Kit Owens thought the best she'd do was getting accepted to State until she met the mysterious Diane Fleming in her high school chemistry class. Diane is academically brilliant and driven, inspiring Kit to drive herself harder and harder, competing with Diane for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. However, something's a little off about Diane and when she shares a secret with Kit, their entire friendship changes. Now, more than 10 years later, Kit thinks all of that is behind her. She's working in a lab for someone she admires, on a project that she's passionate about. However, the past comes back with a vengeance when Diane is brought into the lab's group of staff. Now, both Kit and Diane are locked in a dangerous game to compete for a position both of them are coveting.
I love how Megan Abbott writes dark, complicated female characters. I found this book, like others by this author, to be a compulsive read. Kit is an intriguing character who gets more complicated as the story continues. Actually, the story itself becomes more complicated as it goes along. And when Diane enters the picture in the current time, showing up at the lab Kit works at, you get a clear sense that something awful is bubbling under the surface, threatening to break through (and possibly swallow them both). Great book!
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