That type of stress can’t be easily ridden of. I liked seeing Jill find her past and her closure with the pressure of the press saying she plotted her best friend’s murder, I must say she’s a strong heroine with her own flaws.

I didn’t particularly love any of the characters, mainly because they remind 2D and black-and-white words on the page. There’s nothing too special about each role.

The characters were “eh.” At times, Jill became annoying, but I could deal with that.

I felt like the story was becoming rushed, and the ending seemed colossally abrupt. But somewhere two-thirds into the book, things got sloppy. The build-up was gradual, and I enjoyed seeing Jill unravel the secrets that have haunt her ever since the accident. The book started out quite well – I enjoyed the plot, the characters, and the mystery behind Simone’s death. It was more of a drama-filled murder investigation with very many cliches. With Malice is a young adult thriller, though I wouldn’t personally call it a “thriller.” I think of “thriller” as something more haunting and the send-chills-down-yo-spine type of vibe. But what really happened? Questioning who she can trust and what she’s capable of, Jill desperately tries to piece together the events of the past six weeks before she loses her thin hold on her once-perfect life.Ī big shoutout to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for sending me an ARC of With Malice! With the evidence mounting against her, there’s only one thing Jill knows for sure: She would never hurt Simone. It doesn’t help that the media is portraying her as a sociopath who killed her bubbly best friend, Simone, in a jealous rage. Because maybe the accident…wasn’t an accident.Īs the accident makes national headlines, Jill finds herself at the center of a murder investigation. She was jetted home by her affluent father in order to receive quality care. She discovers she was involved in a fatal car accident while on a school trip in Italy.

It was the perfect trip… until it wasn’t.Įighteen-year-old Jill Charron wakes up in a hospital room, leg in a cast, stitches in her face and a big blank canvas where the last six weeks should be. Goodreads | barnes & noble | book depository | amazon Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers, June 7th, 2016

With Malice by Eileen Cook