I can't....I can't really formulate a thought. I'm not even sure how I feel. I know that I didn't want this book to end.
I really disliked Nell's character through about 90% of this book, but I 'got' her. I got where she was coming from. I got why she was so messed up.
I loved the running theme of the Scarlet Letter.
I loved this book and didn't want to see it end. And now that i's over....I'm not sure what happened in the end. SO I'm just going to believe it ended just the way I wanted.

I did not finish this novel. The plot about two obessive competitive teens was easy enough to follow; the writing style was not. Very salty language and immoral behavior also contributed to why I did not finish this book. I had no emotional investment in Nell or Jackson but did like the secondary character of Lia. This book was not for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

While reading this book, I wasn't quite sure what to think of it. I found myself not really liking the main character, Nell, yet I did like the male lead, Jackson. Nell is complex and interesting, but she is not someone I would ever be friends with. Jackson I found personable and entertaining despite his flaws, and I grew to like him more and more as the story went along and more about him was revealed. I liked what the author was aiming at with the book and felt she did a great job of exploring the drive for perfection and how strong girls are perceived when they aren't lady-like in their pursuit for success. The hatemance was a fun aspect to the story, and I enjoyed the relationship between Nell and Jackson, despite how screwed up it was at times. Devore does very well with writing complicated girls, and it's a book I would recommend.