The Lifeboat Clique by Kathy Parks

The Lifeboat Clique

by Kathy Parks

Mean Girls meets Life of Pi in this darkly humorous, compulsively readable teen novel that's perfect for fans of Libba Bray and Andrew Smith. A hilariously dark and twisted story that sparkles with a remarkably fresh voice, The Lifeboat Clique is Kathy Parks's irreverent yet insightful novel about how to survive in the most unthinkable circumstances.

Some people might say that Denver has a death wish. Why else would she dare to sneak into a Malibu beach party where she'd be surrounded by enemies?

Oh yeah. Croix. Denver never thought in a million years he'd ask her out, but who is she to question this miracle of fate?

Well, that isn't the only surprise fate has in store.

During the party a tsunami hits the coast of California, and Denver and a handful of others escape death and are swept out to sea. Of course, one of her fellow castaways is none other than her ex-BFF, Abigail, who can barely stand the sight of her.

Trapped on a small boat with the most popular kids in school and waiting to be rescued, Denver wonders what might kill her first-dehydration, sunstroke, or the girl she used to think of as a sister?

Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on

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Rating: 3.5 Stars

I have read two of Parks' books, and both had some interesting setups. Here we have a group of kids adrift after a tsunami fighting for their lives, but there was also one girl, who was sort of fighting for her friendship.

I enjoyed the flashbacks, and finding out what lead to the demise of Denver and Abigail's friendship, and I admired Denver's smarts, when it came to survival skills. It was humorous and intense at times, but also very honest in its assessment of high school dynamics. The story was a bit on the dark side, but I still very entertaining.

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