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Having made a pact to help each other not go unnoticed in their sophomore year, Winter, dismayed at how quickly her once best friend Sloane forgets her promise when she is noticed by the "cool girls," vows to take revenge.
Quick Summary
If you've ever had a friend ditch you for the cool kids, this one will feel painfully real. Winter and Sloane start sophomore year with a pact to help each other stand out, but when Sloane suddenly gets pulled into the popular crowd, Winter feels betrayed and turns to blogging about it because of course drama goes viral way faster online. The story captures that intense, all-or-nothing feeling of middle school friendships where one moment your best friend is your whole world and the next you're wondering if they ever even liked you. There's humor throughout, especially in the blog posts themselves which are kind of hilarious in their angry oversharing, but it also gets genuinely emotional when Winter has to face what her revenge scheme actually cost her. It's a quick, satisfying read that doesn't lecture kids about internet safety but shows them how messy things can get when you let your hurt feelings post publicly. Fans of books like "The Popularity Papers" or anyone who loves a good friendship-betrayal storyline will probably devour this. Parents might appreciate that the book lets teens figure out consequences on their own rather than having adults swoop in to fix everything though there's definitely some cringe-worthy moments that might make kids think twice before posting their next rant.