Perfect Girl
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- $229.00
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- $229.00
Descripción editorial
PERFECT FOR HALLOWEEN... AN EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF GRACE AND FURY
" A riveting thriller packed with so many chills and swoon-worthy moments, readers will be tearing through the pages." ―Natalie C. Parker, award winning author of the Seafire Series
"A chilling cat-and-mouse game." ―April Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Girl, Stolen and Stay Dead
Jessa has been raised to be the “perfect girl.” She is unfailingly polite, never rocks the boat, and always follows the rules—no matter what. Her friends love to give her a hard time for being such a goody two-shoes, but Jessa likes it this way. She knows what's expected of her, and she's happy to be the person her parents (and society) want.
When a freak storm takes out the power during a sleepover at Jessa’s creepy, old house, things go south before the pizza gets cold. Her friends are at each other’s throats, unexpected guests keep showing up (some more welcome than others), and it’s not just her brother serving up jump scares. A killer looking for the perfect girl has targeted Jessa, and she’ll have to reject everything she’s been taught if she wants to keep herself—and her friends—alive until sunrise.
Who knew perfection could be so dangerous?
“Banghart mischievously upends all the sleepover-and-pizza conventions to create a twisty tale of love and desire gone foul. A darkly jubilant, unbound, addictive read.” ―Derek Milman, author of A Darker Mischief and Swipe Right for Murder
"Deliciously smart, suspenseful, and chilling. Perfect Girl is almost too good." ―Anica Mrose Rissi, author of Nobody Knows But You
"Perfect for a stormy night!” Diana Rodriguez Wallach, author of Small Town Monsters and Hatchet Girls
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High schooler Jessa is the "perfect" girl, unlike her "chaos demon" older brother Josh. When her parents go out of town, they allow Jessa to invite friends over for a sleepover—a relief, since her family lives in a likely haunted house in the middle of nowhere. Worse, six girls from the neighboring town have recently gone missing. Jessa's plans to watch movies and eat pizza are thwarted when Josh and Jessa's crush Ryan crash the party. Then an electrical storm cuts the power. With dwindling phone batteries and no cell service, Jessa and her friends are disconnected from the outside world. Strangers on the doorstep and a game of truth or dare gone sideways heighten the tension. After Jessa's friend Tiny goes out into the storm and doesn't return, the gang searches for her in the rain-soaked night, not realizing that they're being watched—and that they may be outside with a killer. Finely detailed ambient prose brings the eerie rural setting to life in this atmospheric and entertaining thriller by Banghart (A Season of Sinister Dreams) that plays on familiar horror tropes. Jessa cues as white; supporting characters are racially diverse. Ages 14–up.
