I will be honest that I found the first few chapters very hard to get into. The writing style was a bit stilted and I found myself struggling to deal with the sheer amount of backstory and exposition stuffed into the chapter. I think it's been translated into English which could explain the stilted English but after a while though it settles down and quite enjoyable.
Corby is bullied by school mates for being overweight. She just tries to keep her head down and get through the day. Her parents have their own problems, being a TV anchor and a vegetarian Butcher.
When Corby accidentally kills one of the mean girls her life starts to change.
Its interesting to see the downward spiral of her psyche and her burgeoning eating disorder.
I think the real twist was the attitude of the boy she fancies and his actions once he finds out.
A nice read but probably not one I'd read again.

Fifteen-year-old Corby Mackentile, honor student at a private school, is an overweight girl who is severely bullied. She has developed a strategy of survival. This is imperative because there are three girls in particular who bully Corby.

Corby's mother is a TV anchor, and her father is a Buddhist, and, oddly enough. owns a butcher shop. It is at this shop where a shocking tragedy occurs to one of the three girls. This forever changes Corby and her actions. She goes from being an unhappy, overweight girl to one who has a change in power. Despite this, it is quite sad that her parents have been oblivious to her until now, and by the time they recognize her changing, it is really too late. This is where the story becomes rather morbid.

Mean Girl by Natasha Sainkova is a true psychological thriller. Chilling. Brutal. Unsettling. I had to put it down more than once. It was as if I were watching a horror movie with the remote control in my hand, ready to press pause or even shut it off completely. Of course, I was impelled to see it through. There are astonishing twists and turns that lead to a shocking ending.

A gripping tale filled with not so average teenage angst.

I wanted to like this book, but it just didn’t happen. It started out promising, but it quickly went downhill. As a warning to potential readers: there are some descriptive, gruesome details, making it a somewhat unpleasant read all around.

The overall premise sounded good, but it wasn’t carried out to its full potential. It’s difficult to like any of the characters, including Corby. So many things, including her parents, teachers, and even what was labeled as “bullying,” seem totally unrealistic.

The narration of the story itself was a bit unusual, and, in this case, it wasn’t a good thing. It made it difficult to connect to anything. Corby spent a lot of time seemingly talking out loud to herself, which got to be a bit much. Her relationship with Jacob was weird, to put it mildly. Granted, this is a work of fiction, but so many things are just too far-fetched, and the writing was subpar, so that didn’t help.

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy from NetGalley, but I wasn’t required to leave a positive review.

I unfortunately could not get into this book as much as I wanted. The premise of the book was very promising but unfortunately, it just did not deliver in the end.

This was a shame because I was enjoying the first couple of chapters. After that it went downhill fast. I would not read this book again.

Corby Mackentile is a 15-year old girl who is bullied in school, regularly, because of her weight.
Academically brilliant, but stuck in a family where her ever-quarrelling parents don’t seem to have time for her, Corby spends most of her free time in the evenings, in her dad’s butcher shop.
The bullying takes a turn for the worse, with every passing day. One day, one of the coolest boys in class, Jacob, adds his comments to the list. He later apologises.
This doesn’t bode well with his female fan-following and Corby’s tormentors, Jane, Sylvia and Vera, who use this as an excuse to bully her more.

Vera comes to pick up an order for her mother, at her dad’s shop, one evening - and a nasty accident happens, which changes Corby’s life course forever.

Till here, the premise looked good and seemed interesting.
After this, the storyline took a dip.
The narration also seemed a wee bit erratic at places.

I understand psychiatric issues that can stem from bullying, but this could have been dealt with and expressed a little better.
The intent was there - but just not executed well enough in my opinion.

It is worth a one-time read.
And is generally moderately paced.

I loved this book ! From the very beginning to the very end I couldn’t stop reading and was drying to know what would happen !!! The ending literally had me screaming NO WAY ! I fell in love with Corby and Jacob, the entire Bonnie and Clyde story captures you and doesn’t let go ! This is a must read for any fan of murder mystery, the suspense will keep you up at night !

Bullying is a topic many authors try to tackle, usually ending up with the bullied overcoming their tormentors. But, as many people have experienced, that is not always the result in real life. Natasha A. Salnikova, on the other hand, produces an alternative solution, a solution that is almost too horrific to imagine.

Fifteen-year-old Corby Mackentile is the stereotypical victim for private school bullies; she is quiet, intelligent and overweight. Whilst mostly humiliating Corby because of her size, the bullies also use her own parents against her. Corby’s mother is a Boston TV Anchor and her father is a vegetarian Buddhist who also happens to own a butcher’s shop.

The butcher’s shop is a haven for Corby; she can escape there after school and not be intimidated by anyone. But when one of the horrible girls from school turns up at the shop after hours, a terrible accident occurs, which gives Corby a new solution to her bullying problem.

It is initially hard to get into the novel Mean Girl; the third person narrative distances the reader from the main character. Although many people may be able to relate to Corby’s situation, the incident in the shop changes her beyond recognition. In order to hide events from her parents, she becomes mean, rude and altogether an unpleasant person.

Until the feeble plot twist at the end of the novel, it is impossible to care much about what happens to Corby. Bullying is a terrible thing to experience but the way Corby deals with it is beyond tolerable.

Mean Girl is advertised as a psychological thriller; however, it appears to be lacking the thrilling aspect. Some may place the book in the horror genre but “horrifying” would be more appropriate. With some scenes containing gruesome details, it is overall not a very pleasant story to read.