Title: Undead Girl GangAuthor: Lily Anderson
Publisher: Razorbill
Published Date: May 8th, 2018
Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal
Page Count:320
Format: ebook
My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★.5
Goodreads Summary:
Veronica Mars meets The Craft when a teen girl investigates the suspicious deaths of three classmates and accidentally ends up bringing them back to life to form a hilariously unlikely--and unwilling--vigilante girl gang.
Meet teenage Wiccan Mila Flores, who truly could not care less what you think about her Doc Martens, her attitude, or her weight because she knows that, no matter what, her BFF Riley is right by her side. So when Riley and Fairmont Academy mean girls June Phelan-Park and Dayton Nesseth die under suspicious circumstances, Mila refuses to believe everyone's explanation that her BFF was involved in a suicide pact. Instead, armed with a tube of lip gloss and an ancient grimoire, Mila does the unthinkable to uncover the truth: she brings the girls back to life.
Unfortunately, Riley, June, and Dayton have no recollection of their murders. But they do have unfinished business to attend to. Now, with only seven days until the spell wears off and the girls return to their graves, Mila must wrangle the distracted group of undead teens and work fast to discover their murderer...before the killer strikes again.
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My Review:
Thank you to Firsttoread for a free ebook in exchange for my honest review.
"The problem with your best friend dying is that there's no one to sit with you at funerals."
I went into this book a little nervous because of how hyped up it's been. It is so worth the hype though. This is a fun lighthearted slightly dark book, that deals with friendship and bullying. Mila is such a sarcastic character and I loved it. She was real about her grief and didn't let others change her opinion on things she thought she was sure about. Mila is also the one that brings back three girls from the dead. Who she thinks have been killed by a serial killer. She brings back her best friend Riley, and June and Dayton who were the schools mean girls. With the help of these three girls, she wants to find out who killed them and why. This is not an easy task considering that these three girls are supposed to be dead and therefore cannot be seen by anyone, making it so Mila has to do most of the work especially when it comes to doing witchy things.
"The dead do not walk. Not ever. Not even for a moment. In metaphors or allegories, maybe, but never literally. It's against nature. It defies the will of the Goddess."
Overall I really loved this book. The mystery was so good, and I wasn't able to figure it out until the end when the other characters did. The friendship we see start and grow in this book was so nice to see and really show how someone can be completely different from who you thought they were. I also really liked the sibling relationship between Mila and her sisters. It was so realistic to me and we don't just see them arguing or being angry at each other. Her sisters are really worried about her and want to make sure she's okay in the only way they know how to as siblings. As for the witch part of this book, I found it fascinating and I really liked how certain things were explained and how it was mentioned how dangerous it can be if not done right. I just really enjoyed this book, and now I am even more excited to read Anderson's other books!
"The dead do not walk. Not ever. Not even for a moment. In metaphors or allegories, maybe, but never literally. It's against nature. It defies the will of the Goddess."
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