Hardcover: 208 pages
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New girl Raye Archer is desperate for a way into the In crowd, so when ice-queen Ella Parker chooses her to get back at her ex, the gorgeous Julian Kilgarry, Raye is more than game. Even if it means creating a fake Facebook identity as “Elizabeth” so that she can learn enough about Julian to sabotage him. While a fun and dangerous thrill at first, what Raye hadn’t counted on was falling for Julian herself—and igniting Ella’s rage.Review
As Raye works to reconcile the temptress Elizabeth with her real-life self, Ella serves up her own revenge. Now it’s Raye who falls victim, as Ella creates an online smear campaign of nasty rumors and trashy photographs. Suddenly notorious, Raye has to find a way out of the web of deceit that she’s helped to build, and back to the relationships that matter.
Adele Griffin’s riveting novel explores the issues of generation Facebook: the desire to be someone else, real versus online friends, and the pitfalls and fallouts of posting your personal life online for all the world to judge. (Source)
THE JULIAN GAME, by Adele Griffin, takes a harsh and truthful look at the damage that social networking can create in high school. There was a time when bullying occurred only at school, but with technological advances in social networking (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), malicious teens are able to torture with a single photo or video for all to see over and over again. The internet can be a scary place, especially when situations are exploited one-sidedly.
What started off as a fake online identity turned into an insane nightmare for Raye Archer. Raye just wanted to be accepted at her new school and when she got the opportunity to scheme with the popular Ella Parker, she jumped at the chance. Each girl had something she needed from the other, and right from the start I knew that this would not end well. I have to say Ella was probably my favorite character besides the obvious heroine, Raye. Her OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) behaviors were unlike anything I have read in fiction. At times I found it amusing that she just "had" to do these things and there was no question about it from any of her peers. Griffin diversified her "mean girl" and I was happy to read that she was not as perfect as she seemed. I enjoy reading flawed characters because it makes them more relatable, more human. That is also the case for Julian. He was definitely flawed but he was honest, and I appreciated that.
Raye learned some valuable lessons about friendship and trust. And through broken hearts and humiliation, she gained perspective on life. The ending of the book was not expected for me but I was very pleased with how it turned out. I am excited to read more from Adele Griffin.
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