[sic] by Scott Kelly

This was a really interesting book. Six teens are involved in a real-life game of one-ups-man-ship. The premise is simple – if a player is tagged, they must change their life within the next 15 minutes. The better the player, and those with the most to lose, make the biggest changes…sometimes with disastrous consequences.

The creator of this game has been killed and it appears that it was one of the other five. The narrator is being framed for the crime and it’s a race to clear his name and determine which of the other players is the culprit.

Part of the allure of this book is the uniqueness of the story. Another draw is to see how these 5 seemingly normal kids are able to fall under the spell of the sixth and how this affects their lives and those around them.

This is a quick read (approx 200 pages). The book is well-written with interesting plot twists and nicely developed characters.

Rating: 4 stars