Nothing ever came between sisters Alice and Charlie.
Friends didn’t. Boys couldn’t.
Their family falling apart never would.
Until they got to Serenity Point.
In a town built on secrets and lies, it’s going to be hard to stay innocent. They’re sucked into a strange and seductive world—a world they can’t help but hate, and can’t help but love. A world that threatens to tear them apart, just when they need each other the most. The Innocents is the first in a new series of young adult novels that weave a saga of nail-biting drama, breathless romance, and Gothic mystery.
The Innocents was one on the first books in a long time (since the Hunger Games), that I read almost all the way through without putting it down. I can’t say it was because the novel was that creative or the world created was unique (just the opposite, it was set in modern times and places), something about the story just sucked me in. I feel the same way about this book as I feel about some of the reality shows I watch, you just can’t look away or, erm, put it down.
The story follows two sisters that are close in age, but very different in personality. The main character Alice is a lot like me, a wallflower if you will, content on sitting back and observing the world around her instead of participating in it. Charlie, the younger sister is a feet first kind of girl, with a Devil may care kind of attitude. At first when I was reading it I thought there was no way at the ages of 16 and 17 these girls would be behaving like this, and then I realized it is probably pretty realistic. Between the drinking, drugs and the inference of sexual activity it was no wonder I was hooked, and that’s not even the main plot.
The main plot of the story centers around the girl’s Mother remarrying a rich guy that moves them to a wealthy beach community. I will disagree with the synopsis when it indicates the town is built on secrets; it really is about the one family. As the secrets start to unravel, personalities start to make since and you learn how everyone fits into the plot. The big ending was out of left field for me. I did not see it coming until right before. That was nice because I tend to be able to see things coming from the beginning. And then the book just ends. You find out the big secret and it just ends.
Good thing for me there is another book, however it doesn’t come out until August. It was a good read, however I will warn you it contains strong language, underage drinking and drug use.
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