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Mirror, Mirror by Cara Delevigne (view source)
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If the news that Cara Delevigne had written her first novel (how did you miss it? Were you living under a rock?), all about a group of teens who go looking for their friend who disappeared, makes you roll your eyes and say ''well, that sounds a bit like ''Paper Towns'''', don't worry: you're not alone (seriously, spend thirty seconds on Goodreads). It's a pretty lazy write-off, though, so I was curious to read this to see what could be said about it.
For one thing, it's completely different in tone. ''Paper Towns'' is a fundamentally light and broadly uplifting book (and film) about unrealistic expectations and the danger of assumption. ''Mirror, Mirror'' is nothing like that. This is dark, man, dark – the plot practically screams it: Red, Naima, Leo, and Rose are all social misfits who find common cause with their band Mirror, Mirror. After Naima dies in mysterious circumstances, Red decides to try to uncover what led to her death, and who or what may have been responsible.