Nola is sick of moping over the end of her friendship with Marnie and decides to be just as cunning as Marnie and Marnies new group of popular friends. So when Marnie "accidentally" runs into her first love--and a whole lot of confusion--is Nola to blame?
Gabel, Claudia Sweet and Vicious, 242 p. Scholastic, 2008. Third in the series.
Class treasurer, hot boyfriend and rising on the social scale - Marnie seems to have it all in high school. But everywhere she turns, there is Nola - ex-best friend and now bona fide enemy. Riding high on her new-found popularity, Marnie makes some bad choices, choices which could alienate her new clique. Nola has to deal with her feelings for Matt, who already has a girlfriend. Nola has her own bouts with witchiness that threaten her own friendships. While the wallflower is find her inner power, the dominator is being put in her place.
What I like about these books is that there is no good versus evil; one girl is not always right and the other is not always wrong. The novels do seem to be getting more cut-throat; I kind of hope there will be a turn for the better soon. I can only take so much cat-fighting.
Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com
When we last left Marnie and Nola, both girls were still on each others enemy list.
Marnie had successfully won her spot as a student council officer, soundly beating her opponent. Although sometimes MIA, her relationship with Dane was pretty perfect, although she was still crushing on Sawyer. Nola had to deal with Matt having a girlfriend, but then in the end he became single, which meant Nola was one step closer in becoming Matt's new girlfriend. Of course there is also Ian, Nola's brother's babysitter, who, although totally obnoxious, can be pretty charming and tempting.
Now Marnie and Nola are back and revenge is still on their mind.
After receiving what seemed like a sincere e-mail from Matt, Nola is more confused then ever on where they stand, or if they even have a chance at dating one another. Matt isn't budging about his family secrets and all the problems he is facing at home. But Nola really wants to know what is making him so sad. She just needs to show him that she is there for him, like a girlfriend would be. Nola still has to deal with Marnie, and now that Weston Briggs, the guy Marnie was hung up on, is back in town, this is one opportunity too good for Nola to pass up.
At first oblivious to who just moved back, Marnie soon finds herself crossing paths with Weston. She can't let this jeopardize her relationship with Dane, though, since it is still going strong, even though Sawyer is making it pretty tough for Marnie to stay loyal. Marnie starts to get a little suspicious about Lizette and Dane, since both are acting pretty weird towards each other. Marnie can't question Lizette, since it could put a damper on their friendship. But is their friendship already on the war path?
Once you're in, there's always a chance of being out.
Too many boys, so little time, since the Homecoming dance is fast approaching. Will each girl go with the guy they truly want? And can they survive all the temptations that lie ahead?
Secrets will be revealed, actions will be regretted, and betrayals will be certain. The IN OR OUT series just gets better and better.
This book is okay, This book talk about how these two girls Marnie and Nola who use to be best friend. Now they are enemies. Marnie hangout with popular girls. Now Marnie best friend is Lizette. But throughout in the book Marnie goes through a lot of friendship problem. At the end of the book it leave you hanging so you need to read the next book to find out what happen. This book remind me of how a typical teenager have argument with their friends. I can connect to this book because i use to have a friend who was like that. This book help me bring back a lot of memories.