Title: Hysteria
Author: Megan Miranda
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: Feb 2013
ISBN: 978-1408834848
Rating: 4.5/5
I’ve seen both the US and the UK book covers for this, and prefer by far the UK one, I just don’t see anything interesting in a
girl in a dress holding up a picture frame..the UK one is more attention grabbing imo.
Where do I start with
this? What seems to be an open-shut case
of a girl stabbing her boyfriend progresses into far more in Hysteria when Mallory
is sent to Monroe Prep boarding school; something or someone is following
her. Can she remember that night or will
she end up going insane? Mallory can’t
remember what happened the night she stabbed Brian, so along with the building
suspense, Mallory is also trying to remember.
Mallory goes to the same
school her father attended decades before and recognises Reid from her father’s
alumni meetings. I watched as Mallory
tried to integrate into a society who already knew her history and what she’d done. Colleen is a faithful friend, and is so
girly!
My favourite character in
this is Reid; who shows his vulnerability at his father’s funeral and he is the
main support for Mallory when she’s at Monroe Prep, as he doesn’t give up on
her regardless what his peers think of her.
This story tilts so many
times, and each time it made sense and seemed very realistic and spine
chilling. I didn’t guess the extent of
the story which is masterfully told, although some part of this had me wanting
to shake Mallory to her senses and remember her past clearly.
Book synopsis:
Mallory's life is falling apart. Her boyfriend was
stabbed. He bled to death in her kitchen. Mallory was the one who stabbed him.
But she can't remember what happened that night. She only remembers the fear .
. . When Mallory's parents send her away to a boarding school, she thinks she
can escape the gossip and the threats. But someone, or something, has followed
her. There's the hand that touches her shoulder when she's drifting off to
sleep. A voice whispering her name. And everyone knows what happened. So when a
pupil is found dead, Mallory's name is on their lips. Her past can be forgotten
but it's never gone. Can Mallory live with that?
Source – Many thanks to
the publisher and Netgalley, an ecopy was received in return for an honest
review.
4 comments:
Oh! I loved this book so much!
loving your book review i enjoy it alot
You know those times when you start off really liking a book but then as you go along it feels like a balloon that deflates as time goes on, which by the end it's no longer floating but barely tracing the ground? That's what this book did to me. Man, I sincerely thought I'd come out of this reading experience singing the praises of this book because it actually started off intriguing enough. It really did. Yet it became more ridiculous and formulaic as time went on and by the time it went towards the ending, I wanted to throw the book at several characters and events for tugging with my suspension of disbelief. That's not to say that this novel didn't have good moments and places in its writing, but on the whole? What a disappointment.
regards,
marlene of Moose Hunting in Alaska
It doesn't happen very often that I absolutely want to read a book after just one review, but this is one of those rare books. Thanks.
Ann@Blogging E-books
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