Dannii Elle's Reviews > People Like Us

Isolated private school settings and the privileged young people who reside there will never fail to intrigue me and People Like Us was no exception. This focuses on Kay Donovon and her posse of elite inner-circle friends. They are the popular, mean girls who run the social circle of their school. But all that was put in jeopardy when they absconded from a school dance for a drunken sea swim and found more than salt water when they get there.

The body of a girl was there to greet them. She went to their school but she was not one of them. She was, however, the figure that unknowingly bound them with an increasingly large group of individuals they have affected with their words and their actions. Now, one dead girl later, someone wants them to pay for it.

This begun in a terrifying fashion and continued in a thoroughly perplexing one, in the best way possible. I was fascinated to discern the vengeance plan that was set for this friendship group and if Kay could figure out who the culprit was, and how to stop them, before their lives were forever ruined. There was also a poignant back-story that added depth to the narrative and emotions I had not anticipated confronting.

The characters of this novel, however, felt quite the opposite. Many existed on only one level and failed to feel authentic. They became more of a prop for the story-line and stood for only one thing, typically their 'sin' in the story-line.

This, combined with the unbelievable nature of the events that unfolded, did not mar my enjoyment but also did not allow the story to penetrate further than becoming more than a fun read (for the most part) when an overall deeper message could have been ultimately delivered. I remained intrigued throughout and the suspense and action led me through this at break-neck speed so would still definitely recommend this to deliver the reader with a god time.