Review: Fun and unique
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 11, 2013
What do you get when you combine high school teens, drama, lies, a summer game and murder? You get a whole lot of awesome and a book that I could not tear my eyes away from.Each summer the teens, ages 13 - 18 from the small beach town of San Aplastar play a game, The Assignment. A select few get "assigned" a trait, King, Queen Bee, Heartthrob, Crush, Jock and the dreaded Outcast. They then have to spend the summer acting out the trait they were assigned even if it is the last thing they want to do."we abide by the rules set down before us. There are no exceptions, no backing out. If you signed up, you're in. Period."Chloe Summer wants nothing to do with The Assignment this year, especially after what happened last year during the game. She just wants to be your average teen, lay on the beach, hang out with friends and maybe even meet a boy. The new kid in town, Casper Alice looks like he might just be the boy for her. However, when the game starts so does the drama and the mystery.There is so much going on in this book and I don't want to give anything away but I must say that I was very impressed. Not only does it carry a message about labeling people and how harmful that can be but C.M. did it in such a unique and intriguing way.  I loved and hated each character equally, although I would have to say that Julie was my favorite. The characters in the book followed a "cult" mentality and it was told in such a way that I felt like I was watching a combinations of an old time mystery movie and an episode of Gossip Girl. It had a great feel and instantly sucked me in. I had no clue how the mystery was going to unfold and that made it all the more entertaining.So, if you are looking for something completely different, with a little mystery, a whole lot of drama and a bit of romance I would definitely recommend this one.  ~reviewed by Natalie