In this Mean Girls meets The Perks of Being a Wallflower tale, narrator Anika Dragomir is the third-most-popular girl at Pound High School. But inside, she knows she's a freak; she can't stop thinking about former loner Logan McDonough, who showed up on the first day of tenth grade hotter, bolder, and more mysterious than ever. Logan is fascinating, troubled, and off limits. The Pound High queen bee will make Anika's life hell if she's seen with him. So Anika must choose-ignore her feelings and keep her social status? Or follow her heart and risk becoming a pariah. Which will she pick? And what will she think of her choice when an unimaginable tragedy strikes, changing her forever? An absolutely original new voice in YA in a story that will start important conversations-and tear at your heart.
Initial thoughts: The prose was annoyingly repetitive and on the whole, rather awkward. I didn't really see the point of 90% of the book either. The ending redeemed Anatomy of a Misfit a bit, though not enough to bump up my rating all that much. While Caitlin Davies is a decent narrator, she has little variety to her voice. She sounds exactly the same, no matter what kind of character she takes on. That doesn't do her any favours because her voice is very distinct as well. This it's why it's impossible for me to divorce her voice from Penryn of Angelfall by Susan Ee. It's a tough stumbling block to overcome when a book she narrates bores me.
