother's death whist helping the society with larks （pranks Initial Thoughts: Why did it have to end like this？ I wish it was longer。TW: Death， Murder， and Grief。Rep: girl main character， woman author。Calliope is a girl who is going to the same that her mother went to。 Calliope's mother died in a tragic car accident （but was it a accident？） that Calliope and her sisters were also in。 Calliope gets invited to a secret society that mother was also in at Tipton。She wants to solve the mystery of her mother's death whist helping the society with larks （pranks）。 。。。more
Katelyn
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As a massive fan of Kit Frick's previous books I'm really sad this one didn't work for me。 I thought I Killed Zoe Spanos was a stand out YA novel when I read it and I have enjoyed some of her previous works as well but this one just felt a little muddled？ In a way it reminded me of everything I didn't like in the last AGGTM book and I wasn't a fan of the ambiguous ending either。 I think this definitely had potential but just wasn't for me， but I'm definitely going to keep buying books that Kit F As a massive fan of Kit Frick's previous books I'm really sad this one didn't work for me。 I thought I Killed Zoe Spanos was a stand out YA novel when I read it and I have enjoyed some of her previous works as well but this one just felt a little muddled？ In a way it reminded me of everything I didn't like in the last AGGTM book and I wasn't a fan of the ambiguous ending either。 I think this definitely had potential but just wasn't for me， but I'm definitely going to keep buying books that Kit Frick writes。 。。。more
Amy Sturgis
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3。5 stars。
Kristy
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Six years ago， Calliope's mom drowned in a tragic car accident。 Calliope and her two younger sisters survived the crash， but they never knew exactly what caused their mother to drive into the lake， and it's haunted Calliope ever since。 Now， at sixteen， she's heading to Tipton Academy， the same boarding school her mom and aunt attended。 Once there， she's invited to join Haunt and Rail， an exclusive secret society at Tipton that she discovers her mom was a member of as well， too。 Haunt and Rail's Six years ago， Calliope's mom drowned in a tragic car accident。 Calliope and her two younger sisters survived the crash， but they never knew exactly what caused their mother to drive into the lake， and it's haunted Calliope ever since。 Now， at sixteen， she's heading to Tipton Academy， the same boarding school her mom and aunt attended。 Once there， she's invited to join Haunt and Rail， an exclusive secret society at Tipton that she discovers her mom was a member of as well， too。 Haunt and Rail's members， or "ghosts，" are committed to social justice causes， but when they rally around exposing a faculty member， Calliope realizes that some of the members may go too far for what they believe。 Calliope soon discovers a tie between Haunt and Rail and her mom's death。 But the more she investigates， the more she may be in danger。 This twisty young adult thriller starts off a little slow， but quickly picks up。 It's rather dark， since it involves her mother's death， and Calliope is quite devastated （understandably） by her passing。 Boarding school mysteries can go either way， but this one is intriguing and also presents a diverse cast with plenty of representation， which I always appreciate。 The secret society is a fun way to go， and there are plenty of surprising twists。 Calliope is a great main character， and she's easy to root for。 I also enjoyed that she has a romance， but it's in no way the focus of this YA story--how refreshing， right？ There is an ambiguous ending， which -- ahh -- but I still really enjoyed this one。 If you like your YA ominous， diverse， and twisty， you'll enjoy this one。 4 stars。 I received a copy of this book from Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing and Netgalley in return for an unbiased review。 Blog ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Smashbomb ~ Instagram 。。。more
Meghan Dawson
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The book is fine， the plot is just a bit all over the place。 The idea of a secret society built around social justice is interesting， but the execution in Very Bad People， was not the best。 It started with a somewhat predictable ending when the story was established， to an unsatisfying ending that I didn't see coming。 The book is fine， the plot is just a bit all over the place。 The idea of a secret society built around social justice is interesting， but the execution in Very Bad People， was not the best。 It started with a somewhat predictable ending when the story was established， to an unsatisfying ending that I didn't see coming。 。。。more
Magdalena
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A bit disappointed to be honest。 It was very slow and I kept waiting for the story to speed up， it didn't。 All questions were resolved but very quickly and the end was very abrupt。 There was no resolution， no consequences。。。 A bit disappointed to be honest。 It was very slow and I kept waiting for the story to speed up， it didn't。 All questions were resolved but very quickly and the end was very abrupt。 There was no resolution， no consequences。。。 。。。more
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