**NAACP Image Award nominee!** ***Mean Girls* meets *Dear White People* in this bighearted, sharp-witted UK boarding school story about family, friendship, and belonging—with a propulsive mystery at its heart.** Within the walls of Wodebury Hall, an elite boarding school in the English countryside, reputation is everything. But aspiring photographer Iyanu is more comfortable observing things safely from behind her camera. For Iyanu’s estranged cousin, Kitan, life seems perfect. She has money, beauty, and friends like queen bee Heather. But as a Nigerian girl in a school as white and insular as Wodebury, Kitan struggles with the personal sacrifices needed to keep her place—and the protection she gets—within the exclusive popular crowd. Then photos from Iyanu’s camera are stolen and splashed across the school the week before the Valentine’s Day Ball—each with a juicy secret written on it. With everyone’s dirty laundry suddenly out in the open, the school explodes in chaos, and the whispers accusing Iyanu of being the one behind it all start to feel like déjà vu. Each girl is desperate to unravel the mystery of who stole the photos and why. But exposing the truth will change them all forever.
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bradyrae06 (verified owner) –
Thank you Balzer + Bray and Netgalley for this eARC, these opinions are my own. This book is so good! Iyanu and Kitan are some of the only black girls attending their prestigious private school. Each of them approaches this differently, Iyanu prefers to be on the sidelines while Kitan hangs with the popular girls. After the dance someone still the pictures Iyanu took and posted secrets on the back, sending them around school. Unfortunately there’s only one person Iyanu knows would have access so she investigates to find out what’s going on? Who did it? I loved both Iyanu and Kitan! The story builds the tension and kept my engaged! Lots of twists and turns in this one, that will have you guessing! Also looks at racism, sexism, and homophobia. A great read for mystery lovers! Can’t wait to read it again.