The Devil in the Junior League (Book Review)

The book, The Devil in the Junior League, is a book I have never heard of. I have also never read anything from this author. I picked it up one day at Boarders because one it was cheap and two my sister is always talking about the Junior League. The author, Linda Francis Lee, is from Texas so the first thing you think of is hot weather and big hair. It turned out to be a pretty good book to read.

Fredericka Mercedes Hildebrand Ware is a social elite in Willow Creek, Texas. Frede, as what most people call her, was an exclusive member of the Junior League. She had a perfect life until one day her life started to unravel. Her husband, Gordon Ware, betrayed her- steals her money and runs off with another woman to unknown places. Since rich people like to keep their secrets, Frede would rather not let anyone know about this. To get her money back and take her husband down she must turn to her God awful neighbor, Howard Grout. He is a tasteless, gold-chain-wearing lawyer. But there is a price she must pay: she must get his also tacky wife, Nikki, into the Junior League. In the process of her life falling apart Frede meets a man who is totally opposite of her, but somehow the perfect man for her. At the end of the story there is a huge twist and makes the book a real page turner.

I like this book because the way that, Linda Francis Lee, the author writes is very unique. She writes exactly what you are thinking while reading- it’s like she is really talking or she is like on a reality TV show. I thought the book could have been better if the middle part of the book was more interesting. The beginning of the book was a good starter, but the end was the best because it sparked my attention in the book again because of the huge twist. I would have to give this book three and a half stars out of five and recommend it to mostly girls.