Another of my holiday reads was a gloriously twisted modern day Macbeth. It had been sat on my bookshelves for over a year but I’d never got round to reading it, so off it went in my suitcase to Spain, and I devoured it in a few hours while lying on a white sandy beach. Heaven!
Natalie Hargrove is a new made rich kid thanks to her Mother’s new husband. She’s the classic it girl with the perfect clothes, perfect friends, and perfect boyfriend, Mike. The only thing that would make it better would be to be crowned the Palmetto Princess with Mike as her Prince. The only thing standing in her way is her archenemy, Justin. However her plans to get him out the way go fatally wrong, and suddenly her life is tumbling out of control.
Its amazingly twisted, none of the character’s are particularly likable, but you cannot help but route for Natalie as she lurches from one disaster to the next.
The nod to Macbeth was another plus for an English geek like me, and the modern day “banquet scene” was beautifully crafted. Perhaps a slight problem is Natalie’s desire to become the Princess, even in an American High School I doubt people would become murderously obsessed with a dance. But really, you just have to go with it and enjoy Natalie’s downfall.
The end fitted perfectly, really there is no other way it could end, and the flash back to Natalie and Justin’s childhood ties the whole book together. Although it is annoying having to wait till the final few pages to understand the hatred between them.
This is definitely one to try, don’t wait for years like me!
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