For me, Felicity’s failings come from a weakness to stand up for what she believes in and an obsession with how others perceive her. She does some pretty unforgivable things in Tress’ eyes. She’s keeping secrets about the night Tress’ parents disappeared, and she seems to have sold out her former best friend (and her principles) for a shot at popularity. Through alternating points of view and flashbacks between Tress and Felicity (along with some verse-like chapters from the panther’s POV!), we find out how things became bad enough for Tress to want to kill her former best friend.Īt first, it seems like Felicity Turnado might be the villain of this story – despite the fact that she’s being bricked into a coal chute. All while the party upstairs gets more out of control, a flu-like illness is spreading quickly through town, and the panther from the Montor Zoo has escaped and is on the prowl.
So one night, during a raging party in a house that’s about to be demolished, Tress chains Felicity inside a coal chute in the basement and begins to seal her inside it, one brick at a time, in an attempt to pry the truth from Felicity. Felicity swears she doesn’t remember what happened the night of the wreck, but Tress is determined to get the truth from her. She’s beautiful, rich, and popular, but ever since the car accident when Tress’ parents were taking Felicity home and no one ever saw them again, Felicity has had seizures. Tress has nothing – when she lost her parents, she also lost her home, what little financial security she had, and her best friend, Felicity Turnado.įelicity has everything that Tress doesn’t. Now, she lives with her alcoholic grandfather at his “White Trash Zoo” – a Tiger King-esque attraction on the outskirts of town. Tress Montor’s last name used to mean something in Amonttillado, Ohio, before her parents disappeared forever. Person 1: “And even though it seems random and messy, it somehow works?” Person 1: “Seems like a bunch of random elements thrown together.” Person 2: “Yes it is, and yes, both of those things are in this story.” Person 1: *scratches head* “What is going on? Is that crumbled brick? And a panther’s shadow?”
This is how I imagine a conversation about this cover would go: Relationship Status: Never A Dull Moment With You BFF Charm: No, Hell No, and OH HELLLLLLLL NOīonus Factors: Edgar Allen Poe, Tiger KingĪnti-Bonus Factor: Dan Scott Award for Awful Parenting
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