Torn

— It was supposed to be a mystery thriller? But instead it focused so much on the romance that's not even convincing. And WTF is that ending? You call that an ending??

I wanted to read this so much that I ordered it from the UK. Not one single library near me owned it. I think I was drawn in by the very pretty cover and the blurb on the back. Unfortunately, the blurb on the back is only about one quarter of the book. I expected a “We Know What you Did Last Summer” type read, and what this is.....well, it's kind of a messed up love story.
I think they should have called this book “How Not to Be A Friend”, and it had the potential to be an awesome book of realistic fiction with a tinge of horror and instead it is filled with four girls who are so unbelievable in their actions that the reader cringes.
How is one supposed to understand someone who plays a part in killing a girl, pretends she is innocent, and then dates the dead girl's brother? Is the reader to believe that a character would be MORE upset over her father dating again than killing a person? I wanted to reach into this book and smack the hell out of Alice.
I wanted Polly to dangerous and Cass to have a real reason to do what they did. I wanted closure.

I think it's me. I grew up on Heathers, and thought this was going to have more meat to it.
At the same time, Cat Clarke can write. The proof is in the fact that I didn't stop reading. I just didn't like where this story went (or rather, where it didn't go). I wanted depth. I also, after getting to the very end wanted to see some sort of punishment for what was terrible, terrible behavior.

So future Torn readers, be advised that this is not a thriller.