Zoe didn’t have a choice when it came to being Digby’s friend. He just showed up in his predictable black suit and dragged her into the life and chaos that is Digby’s world, which by the way still remains a mystery.
Marina, a girl from Zoe’s new school recently went missing and Digby realised this might be connected to his sister’s disappearance years ago. Digby is on a mission to find Marina and bring her home whist gathering clues to finding his sister. Despite their disapproval, Zoe and Henry, Digby’s best friends, are swallowed into a mess involving cops, drugs, drug dealers and guns.
Flying through this book, it didnt become apparent until the reveal at the end that I didn’t truly know who Digby was. In fact, did anybody?
Zoe however, is independent and I found it strange how little she did to adjust. It’s a new school and she’s having a rough time finding a clique, but by the end, you can see how the little progressions have finally allowed her to settle. Just like many high school books, you have the classical big bad wolf in the form of a teenage girl, bullies bullying nerds and teachers who have it in for the students. No real shocker there.
Progressing to the end of the book, I think Stephanie Tromly purposely left a huge gap which I hope will be filled with a sequel. Will Digby and Zoe finally be together? Will we find out what Digby’s life is really like? And will we learn more about what happened to Digby’s sister? I know I’ve mentioned Digby a lot – thats because he was the star of the show despite the book being from Zoe’s POV. I didn’t fall in love with this book, but I still managed to turn each page, wanting to know more behind each mystery – and trust me, there are many.
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