Also, the story is told in first-person present and is non-linear. For a long time, I wasn't even sure of the story's main conflict, because nothing important seemed to happen. Why this book might not be right for your teen:Īlthough I love suspense stories, I found much of the novel to be both slow-moving and frustrating. Anyone who loves old-fashioned ghost stories will be spellbound by this eerie tale until the end! Griffin does a masterful job creating a spooky, gothic mood in her novel with all the classic elements: murky bogs, dead foliage, a crumbling house full of creepy rooms, a tragic heroine, supporting characters who appear normal but aren't, a mysterious murder or two, crypts and curses and lots of ghosts.
As someone who appreciates well-done re-imaginings of classics, I felt that The Fall belonged on the What's In It list. According to Griffin, elements of other Poe stories also weave their way through the novel. It is a re-imagining of the short story classic, "The Fall of the House of Usher," by Edgar Allen Poe. Why? Many parents want strong writing and "literary" experiences for their teens, rather than mind candy, and, like Miss Perigrine's Home for Peculiar Children (another novel I would consider horror/fantasy that I reviewed for this website), The Fall helps meet this need. In this case, I didn't realize it was a horror novel until I was about halfway into it, and when I did, I decided to include it. Once in a while, however, a book makes it onto the list that belongs in one of those categories, and The Fall is one of them. Tess knows better than most that power is currency in Washington, but she’s about to discover firsthand that power always comes with a price.There are two genres I purposely avoid in What's In It reviews-religious and horror (slasher and occult) novels-because most parents don't need help discerning the appropriateness of those for their teens. Meanwhile, Tess’s guardian has also taken on an impossible case, as a terrorist attack calls into doubt who can-and cannot-be trusted on Capitol Hill.
But when the candidates are the children of politicians, even a high school election can uncover life-shattering secrets. When Tess is asked to run a classmate’s campaign for student council, she agrees. But Tess has another legacy, too, one that involves power and the making of political dynasties. but some secrets won't stay buried.įor Tess Kendrick, a junior at the elite Hardwicke School in Washington D.C., fixing runs in the family. The Kendricks help make the problems of the Washington elite disappear.
This high-adrenaline thriller by the bestselling author of The Inheritance Games will leave readers breathless, perfect for fans of Elite, Riverdale, and One of Us is Lying.
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