Each of the Mulvaney brothers is more than a simple psychopath, and August views himself as the “craziest” of the bunch due to his additional spot on the neurodiverse spectrum. Instead, James flips the script almost immediately. Psychopath becomes involved in whatever drama that person brings while being the dominant half of the “relationship.” Together, they live happily ever after. It could have been so easy for each book to be fairly repetitive: Psychopath chooses his person. I tore through this book in a single afternoon, and I’m beyond impressed with how James is approaching this series. For my part, I knew I’d adore August the moment the earbuds came out during the finale to Unhinged. If you’ve already read the first book in this series, I probably don’t need to sell you on reading this one. Disclaimer: I received an advance electronic copy of this novel from the author.
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Shannon never really knows where in The Group she belongs. Being friends with Adrienne gets Shannon in The Group, but it is a rocky relationship. Unfortunately, while away Adrienne met a new friend who happens to be the leader of an all-girl clique called The Group. Soon Adrienne’s family returns and the two girls are together again. Shannon feels lost once more, but some changes do not last. Then, Adrienne’s family moves and the girls no longer attend the same school. Shannon repeats what her mother told her that morning, “It’s okay, you’ll make friends.” The two girls become fast friends and inseparable. Shannon and Adrienne meet in kindergarten, sitting together fearful of starting school. Real Friends is the true story of author Shannon Hale, a middle child with a best friend who is also a middle child. “Newbery Honor author Shannon Hale and bestselling artist LeUyen Pham join forces in this true story about how hard it is to find your real friends-and why it’s worth the journey. Will she and Adrienne stay friends? Can she stand up for herself? And is she in The Group-or out? “Now every day is like a roller coaster for Shannon. Everyone in it wants to be Jen’s #1, and some girls would do anything to stay on top. Bit one day, Adrienne starts hanging out with Jen, the most popular girl in class and the leader of a circle of friends called The Group. “Shannon and Adrienne have been best friends ever since they were little. “I hate the violin,” she screamed in a cafe on a family trip to Russia. (She was seven.) At 13, Lulu seemed to have had enough. Chua threatened to deny Lulu lunch, dinner and birthday parties for “two, three, four years” when she couldn’t play a piece called The Little White Donkey. 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