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Book Review of Bliss (Crestview Academy, Bk 1)

Bliss (Crestview Academy, Bk 1)
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Helpful Score: 3


Bliss was a book that's setting is in 1969. Her parents were hippies, and she is now growing up in a rather racist time period. She befriends a girl named Sandy, who is unpopular to say the least, but was kind when others weren't. But after Bliss starts to hear voices of a former student who killed herself on school grounds, bad things begin to occur. Sandy isn't the same person anymore. And when Bliss begins to hang out with Sarah Lynn, the utterly gorgeous and most popular girl in the school, Sandy doesn't take it very well. Sandy, or should I say Sandy's body, is out for revenge. But who will she be seeking revenge on? And why is the dead girl reaching out to her?


The book was OK. I typically don't like books set in the past. Racism is a very strong topic in the book. The KKK is even mentioned a few times. I rated the book a 3. It didn't stand up to my expectations. Nothing at all like her other books, and at the end I had a strange feeling like I wasted my time on the book. Maybe it deserves a 2. Also, it isn't as scary as the book looks. The ending is unfulfilling as well.