Saturday, March 7, 2009

Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year by Amy Belasen and Jacob Osborn

Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year is dark, funny, witty and easy to read. The words flow off the pages and this unlikely murderess is quite likable despite her ways. There are a few sex scenes but nothing worst than we seen on mainstream television. Despite liking this book, I find the story line hard to believe. The authors throw in a bit of Crime and Punishment and Macbeth like guilt scenes. You know the excess hand washing and dreams of murder but it lacks the classic beauty from the writings of Shakespeare and Dostoevsky. Overall and entertaining and fast read. 

Grade: B+

Synopsis ( B & N) Hell hath no fury... Jenny Green is a spoiled teen "princess" and the newest junior at Montreal's Molson Academy. Jenny wants a fresh start in her new school, and she's curious to see what Montreal has to offer, most especially in the boy department. Beautiful, charming, and sharp-witted, Jenny has no trouble getting the boys to fall for her. But when she discovers just how despicable the male gender can be — with the lying, the cheating, and the utter disrespect — she decides to make them pay...with their lives.

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