REVIEW: Accomplice by Eireann Corrigan

Review by Kate.

“Finn and Chloe have it all figured out. Their school guidance counsellor has told everyone that it's not enough to get good grades or do community service anymore - kids like that are everywhere, and colleges are bored of them. So what do you do? Chloe decides they should get attention another way. She and Finn will stage her own disappearance - and then Finn will be the only who finds and saves her. What college wouldn't want them after that kind of attention? It seems like a good plan - until things start going very wrong.”

I chose this book because of the storyline, one I’ve never came across before. I hoped it would have a plot that I could spend hours thinking about, characters that are likeable despite their attempts to deceive. I wasn’t disappointed.

The story is told through the eyes of Finn, who is left to see how her friends and family fall apart while Chloe is hidden away in her grandmother’s basement. As the story progresses, Finn starts to realise that Chloe’s fake disappearance is affecting a lot more than their college applications.

As I was reading, I felt like I was becoming Finn. I found myself trying to figure out a way for everything to be okay for her and Chloe, like the decisions they were making were affecting my life! I found myself agreeing with Finn and Chloe’s baffling logic, which in hindsight sometimes seems a little unnecessary.

There are a lot of emotions that people might experience when someone they know goes missing. While I don’t consider myself an expert, Corrigan’s characters seem to be experiencing the whole spectrum of emotions that a community would experience when one of their own goes missing. The convincing characters made the story all the more readable.

The one thing that I think either makes or breaks these books is the ending. In this case, I didn’t find myself at all disappointed by the ending, despite the sudden conclusion. All my questions were answered and the story felt resolved.

To conclude, I thought this book was extremely well written, very readable and very convincing. I’d recommend it to anyone who enjoys a psychological read.

Review by Kate

Comments

[Sophie]

This sounds really interesting. Great review, Kate!

[Lauren]

Awesome review! I completely agree that the author makes it really easy to relate to Finn in this book. And the ending really is well done, isn't it? Love this book.

[Usra]

I finished the book and im still obsessivley thinking over a week later wat could happen. Like those r my only thoughts! And the hole book i thought finn was a boy for some strange reason and i was really confused ambd thought he might be gay or something im just really stupid...anywho was like in luv with finn the hole book ( cuz i thought he was a boy :P) and i hated chloe's guts! I felt so bad for finn and just wnted to tell him itll be all right and tell the authorities to kill chloe er sumthin jesus christ im so weird...

[justina]

I just got done reading the book and I really loved it it was really intense the entire time, and I really enjoyed reading it, except I didnt understand the very last paragraph ? Can someone please explain to me what she does? What letter does she find ??? Thanks