Though Maguire's struggle with her perceived bad luck is meant to be the plot's key hook, its true appeal lies with Stokes's well-developed characters Maguire's caring family, her new best friend, her insightful therapist and in the way Maguire and Jordy support each other's efforts to conquer the challenges they face. The bad luck that continues to follow her (a tennis mishap with Jordy, an unfortunate fall by his sister, etc.) can feel like interruptions to this otherwise engaging story. Max Cantrell has never been a big fan of the truth, so when the opportunity arises to sell forged permission slips and cover stories. With help from her therapist, Maguire assembles a list of goals for regaining a social life (including making the tennis team) and a road map for overcoming the debilitating belief that she is cursed. A dark and twisted psychological tale, which Kirkus Reviews called 'captivating to the very end' in a starred reviewperfect for fans of I Hunt Killers and Gone Girl. Maguire's attitude softens, slightly, after she meets a young tennis star, Jordy, in the lobby of their therapist's office. In a romance built around tennis and psychotherapy, Stokes (Liars, Inc.) introduces high school junior Maguire Kelly, who believes that she causes terrible things to happen to everyone around her, and has isolated herself following a series of tragedies.
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