I thought this book was interesting. Not necessarily believable, but I don't think the author intended it to be. Finn and Chloe, two friends in a small New Jersey town try to pull-off a kidnapping ruse to help boost their popularity to get into a good college. While the town continues to look for the missing Chloe, Finn has to pretend that she is the grieving best friend. They were planning this ruse for weeks; however, they did not plan for what would actually happen. Or did they? ( )

I really liked this and found it intriguing. It would be a great book discussion choice for young adults - lots of moral dilemmas to examine, plus the tension makes it a pageturner. ( )

Excellent ending! The rest of the story is quite slow. I skimmed many parts. ( )

I find it almost scary that I identify with Eireann Corrigan's ACCOMPLICE. I understand Chloe and Finn's fear that, no matter how hard they work, they still won't be good enough for their dream colleges. I think most prospective college students stress about that. But most kids, myself included, would not go to the extremes the main characters do. Still, I found myself thinking 'what if?'

Having only read Corrigan's poetry memoir previous to ACCOMPLICE, I had no idea what to expect from the novel. The story progressed slowly, which some may dislike, but, for me, it was positive characteristic that further illustrated the narrator's POV. The narrator, Finn, is the half of the duo that must lie to her friends and family about Chloe's whereabouts and I can only imagine that, while Chloe was in hiding, time would have seemed to move at a glacial pace.

While the plot of this novel is, for the most part, straight forward, Corrigan did incorporate a few twists that kept me interested. I would have been disappointed if the summary had revealed the entire plot.

Overall, ACCOMPLICE is an interesting novel that may appeal to fans of psychological thrillers minus the thrill aspect. I can't really say I'd describe this novel as exciting... ( )

Friends from early childhood, Finn and Chloe are popular and successful highschool students , but are good grades and community work enough to get them into the universities of their choice. Hoping to take advantage of the hype over a recent abduction and return of a young girl and ultimately gain recognition for themselves as victims and heroes, the girls stage Chloe's disappearance. However, as things become more complicated, Finn begins to have second thoughts. A good girls gone rogue tale, this story clearly shows how quickly "innocent" plots can get out of hand, and how stressful situations came affect one's psychi. Recommended read for senior elementary or highschool. ( )