Posts By: Giselle

Willa only wants to even out the score by stealing from her rich friends, and giving to her poorer ones. Although a bit far fetch, the plot is pretty amusing. Coming from a small town where there are no private schools or “higher society”, I’m always captivated by their inner workings. Grand living situations, unlimited shopping, privileged attitude; it’s so much fun to read about! Even though I can’t say Willa is particularly smart in her proceedings, I really liked her and could easily understand where she was coming from by wanting to even the playing field. In between her mischief, Aidan is the main male character that Willa is crushing on. No doubt he’s charming, but I simply didn’t see it. He is the definition of a player, plus he’s so incredibly snobbish I couldn’t root for him at all. I much preferred Tre, and I don’t know why Willa doesn’t feel the same. A bit too naive maybe? Either way, the romance didn’t convince me, fortunately its presence in the book is scarce.

In addition to the teenage Robin Hood storyline, we’ve got suspicious parental behavior by Willa’s mother; late nights and strange meetings. I was deeply curious to find out what exactly was going on. It feels ominous, as well as more interesting than your cliché “affair” or “re-appearing father” scenario. Sadly, this is left greatly unresolved since, unbeknownst to me, Pretty Crooked is the start of a series. I guess I should have taken notice, regardless, I still feel like we should have gotten some kind of answers, at the very least an elaboration. Instead it’s merely floating in the background bugging like a constant itch that, ultimately, never gets scratched. It surely tugs on my love of mystery, though, leaving me craving for book 2!

If I had to pick I would recommend Elisa’s June of Rock over this one, but Pretty Crooked is, nevertheless, a fun little quirky tale that is perfect for a light read.