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A review by plindq
Accomplice by Eireann Corrigan
3.0
Accomplice was an exceptional book for its sheer honesty. It is an unlikely situation, but it is pulled together well. Corrigan does a fantastic job of portraying the motives and feelings of the both Chloe and Finn. I was able to appreciate the full range of emotions over what they had just done from fearful to scared to extraordinarily (and possibly inappropriately) happy.
Basically, they successfully fake a kidnapping to get into a better college based on the sympathy they receive. It's not the easiest route to good schools and getting caught would be devastating, but they go for it and eventually succeed. It's a book that could go either way, though, there were certainly points where I thought they would definitely be caught. The result was rather breathtaking because you didn't expect them to succeed any more than the characters themselves did and you don't really realize you didn't expect them to succeed until they do.
But don't get me wrong. There is no happily ever after. They are interrogated and forced to put accidental blame on a guy they've both been friends with for a long time. He's sweet and considerate, but when Finn disappears, the town turns on him, forcing him to spend the next years of his life in quiet solitude and improper blame. Finn drifts away after the scam and Chloe is left alone and hurt, burdened with the real guilt.
I loved the ending. There was enough cliffhanger to let the possibilities run freely. Chloe decides to confess.
Basically, they successfully fake a kidnapping to get into a better college based on the sympathy they receive. It's not the easiest route to good schools and getting caught would be devastating, but they go for it and eventually succeed. It's a book that could go either way, though, there were certainly points where I thought they would definitely be caught. The result was rather breathtaking because you didn't expect them to succeed any more than the characters themselves did and you don't really realize you didn't expect them to succeed until they do.
But don't get me wrong. There is no happily ever after. They are interrogated and forced to put accidental blame on a guy they've both been friends with for a long time. He's sweet and considerate, but when Finn disappears, the town turns on him, forcing him to spend the next years of his life in quiet solitude and improper blame. Finn drifts away after the scam and Chloe is left alone and hurt, burdened with the real guilt.
I loved the ending. There was enough cliffhanger to let the possibilities run freely. Chloe decides to confess.