High school senior Skye Thorn’s real name is Candi, and that’s not the only thing she wants to

leave behind. Feeling trapped in her home with her flakey mother, in her school with outsider feelings

and lack of money, and in general with her future, Skye has created the persona of a psychic who tells

fortunes for those around her by reading tarot cards…for money. Still, what her ‘psychic skills’ bring in

will never make her escape to New York City with her best friend possible, and so Skye is drawn into a

scheme devised by one of the popular, wealthy girls in school. It is a strange and risky scheme, one that

will prove to be more deadly than either girl could imagine, and one that will uncover the dark

undercurrents of a ‘respectable’ family.

Eileen Cook’s novel packs twists and surprises right up through the last three chapters. It is a coming of

age tale that includes the maturing of a mother, the keeping of a secret, and the eventual actualization

of a dreamt-of life rising out of the ashes of tragedy. Can one really get away with it? The book is a solid

read, carefully crafted by an experienced, nuanced author.

Recommended.