Name: The Rules
ISBN: 9780375989803

Nancy Holder

Debbie Viguie

High school junior Robin Brissett accompanies her best friend, Beth, to the hottest party of the year knowing there will be alcohol, drugs, sex, and a scavenger hunt designed to scare and thrill, but this year the school's elite are not the hunters but the hunted.

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"The Rules is a must-read for fans of thrillers with truly frightening twists."--School Library Journal Narrated by an alternating unreliable group of teens, this dark thriller will have readers on the edge of their seats. No one is safe and everyone is a suspect. It'sSaw meets I Know What You Did Last Summer. Junior Robin Brisset has no idea what she's in for when she accepts an invitation to one of Callabrese High's most exclusive parties. And when the trademark scavenger hunt begins, Robin must go against every rule she's lived by to survive. "Holder and Viguié keep the action churning along as they bounce from teen to teen for different perspectives on the action, sometimes recording a murder with appropriate gore, sometimes an escape."--Kirkus

Melissa Palmer

Book #69 Read in 2015
The Rules by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie (YA)

At first glance, the premise of this story reminded me of I Know What You Did Last Summer. In reality, this book was so much creepier. August, a rich kid, is famous for throwing scavenger hunts. Before graduation, he wants to throw the ultimate one and also wants to get some revenge on those popular kids who were not nice to his sister, who died a year ago. He wants them to acknowledge their part of the bullying and tormenting that his sister faced. But someone is killing off these kids one by one...is it August? Another one of the party goers? Robin, who was not invited to the party but brought there by one of her friends, tries to figure out a way to get her friends to safety. 

This book totally sucked me in and I read it in one sitting. The mystery had great twists and turns; I was never really sure who the killer would end up being. The characters were complex and had many layers; they were not always nice people but they were interesting with their flaws. This is the perfect summer read for teenagers and adults alike. I received a copy of this book from the Amazon Vine program in exchange for a honest review.

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