Mostly Good Girls

Mostly Good Girls

By: Leila Sales

The higher you aim, the farther you fall….

It’s Violet’s junior year at the Westfield School. She thought she’d be focusing on getting straight As, editing the lit mag, and figuring out how to talk to boys without choking on her own saliva. Instead, she’s just trying to hold it together in the face of cutthroat academics, her crush’s new girlfriend, and the sense that things are going irreversibly wrong with her best friend, Katie.
When Katie starts making choices that Violet can’t even begin to fathom, Violet has no idea how to set things right between them. Westfield girls are trained for success—but how can Violet keep her junior year from being one huge epic failure?

My Rating ****

I have read quite a few prep school based novels and all focused on devilishly mean rich girls and steamy romances. To be honest I was expecting the same thing from “Mostly Good Girls”. By looking at the cover itself I think anyone would. I was surprised to find this book to be different. The main focus is friendship between two girls, Violet and Katie and their struggles to live up to expectations of life and others. Written from Violet’s perspective we get to experience being not only a teenager, but also an Editor- In- Chief of Prep school newspaper.

As you get to know the girls you see how different from each other they are. For Katie everything comes easy, while Violet struggles to fight for everything and always falls short. Of course elements of unrequited love, pear pressure and teenage rebellion are present.

Many times I felt like I was having a conversation with a 16 year old, which for a new writer I think it’s a great accomplishment. Accompanied by great sense of humor and witty comments the novel becomes an enjoyable read. It is definitely not your typical story.