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Book Review of Tighter

Tighter
Tighter
Author: Adele Griffin
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
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What a great twisted book. I wanted a short, easy book to read while I'm recovering from surgery. Something that I didn't have to focus too much on. Surpise, suprise, surpise. This book was seriously screwy and I loved it.

First, Jamie is a pill popping girl with lots of issues. Her mom sends her to Little Bly to work as an au pair. There is hints that Jamie's mom knows that Jamie is a bit more screwed up and is trying to "save" Jamie by sending her away.

Jamie quickly learns that something is seriously wrong in Little Bly. Little Bly has a scary history involving Isa's (the young girl that Jamie is an Au Pair to) former babysitter (the now dead Jessie). Not only has Jessie come back as a ghost but so has Peter, Jessie's dead boyfriend. Another twist- Jessie and Jamie look almost identical.

The book is full of crazy twists. Just try to think you know what will happen, I dare you. You'll be wrong. What a surpise book.

It's really intense and I don't recommend it for teens under 12