What is Terra Elan McVoy reading?

The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Terra Elan McVoy, author of Criminal.

Her entry begins:

Amazingly enough, though I work at an independent bookstore and am skim-reading tons of books on a daily basis, there isn’t as much time to get engrossed in something simply for pleasure. That said, I did just recently finish reading Curtis Sittenfeld’s Prep, which I’ve been interested in ever since it came out, in part because the is-this-YA-or-is-this-adult conversation that happened around its release. Though I loved Sittenfeld’s American Wife, there were some things about Prep that ended up disappointing me, largely the main character Lee’s inability to grow much over the course of the book. However, it’s a well-described addition to the boarding-school canon for sure, and when I finished I understood why this novel is...[read on]

About Criminal, from the publisher:

A searing and gripping read that explores the depths of desperation true love can inspire, from the author of Being Friends with Boys.

Nikki’s life is far from perfect, but at least she has Dee. Her friends tell her that Dee is no good, but Nikki can’t imagine herself without him. He’s hot, he’s dangerous, he has her initials tattooed over his heart, and she loves him more than anything. There’s nothing Nikki wouldn’t do for Dee. Absolutely nothing.

So when Dee pulls Nikki into a crime—a crime that ends in murder—Nikki tells herself that it’s all for true love. Nothing can break them apart. Not the police. Not the arrest that lands Nikki in jail. Not even the investigators who want her to testify against him.

But what if Dee had motives that Nikki knew nothing about? Nikki’s love for Dee is supposed to be unconditional…but even true love has a limit. And Nikki just might have reached hers.

Learn more about the book and author at Terra Elan McVoy's website, Facebook page, and Twitter perch.

McVoy's other books are Pure, After the Kiss, The Summer of Firsts and Lasts, and Being Friends with Boys.

My Book, The Movie: The Summer of Firsts and Lasts.

My Book, The Movie: Being Friends with Boys.

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