Burn for Burn

Title: Burn for Burn
Authors: Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian
Pages: 358
Publication: September 2012
Series: Burn for Burn series

Summary: Postcard-perfect Jar Island is the kind of place where nobody locks their doors at night, where parents can sleep easy, knowing their daughters are tucked away safe and sound in their beds. But bad things can happen, even to good girls . . . and sometimes, the only way to make things right is to do something wrong.

Lillia used to trust boys, but not anymore. Not after what happened this summer. And she’ll do whatever it takes to protect her little sister from the same fate.

Kat is over the rumors, the insults, the cruel jokes made at her expense. It all goes back to one person--her ex-best friend. Someone needs to teach her a lesson, and, with Lillia and Mary behind her, Kat feels up to the task.

Four years ago, Mary left Jar Island because of a boy. But she’s not the same girl anymore. Now that she’s got friends who have her back, he's going to be in big trouble.

Three very different girls who come together to make things right. Will they go too far?

My Thoughts: Well I totally devoured this book.  I'd been craving a light, fast, contemporary read and this book satiated that thirst.  Kat, Mary, and Lillia are three girls from very different worlds and walks of life, yet come together with a common goal, or should I say a common enemy, in mind.

Okay make that enemies. A bully, an ex-friend, and an almost boyfriend are in the cross-hairs of our three protagonists, and as the saying goes: "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" (Okay this seriously needs to be this series official motto, let's be honest).

Reading from each of the girls' point of views proved to be very interesting. I had some reservations when I first started it, thinking that it would be too confusing or leave too many plot holes, but it actually made sense in this instance.  Each girl ends up playing a part in the revenge against those who wronged them, and seeing how deeds go down from their eyes and how it affects them made it a better and more well-rounded story in general, which is why two authors writing one story works out so well for this novel.

Some parts, like some of the dialogue, were a little cheesy and a bit unbelievable, but not so unbelievable that it took away from the plot in any way.  Also, some of the more outrageous actions from the spitfire of the trio, Kat, were hard to imagine someone ever doing in the real world, or maybe I'm just sheltered. But those are about the only complaints I have about this novel. The antics these girl pull are not so ridiculous that they're impossible to believe, but they are crazy enough to warrant a "Don't try this at home, kids."

Otherwise, I really enjoyed this riveting read and I cannot wait to get my hands on the sequel to this book, Fire with Fire. With such a dramatic, and twist end that I in no way saw coming (very OMG-worthy, in my opinion), I capital-N Need the next installment ASAP.
My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars