Rosebush

Books | Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Dating & Sex

3.8

(60)

Michele Jaffe

Instead of celebrating Memorial Day weekend on the Jersey Shore, Jane is in the hospital surrounded by teddy bears, trying to piece together what happened last night. One minute she was at a party, wearing fairy wings and cuddling with her boyfriend. The next, she was lying near-dead in a rosebush after a hit-and-run. Everyone believes it was an accident, despite the phone threats Jane swears were real. But the truth is a thorny thing. As Jane's boyfriend, friends, and admirers come to visit, more memories surface-not just from the party, but from deeper in her past . . . including the night her best friend Bonnie died. With nearly everyone in her life a suspect now, Jane must unravel the mystery before her killer attacks again. Along the way, she's forced to examine the consequences of her life choices in this compulsively readable thriller.

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Author

Michele Jaffe

Pages

336

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

2010-12-07

ISBN

1101475129 9781101475126

Ratings

Google: 4.5

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"Love the way the story was slowly uncovered and made the mc seem crazy to everyone else"

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Emma Skillpa

"Ehhh gave up"

Annee N. Grayson

"I loved the way it was written, the language so fluid and descriptive. The main character’s late father was a poet, and it shows in the eloquence of her words and thoughts. But really, I liked all of the characters. They all seemed a little calculated and conniving, and it made for a riveting story. <br/>The whole ‘I almost died and I don’t think it was an accident - In fact I think a friend tried to kill me’ trope has always been one of my favourites. <br/>While I was able to predict two of the smaller twists, absolutely nothing could have prepared me for what was to come. The ending was phenomenal! The whole book was. A+"