I knew I would love The Likeness because Cassie intrigued me so much as a peripheral figure in In the Woods. With her at the center of the second noveI knew I would love The Likeness because Cassie intrigued me so much as a peripheral figure in In the Woods. With her at the center of the second novel (plus a The Secret History/A Separate Peace/Special Topics in Calamity Physics friend group), I was immediately hooked. A book from the perspective of Frank Mackey was a harder sell, but after the first few pages, French once again had me in binge-read mode. ...more
I liked this almost as much as In the Woods and much more than the other books in the series. The high school drama is intense--much sharper than The I liked this almost as much as In the Woods and much more than the other books in the series. The high school drama is intense--much sharper than The Fever in its portrayal of 21st century Crucible-style plotlines. I doubt (hope??) that teenagers use the word "amazeballs" as much as the kids in this do (French nails the graduate students' voices in In the Woods in a way that rings truer), but then again I'm not really sure what rich boarding school girls say in their texts......more
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