Allie Sheridan is a tomboy, and keeps getting into trouble. Actually, she's been arrested several times already and her parents just don't know what to do with her. So, when they send her off to a boarding school, she doesn't know what to expect. And she pretty much hates her parents for shipping her off, away from her friends.
However, as soon as Allie settles into Cimmeria Academy, she realises things are very different in this school. The building is historic but spooky, technology is not allowed, most of the other students seem to attend because someone in their family did before them, and then there's the elusive Night School. None of this makes any sense to Allie, but she does her best to fit in and soon has a group of friends. As well as a boy after her, and another who seems to hate her.
The night of the Summer Ball, everything changes. There's a fire, a murder, and the lingering secrets she suspected slowly start to rise to the surface. Soon, she doesn't know who she can trust. The people she thought were her friends turn on her. The guy she thought liked her turns out to be a jerk. And the one she was positive hated her might be the only person she can trust to help her sort through everything.
Night School is an atmospheric thriller that grips you instantly and doesn't let you go until the end. I really enjoyed seeing Allie for what she really is--a troubled girl, not a troublemaker. She evolves a lot in this book, letting the reader right into her deepest secrets and fears about the mysterious loss of her brother, until you can't wait for her to find out the truth about everything. And wow, there are some shocking truths.
Oh, and I also loved the ongoing tension. Besides, I'm a sucker for stories with looming secrets! And this one is filled with them.
I can't wait to find out more about Allie's family and Cimmeria.
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