Review: I can see why some would give this 5 stars
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 10 1, 2012
I'm glad I didn't begin this review halfway through the book as at that stage I was debating whether I wanted to continue as I was so bored. The length of the book convinced me to continue and fortunately it got a bit more engrossing once the teenage politics (aka encounters with mean girls) took more of a back seat. I found the conflict with Skyla, Michelle and co felt false, very cliched and rather pointless to the whole story plot which in itself was rather confused. Too many of the plot complications were forced and became distractions and almost all of the characters were very stereotyped and one dimensional ..dorky stepbrother, mean stepfather, unsympathetic mother being domineering by her new husband and their motives in many cases didn't feel realistic. However I am way past my YA years, so maybe a YA reader may not agree.The tale picks up pace about 2/3rds  in and then the story becomes more intriguing and like all first in  a series, leaves the reader with a quite a few unanswered questions. I can see that this book would be popular with readers of Stephenie Meyer