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Rebecca Barrow has written a very good young adult book that can be enjoyed by adults too.
It is set in a town on a paradisiacal island Parris, where most of the privileged youngsters can drink and party all the time. But our main protagonist Luca Laine Thomas is sure that there is a curse that is killing young women.... unfortunately she seems right.
Not only did it claim her best friend Polly who used to live next door but it also claimed her sister Whitney. With the help of Naomi, her new next door neighbour, she tries to investigate what has happened to both her friend and sister as the police don’t seem to be doing very much.
The book looks at love, loyalty, trust and friendship and how easily it can be damaged.

The plot carries you along, the main characters well rounded but some on the periphery are quite shallow. However in the main a good read and a bit of escapism on an idyllic island.