Mirror Mirror is the story of four sixteen year old friends and their band, Mirror Mirror, formed as part of a school project. As the novel opens, one of the characters, Naomi, has disappeared. When she is pulled from the river in a coma, the police suspect a suicide attempt, but Rose, Red and Leo don't believe this: Naomi has been happy lately, and this seems out of character.

For me, the narrative voice took some getting used it. It initially seemed as though the author was trying to hard to sound teenage, and in later parts, the conversation doesn't read like conversation.

The emotions in this novel are honest and raw: we feel alongside the characters, and they each have their stories and difficulties which we experience with them. Sometimes, this bordered on being too many issues for me, but the story was intriguing, I was invested in the individual stories (particularly Red's) and the characters were interesting and well developed. I loved the focus on "finding your people and your place" and how, when it came to it, the four friends did whatever they could to help each other in spite of their differences and their own personal problems.

Mirror Mirror takes a really dark turn towards the end. I guessed the culprit before they were revealed, but that didn't detract from my enjoyment of the end of the novel. This was an interesting read, with a great portrayal of teenage friendships and I think anyone who enjoyed stories with complicated relationships will enjoy this.

I loved reading this. It had many twists and turns. Mirror Mirror really shows the importance of friendship and family. It was an emotional read, with a heartwarming ending.

When I first started reading this I originally thought this book reminds me of Paper Towns, the whole girl running away concept etc. just reminded me so much of it. I don’t whether inspiration was taken from Paper Towns but the concept certainly did remind me of it. Overall the whole writing of the book was very basic format, however the story was very gripping and had the whole sense of mystery throughout the entire book. The book deals with issues normal teens have to go through like finding who you are as person, sexuality, friendships etc.
Overall I would probably rate this book 2.5/3 stars out of 5, I just personally didn’t enjoy the book at all. However if you’re someone who enjoys thriller type books I would recommend giving this a go it may not have been a book I enjoyed however someone who likes thriller/mystery type books may enjoy it more than I did.

My full review is in the link here :)
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I wasn't really sure what to expect from this, but I had a good feeling when I requested it. I liked the fact that it was set in the UK.
I have to say that I was blown away by the whole thing, four main characters with lots of secrets and a doozy of a storyline that just keeps twisting.
Truly compelling reading - I think that this will be a massively successful book, I know that I will strongly recommending it in work.

I really enjoyed this book. I loved the characters, the use of real language (seriously the appreciation I have of seeing the phrase 'a fuck ton' used knows no bounds) the storyline was gripping and moving and while sometimes the things that happened were a little convenient I thoroughly liked reading it. I got out way more from reading this than I expected in such a good way and I'm hoping to read more from Cara in the future.

Mirror Mirror - Cara Delevingne (and Rowan Coleman)

She's a model, an actor, a singer, she has the most impressive eyebrows in the western hemisphere and now she's a novelist, is there a pie Cara Delevinge doesn't have her fingers in?

Friend. Lover. Victim. Traitor.
When you look in the mirror, what do you see?
Sixteen-year-old friends Red, Leo, Rose, and Naomi are misfits; still figuring out who they are and who they want to be. Life isn't perfect, but music brings them together, and they are excited about what the future holds for their band, Mirror, Mirror. That is until Naomi vanishes before being pulled unconscious out of the river.
She's left fighting for her life in a coma. The police claim it was a failed suicide attempt, but her friends aren't convinced. Will Naomi ever wake up? What -­ or perhaps who -­ led her to that hospital bed? And how did Red, the self-styled protector of the group, fail to spot the warning signs?While Rose turns to wild partying and Leo is shrouded by black moods, Red sets out to uncover the truth. It's a journey that will cause Red's world to crack, exposing the group's darkest secrets. Nothing will ever be the same again, because once a mirror is shattered, it can't be fixed.
Cara Delevingne, the voice of her generation, explores identity, friendship and betrayal in this gripping and powerful coming-of-age story. For fans of WE WERE LIARS, THIRTEEN REASONS WHY and THE GIRLS.

Most people say this is like Paper Towns, I think its more Pretty Little Liars set in London crossed with Paper Towns, if you mix those together, you have a Riverdale-esque teen mystery with actually a very impressive premise, a believably teenage narrator and is actually a fairly decent first novel full of twists and turns, which although had a few moments that felt a little contrived, kept me on my toes the whole way through. (Though, admittedly, I did figure out who the bad guy was fairly early on, but I was hoping that I was wrong!)
This is the story of a teenage band, Mirror Mirror, featuring Rose, Red, Leo and Naomi. Perhaps Cara Delevingne was inspired by her turn as Margot in the film version of Paper Towns, for we're told that our missing student, Naomi begins life very much like Margot, forever running away and then reappearing, however, this time around, she was happy, had friends and unlike her previous disappearances, had a complete change of character beforehand. The four kids are pushed together and end up becoming best friends, who are then rocked by what happens to Naomi and our narrator, Red, teams up with Naomi's sister to try and figure out what happened to her and why.

This features a diverse cast, enough twists and turns to keep you guessing even if it does get to PLL levels of ridiculous at times. IDK if you've seen PLL but seriously, how many underground bunkers are there in Rosewood? There were moments that were getting close to that in this book, but I still found it enjoyable. Much like PLL I guess.

Red can be read as trans or as androgynous and actually, their narration doesn't lead you to believe in any particular gender until their identity reveal, which I really liked, their sexuality and gender identity weren't made a big deal of and while I'm not trans or non binary myself, and someone who is might think differently, I think their character was great. Cara seems to be part of the write what you know club, as she acknowledges Red and Rose's middle class privilege without letting it diminish or take over from other problems they experience during the book.

Its actually really teenage, which some books featuring teenagers seem to forget to allow the characters to be, while Red and co are dealing with their own individual issues and the mystery surrounding Naomi they also spend a lot of time concerning themselves with bullies and Instagram and all that kind of thing, I read the egalley of this but I think the paperback would be great because it includes Insta and Snapchat posts and text communications between the characters which is a little lost in the kindle edition.

While I don't know how much of this CD wrote herself, I think it is a strong debut novel. Some reviews seem to really hate it, but I thought it was an enjoyable and gripping novel, if a little convoluted and rushed towards the end. There is a little q and a section with her at the end where she talks about the possibility of writing more and I certainly wouldn't discourage it!

5 Words: Friendship, family, mystery, betrayal, secrets.

Mirror, Mirror exceeded my expectations.

Starting off, I love the writing style. I was a little surprised to find it narrated by Red at the beginning, his was not the voice I was expecting. But his is definitely the voice that the story deserves and is a wonderfully complex character, with many layers and flaws.

This has a definite Skins vibe to it, and I love it. It's a bit shocking, it's raw, it feels real. There is a thread of mystery to the story, a slightly chilling feel to the story.

Full review to come.

So first off, this is basically a poor man's Paper Towns. Cara was clearly inspired after starring in the film. Secondly, the idea is aesthetically pleasing, but when actually presented has little substance.