In the final weeks of eighth grade, Lauren Wood made a choice. She betrayed her best friend, Helen, in a manner so publicly humiliating that Helen had to move to a new town just to save face. Ditching Helen was worth it, though, because Lauren started high school as one of the It Girls--and now, at the start of her senior year, she's the cheerleading captain, the quarterback's girlfriend, and the undisputed queen bee. Lauren has everything she's ever wanted, and she has forgotten all about her ex-best friend.

But Helen could never forget Lauren. After three years of obsessing, she's moving back to her old town. She has a new name and a new look, but she hasn't dropped her old grudges. She has a detailed plan to bring down her former BFF by taking away everything that's ever been important to Lauren—starting with her boyfriend.

Watch out, Lauren Wood. Things are about to get bitchy.

My thoughts: Doesn't everyone dream of getting revenge, in some form, on the person who wronged them from their past? Helen has the opportunity and leaps at it because the person who hurt her? It's the person she trusted the most, and felt no remorse for doing what she did. Normally, there would be a couple lessons in here, and some character development on both sides of the fence. This would have made the story formulaic and predictable. One of the classic morals comes through, the other? Not so much. And it made for a fun, quick read with minimal groaning.