Bliss by Lauren Myracle

I'm not going to dive right into the murder books just yet, so I chose this next book. This book is by an author all you teen girls should all recognize. Lauren Myracle is the author of the best-selling teen series ttyl, ttfn and l8r, g8r. But, in this next book, she takes a trip to the dark side with Bliss. Bliss is a thriller about a friendshipthat goes wrong, and the deadly struggle for power within the walls of a private school.
In the late 60's, Bliss's hippie parents move her from the commune to her wealthy grandmothers house and then leave. Bliss learns how to talk, eat and dress like an upperclass young woman. She is even attending Crestview Academy, which will hold the biggest challange yet. Bliss, being new and naive, is happy to find friends, even if they don't always fit with her. She even befriends the school's resident loner, Sandy.

But, there is something different about Sandy. She has a dark sense of humor, and is never very nice to Bliss. She also has an unusual obsession with Liliana. Liliana attened Crestview when it was a nunnery, but she wasn't cut out to be a nun. Liliana dabbled with witchcraft and reserection of the dead, and when she was imprisoned for her strange ways, she committed suicide in the academy. Bliss is starting to be afraid of Sandy, and the voices she has been hearing ever since she stepped foot in Crestview.

But, there is so much more drama at Crestview. Sandy is angry at the popular girl, Sarah Lynn, and is up to no good. Her friends Thelma, DeeDee and Jolene are ditching her at lunch, and not to mention the gorgeous Mitchell Truman, who happens to be a junior and may really like her. There's the forbidden relationship between Lawrence, the only black boy at the school, and Sarah Lynn, whose father is in the KKK. And there's always those voices that talk to her about Liliana's suicide.

Make You Prediction! Who do you think is in danger? I'll reveal in the next post.

A. Sarah Lynn                 B. Sandy

C. Bliss                            D. Lawrence

RED'S ALL STAR REVIEW: 2 3/4 out of 5. I would have loved more action, but the suspense was amazing. I loved the tie-in's with the Manson murders and the diary of S.L.L.. The ending was slightly dissapointing, and I would have loved to see Bliss not so traumatized by everything at the end.

MASS APPEAL: The suspense and thriller fans, especially girls, will like this book. Love it? I don't know; maybe Myracle should stay more into teen comed-drama.

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