Rosebush

//Rosebush// by Michele Jaffe

The mystery part of this novel was pretty great. I loved that there were so many gaps that Jane had to fill in that her friends couldn't. The thing that bugged me though was Jane. I did not feel sorry for her at all. I could not empathize with this girl at all. She picked the wrong crowd to hang out with, she wanted to be popular. I know that that's not fair, but there was something about Jane's personality that rubbed me the wrong way. Which I guess is to say she was well-written, otherwise she wouldn't be able to bother me so much. However, the weird background story seemed unresolved and splotchy. It wasn't a very cohesive background and I don't know that it added much to the story itself. Plus Jane was kind of all over the place with her affections, a little too boy crazy for nearly-dead. This was a great mystery though, so I would recommend it for reluctant readers who need a good mystery. I don't know about it going on the list though.  -Brittany Moore Hall Memorial Library