Review: Teen Angst from the Grave!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 28, 2013
The overview should have told me how much I would love this quirky read! I would use the word "fresh," but well, the ex-girlfriend really is a ghoul, recently the victim of a deadly car crash due to drunk driving. So what is she doing haunting Jane? It isn't like they EVER got along, Matilda was the "It" girl at school, the one everyone either feared or wanted to be like, and she wore her crown well, wielded her scepter like a deadly weapon and now she is back to force Jane to help her with just one little thing that she never got to do and it involves Matilda's boyfriend, Jane's next door neighbor and secret crush. What can Jane do, but help, actually, she has some guilt to overcome and maybe this will help. When Matilda creates a new Jane, in her own image as part of her plan, it may cost Jane more than she realizes, including her best friends, her focus on what is important and her very identity. Will their scheming work out or does the plan smell as bad as Matilda? Just how did Matilda return from the dead and remain hidden from everyone but Jane?Crazy Ex-Ghoulfriend by Angela Roquet had me alternating between laughing, and holding my breath, as each scene unfolded and what should have seemed bizarre became pretty realistic! Even in death, Matilda was, well, let's say, a force to be reckoned with. Poor Jane, trapped between her personal guilt, her friendship with Wayne, as well as the strain on her relationship with her quirky best friends Chloe and weird Eddie became Matilda's puppet and did a great job narrating every single event, in detail as only a teen could do!Ms. Roquet's style is light, crisp, quirky and her creative genius is its own force to be reckoned with! Fast, fun and definitely "out there," I was completely in love with this tale! Will I read more from this author? You betcha!I received a review copy as part of Angela Roquet's CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND Blog Tour and Giveaway stopping at Tome Tender October 31, 2013!