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A Girl Called Malice (Facing the Music, #2)

Aurelia B. Rowl

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Nov 22, 2013 Aurelia Rowl marked it as books-written-by-me · (Review from the author)

Shelves: new-adult

This was a difficult story to write, and turned out far longer than I'd ever intended, but it needed to be written. There are always two sides to every story, and you cannot know what drives another person without walking a mile in their shoes. I hope you will give Alice a chance. You'll also get to catch up with all of the characters from Popping the Cherry and watch the sparks fly when Alice and Lena come face-to-face once more. ...more

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Oct 01, 2014 Bobbie rated it it was amazing

I was looking forward to this book for ages, having read and loved Popping the Cherry, and let's just say I was not disappointed. While Popping the Cherry was brilliant Young Adult fodder, A Girl Called Malice takes us more into the realms of New Adult. Alice, 17 when the book starts, is a little young for your typical NA heroine, but in many ways she's older than her years - definitely when it comes to sexual experience. Rowl is not afraid to let her characters get down and dirty, so Malice isn I was looking forward to this book for ages, having read and loved Popping the Cherry, and let's just say I was not disappointed. While Popping the Cherry was brilliant Young Adult fodder, A Girl Called Malice takes us more into the realms of New Adult. Alice, 17 when the book starts, is a little young for your typical NA heroine, but in many ways she's older than her years - definitely when it comes to sexual experience. Rowl is not afraid to let her characters get down and dirty, so Malice isn't a book for the younger YA generation. As an older reader though, I'm more than happy with that. I found Alice and Rowl's approach to sex refreshingly honest. But it's not all about lust...

When I first found out Rowl was writing Malice's story, I wasn't sure about it - if you've read PtC and you know about Malice, you'll understand my reticence. But it's true that people act in certain ways for reasons of their own, and Malice certainly has her reasons. It is testament to Rowl's writing that I loved this book even though I didn't identify with Alice at all. I have nothing in common with this girl, and a lesser writer could have had me running for the hills with references to Michael Buble and Hannah Montana, but Rowl told Alice's story so well that I was completely enthralled and had to keep reading. One thing that I think Rowl must have had a hard time with was the timeline - the book covers over a year, which is a long time, and it skips between taking it a day at a time, and weeks at a time. Rowl manages to make it work, but there were just a couple of bits that made me question how long things were taking. That's life though - everything doesn't happen all at once for the convenience of the plot.

The romance that was so sweet in Popping the Cherry is definitely present in Malice too, although it takes a while to make itself known. Just like with PtC, there are a few sappy moments, but what girl doesn't love a bit of stomach-clenching, heart-felt romance now and then? I've just realised that my review is a bit vague, which I apologise for. Once you read the book you'll understand - there's a lot of stuff going on that I don't want to give away. Just know that Rowl's writing is brilliant, her characters are very well-developed, there are moments that will make you sigh wistfully, lots of bits that will make you laugh, and twists to keep you on your toes. If you haven't read Popping the Cherry, go away and do it now. If you have, and you liked it, then order A Girl Called Malice immediately!

Review originally published on my blog http://escapeintowords.blogspot.co.uk... ...more

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Nov 04, 2014 Naturalbri (Bri Wignall) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: loved-it, ya

The Story:

Not all people are exactly as they seem. Alice, otherwise known as Malice, is a prime example of this.

She has spent her whole school life convincing others that she was the Queen Bee, thus earning her (well-deserved) nickname. She has terrorised the school, pupils and teachers alike - has hopped from private school to private school, finally landing in her last - where she dropped out of college.

Alice just doesn't seem to have a lot going for her, but she is top of the school food ch ...more

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Apr 01, 2014 Alaine Batty rated it it was amazing

I ABSOLUTELY loved reading about Alice & Zac. I will admit after reading Popping the Cherry (the first book) I really hated Malice and I actually told Aurelia that I was finding it hard to connect with the story as I hated Malice soo much. I was dreading having to read the book and not really connecting with Alice... Oh boy was I wrong!!

Aurelia had me crying, laughing, screaming and cheering along with the story line... I'm on about full on ugly crying so much so my boyfriend asked me who had d ...more

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Aug 02, 2014 Georgina Perfect rated it it was amazing

well written story about 1 girls' journey. strong interesting characters- worth persevering with to the end to understand and 'get' the characters ...more

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