Devilish

by Maureen Johnson

The only thing that makes St Teresa's Preparatory School for Girls bearable for Jane is her best friend Ally. But when Ally changes into a whole different person literally overnight the fall of their senior year, Jane's suddenly alone - and very confused. Turns out, Ally has sold her soul in exchange for popularity - to a devil masquerading as a sophomore at St Teresa's! Now it's up to Jane to put it all on the line to save her friend from this ponytail-wearing, cupcakenibbling demon...without losing her own soul in the process.

• ISBN10: 014750855X
• ISBN13: 9780147508553
• Publish Date: 21 February 2013 (first published 7 September 2006)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Imprint: Speak
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 263
• Language: English

Reviews

[clairelm]

This was another surprisingly good read that I've found among my free Kindle books. The story was cleverly done and it wasn't a typical teenage romance novel with lots of moping and 'gooey' stuff.

Jane is a brilliant character who develops over the book in more ways than one. Alison was a surprise character that I struggled to decide about, right to the end. Lanalee have the book quite a girly edge which contrasted with the other two main characters.

[notajammiedodger]

This was the first book that I have ever read by Maureen Johnson. I have been wanting to get my hands on one for quite a while. I am really glad that I liked it. I have been following Maureen Johnson on Twitter for quite a while, and the kind of fun and quirky person that she is really shows through in her writing. I really enjoyed this book, and I definitely want to read more by her.

Jane Jarvis and Allison Concord are just two normal girls at high school.They've never really been the popular type, but they have always had each other. Until one day when Allison comes to school a completely different person; suddenly she has new hair, new clothes and a new phone that she can't work. Jane soon learns that Allison has made a deal with the devil, like any good best friend would, Jane tries to help Allison get out of the deal in anyway that she can.

Johnson has developed a set of extremely interesting characters. Jane is very intelligent and a wonderful friend. Even after Allison practically ditches her and turns on her she still tries to do everything she can to get her out of the deal that she's made. I didn't like Allison very much at the beginning of the book, but by the end I did. She's an interesting character. Just as good a friend to Jane as she is to her.

I really enjoyed this book. I was a little worried at first, because I didn't know what to expect. But it was a pleasant surprise and I really enjoyed it. I will definitely be on the prowl for more Maureen Johnson books to try :)

This review is also on my blog The Confessions of a Book Nerd :)

[Stephanie]

It's Jane's senior year and something strange is happening at her school, and it has affected her best friend, Allison, the most. For as long as Jane and Ally have been friends, Jane has always had to protect her, be somewhat of a mother to her. So when Ally suddenly starts hanging out with the new girl and has more confidence, nice clothes, and won't talk to Jane, Jane knows something strange is going on. Turns out Ally sold her soul to the devil so she could get confidence in return. Now Jane has to figure out a way to save Ally's soul without risking her own.

Devilish was a fun read. An all girls Catholic school has a demon running around trying to get a soul. I love the fact that there is a demon in a religious school. And it comes in the form of a very tall, skinny girl named Lanalee.

The one thing that bugged me was that Jane and Ally's friendship was a little weird. Jane was basically Ally's mom. She'd have to make sure Ally was OK and make sure she wouldn't have a nervous break down. But it worked for the story and once I got to the middle of the book it didn't bother me anymore.

Jane is apparently very smart, so she doesn't believe in this devil nonsense. But when she witnesses someone shoot themselves in the head, and live, she starts to understand that there really is a devil (or demon? I didn't really understand that part) stealing souls. There were some creepy parts. Like the guy getting shot. And the bath tube filling up with blood. So the story isn't that light and fluffy the whole time. But Jane's quirky attitude keeps everything from getting too serious.

Overall, I liked Devilish. It was a fun, light read that kept me intrigued throughout the whole book.