by Katie Alender
Book: Stand Alone
Publisher: Putnam Books
Pub Date: August 25, 2020
Genre: Young Adult
Format: Print
Source: Bought
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The other orphans say Margot is lucky. Lucky to
survive the horrible accident that killed her family. Lucky to have her own
room because she wakes up screaming every night.
And finally, lucky to be chosen by a prestigious family to live at their remote
country estate.
But it wasn't luck that made the Suttons rescue Margot from her bleak existence
at the group home. Margot was hand-picked to be a companion to their silent,
mysterious daughter, Agatha. At first, helping with Agatha - and getting to
know her handsome older brother - seems much better than the group home. But
soon, the isolated, gothic house begins playing tricks on Margot’s mind, making
her question everything she believes about the Suttons... and herself.
Margot’s bad dreams may have stopped when she came to live with Agatha – but
the real nightmare has just begun.
My Review: So I'm not
the biggest horror/thriller fan. But there is something about the way that
Katie writes it that get me always buying her books.
Anyway, Margot is a lucky girl. Everyone
keeps saying that to her and it'll make way more sense in the end. She was the
only one to survive the accidently. Her whole family was in the car when it
went over and into the water. She was the only one to get out and she is alone
now.
She is now in a home. It's okay, it's a nice
home and they gave her a few things and let her settle in. The other girls
there, well, they are not fond of her. Margot gets nightmares and wakes the
whole house up.
Then the real nightmare begins. Margot gets
taken in by a rich couple. Her dad saved this guys life in college and feels the
least he can do it take Margot in. At first, she doesn't know how to feel. The
people seem nice, but they had a motive for taking her in, especially Laura.
Margot is now their daughters companion. She could have said no (not really)
but here's the start to her new life now.
Margot meets Ags and it took time, but they
eventually got along and understand each other. But things aren't as they seem
here. Margot sneaks around and finds out things about this family. She digs to
the point where Laura finally starts to turn on Margot and treat her like Ags.
Although she isn't sick and neither is Ags.
The ending was something else and had me on
the edge of my seat. It was so good and Laura finally got what she
deserved.
