Publisher:
S&S
Release
Date: 12th
February 2015
Edition:
UK paperback,
review copy
Other
Titles by this Author: Hunting
Lila, Losing
Lila, Fated, Severed, Shadowed, The
Sound, Out
of Control
Everybody
knows about the Cooper killings.
There
was only one survivor – fifteen-year-old Nic Preston.
Now
eighteen, Nic is trying hard to rebuild her life. But then one night her
high-security apartment is broken into. It seems the killers are back to finish
the job.
Finn
Carter – hacker, rule-breaker, player – is the last person Nic ever wants to
see again. He’s the reason her mother’s murderer’s walked free. But as the
people hunting her close in, Nic has to accept that her best chance of staying
alive is by staying close to Finn.
And
the closer they get to the truth, and to each other, the greater the danger
becomes.
I started Conspiracy Girl pretty late one night with the intention of reading
just a chapter or two. The next thing I know, it’s 2am and I finished it.
From the very beginning, Nic is
a scared, paranoid and closed off heroine. The horrors of watching her mum and
step-sister murdered, the following trial and media onslaught have left her in
a state. Alderson depicts her anxiety realistically and sensitively which made
it even more rewarding to see her learn to trust Finn over the course of
betrayals, near-death experiences and gripping chases. She grew from a scared
girl into a strong, capable young woman.
I think it was essential that
Finn’s past was so marred by grief as well. In him she found one of the few
people who could behind to understand how she felt and her need for justice for
her family. It always helps that he’s an incredibly hot, hacker, tech genius. The
chemistry between them crackled and having the dual narrative just intensified
that; I love seeing it from both sides, it makes every interaction even more
intense when you know how the other person is feeling. Another complete winner
of a romance.
Sarah Alderson is undoubtedly
the queen of sexy YA thrillers full of heart-pumping conspiracies, chases and
tension and Conspiracy Girl was no
exception. Bring on the next one!
Thanks to S&S for the review
copy!
Sophie
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