Title - The Dirt
Author Lori Culwell
Series or Standalone - Standalone
Publication November 22nd 2011
(Goodreads) & (Amazon)
Synopsis
Lucy Whitley cannot wait to get out of Palm Desert. It’s not a place for a frizzy-haired science nerd, particularly when her fashion-obsessed older sister Sloane is the head of a clique of pretty girls who rule the school—and practically the whole town.Fortunately, life is about to change forever. Lucy’s dad is getting re-married, and then she can transfer to a boarding school in Connecticut, escaping all the mean girls and the endless whispers about the Whitley family scandal. Everything is going to be perfect—as long as the wedding goes smoothly.
Opening Teaser
This is the last day of my life. In fact, the countdown clock app on my iPhone has moved from months to weeks to days, and it's about to convert to hours. Hours!
Okay, I guess I should explain, so you don't think I'm one of those depressed weirdo types, or planning something crazy. Today, specifically this afternoon, is the last day of my fifteen years here in Palm Desert, California. Soon I am starting a brand-new life, far away from here, on the whole other side of the U.S., at this super-awesome science boarding school that's practically going to guarantee that I get in to med school at Johns Hopkins. I am so excited I can't stop looking at the clock. I've checked it so many times today, I think I'm going to end up on an episode of “Obsessed.”
Review
I received The
Dirt in return for a honest review as part of the blog tour hosted by AToMRTours. Lucy is a hot shot Lawyer whose wife went missing nine years earlier
running off with one of their daughters creating a huge media scandal. After
years Lucy is going to get what she's been waiting for. Her father is going to
get remarried to Lisa which will allow Lucy to move to a fancy science school
away from her PG (pretty Girl) mean sister. It's a chance for Lucy to escape
the scandal of her mother running away with her sister years ago, and her mean
sister. However on the day of the wedding her long lost sister shows up ruins
the wedding because there mother is very much alive. Lucy's dad is thrilled to
have Megan back after all she's been missing for years and packs the family off
to the mountains away from the media to spend the Christmas break. Now Lucy
isn't so sure she will be heading off to her fancy school now that Megan is
back in their lives.
The more Lucy gets to know Megan the more she
likes her even though she dresses different and is a little on the Goth side
they do share a lot of the same interests. When the girls dad decides they
should go camping in the mountains and hike in everyone is less than thrilled
with the idea except for Frankie who is a little on the tomboyish side. Unfortunately
there camping is cut short when Frankie gets hurt breaking her leg in two
places and the group returns to the ranch to spend Christmas. Lucy and Megan
come to an understand about their friendship. When faced off with Sloane things chance,
causing Sloane to accept both girls into the PG which has Lucy wondering what
Megan is up too. Lucy only agrees to be a part of Sloane's plan because it will
help her in the future when she gets into medical school, plus she wants to
take down the PG and she's curious as to what Megan is up too.
I really like Lucy she was her own person,
however the more the story progresses she turns into a copy of Sloane. However
it's not like she wanted to be a copy of Sloane she had good reason too, but I
felt like maybe she shouldn't have ditched her best friends the way she did.
It's a quick fast pasted story that captures your attention so well that you
don't notice the time till you’re done. I spent more of the story wanting to
know what the back story was with Megan. It reminds me a little of the movie
mean girls not in a bad way but that's the way I picture Sloane is when to her
sister until Megan shows up and puts her in check. I found The Dirt well
written, the concept is very entertaining. I found The Dirt to be clean so that
any age group would be able to enjoy it. Overall it's a very entertaining story
that kept me on my toes as I learned more about Megan story.
4 out of 5 Stars
Lori Culwell
Social Media links:
Twitter: @loriculwell
Giveaway!
5 Paperback US & 12 ebooks (INT)
US
International
I hadn't heard of this book before, but it does sound like something I'd be interested in. Great review! :)
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