Lizzie Friend

A Foreword Reviews' Best Indie YA Novel of 2014

"First-time author Friend offers excellent pacing, good character development, and an exciting plot in this dark, devious mystery.... Older teens who enjoy 'Pretty Little Liars' will eat this one up." - School Library Journal

"Lizzie Friend's Poor Little Dead Girls is an easy one-sitting mystery/thriller. In terms of secret society books, it's more in the vein of Tom Dolby's frothy Secret Society...but it's stronger than the Dolby in terms of heart [and] suspense.... I'll be watching for Friend's next book, whatever it is." – Kirkus Reviews 

"Will give the toughest of readers goose bumps. With suspenseful pacing and gothic diction, Friend skillfully develops each character in this novel, which blends themes of romance and friendship with the glam of Cecily von Ziegesar's Gossip Girl." --Booklist

"A girl wins a scholarship to an elite boarding school and finds herself entangled in a powerful secret society that threatens her life. Friend writes with a sure, often witty touch.... The story is both immersive and topically relevant. A promising suspense debut." - Kirkus Reviews

"The story is tightly plotted and...Friend shows a deft hand at handling the subject matter...while still making a compelling story that may even make the reader think a little bit about politics, the world, and the meaning of leadership. This is a good novel for an adult reader and an even better one, I would think, for a younger reader." - Examiner.com