You’d go in a new direction and think you were going the right way and then run smack into a mirror. You’d turn one way and it would be a dead end. Trying to keep up with Nicki’s conversational train was like navigating a carnival fun house. A win-win, right? Kim doesn’t take the verbal pact seriously, until her ex-boyfriend ends up dead, and Nicki won’t leave her alone. (The fact that Kim was quite drunk when making this verbal commitment is a fact for another day…) Nicki will murder Kim’s ex-boyfriend and Kim will murder Nicki’s mom. Nicki, who is engaging, enigmatic and friendly with Kim, gets to Kim to verbally agree to commit a murder for each other. What was supposed to be a fun trip with her boyfriend is now hampered by the fact they are broken up and he is dating a new girl who is also on the trip.Įnter Nicki, who Kim meets in the airport and gets to know on the flight. The beginning was quite well done, with Kim, a 17-year-old girl, headed to London on a class trip. And honestly, a lot of it came down to the main character, Kim, who I wanted to yell at in complete frustration on multiple occasions. I thought the premise was really interesting, but was unfortunately let down by the execution. I wish I would have liked this book more than I did. I don’t lie to hurt people, or to pull something over on them, but I guess sometimes I…make up stories to make myself more interesting.
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