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Title: Devilish
Author: Maureen Johnson
Category: Fiction, Young Adult
Rating: 3.5/5
Why I Read It: Because you told me to!

Summary: Seniors Jane and Allison aren’t popular, but they have each other. When Allison makes a dangerous deal to gain a little popularity, can Jane save her?

Review: This was the first book I read after my month-long Harry Potter revival, so I sort of expected to be let down. But this is Maureen Johnson, so I should have known better.

What I loved:

  • Cupcakes—On the cover, in the story. Mmm. After I finished the book, I ran right out to our local cupcake shop to stuff my face.
  • Hella funny—I don’t often laugh out loud while reading, but MJ is one of the few authors who can make me.
  • 116-year-old love interest—Maybe this is my Angel crush showing a bit, but that’s hot stuff.

The only thing I would have changed is to add one more teensy clue about how Jane was going to save the day. There’s one clue halfway through, but my dulled mama’s brain didn’t catch it.

Have a little bite and see for yourself. In this scene, Jane’s best friend Allison just had an embarrassing day at school—of the vomiting-in-public variety.

And we have trolleys in Providence. That’s how we get around if we don’t drive. It was no shock that I found Allison waiting for the trolley or that I found most of our school waiting with her. In fact, it seemed like half of Rhode Island was waiting for our trolley.

Allison barely turned as I approached. It wasn’t cold. She just looked like she wanted to be unrecognizable. I think she would have gladly erased her entire existence and embraced that happy state of nonbeing that Eastern religions are always talking about. I stood by her silently. Unfortunately, my joining her only drew attention. A clump of weedy Sebastian’s guys started chin-upping in interest.

“Hey, barf bag,” one of them said.

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