By: Abigail Haas
Publication Date: August 14, 2014
Abigail Haas has written two adult novels and four young adult contemporary novels under the name Abby McDonald. Dangerous Girls is her first young adult thriller. She grew up in Sussex, England, and studied Politics, Philosophy & Economics at Oxford University. She lives in Los Angeles.
Dangerous Boys by Abigail Haas
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
After completing Dangerous Girls, I jumped at the opportunity to read Abigail Haas’ Dangerous Boys. I mean, I devoured (Yep…really) Dangerous Girls and didn’t think it would be any different for this book and really the only difference for me this time around was that I just knew a twist was coming. No worries – I’m not going to give anything away.
Chloe is the main character and she is determined to get out of Haverford, Indiana. She doesn’t have a great home life since her father left her mom and I have to admit, I felt a bit sorry for her at times. It is clear her dad has checked out of her life and her mom is completely lost. As Chloe finds she has to step up and be the adult, she also realizes her dreams of leaving Haverford might be just that. As the book moves forward, we definitely see a lot of different sides to Chloe. (view spoiler)
As the book opens, we are also introduced to Ethan. He and his family recently moved to town as his dad owns the construction company working on the land development project that is mentioned in the summary of the book. He is truly a good guy and thinks he finds the perfect girlfriend in Chloe and honestly, for a while I am on board with him. Things definitely take a turn though when Chloe starts to learn more about Ethan’s brother, Oliver.
I don’t even know what to say about Oliver that won’t give anything away. He is an intriguing character and I think the more interesting one in the story. The relationship he has with his parents and brother is obviously strained but the question remains, did he end up how he was because of his childhood or was it always inside of him? I still don’t have an answer and to be honest, I think the same question could be asked about Chloe.
It is tough to mention much about this story without giving anything away so I won’t. Just note that as the summary also mentions, things come to a head between Oliver, Ethan, and Chloe and only one of the boys survives the fire. As a reader, you don’t know who right away and you don’t know what really went down but through Chloe, we learn what happened.
Definitely check this one out when you can. If you enjoyed Dangerous Girls I think you will like this one too as Haas creates characters that are at times likeable and unlikable and a story that kept me wondering what was really going on.
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