Looking for JJ - Anne Cassidy

Looking for JJ, looking for a new life, looking for a new start where no one knows her past, or her background, she’s changed; she doesn’t know what overcame her to kill her. “Three children walked away from the cottages on the edge of town towards Berwick waters. Later that day, only two of them come back…” Jennifer Jones has been in prison for the last six years for murdering a girl who was bossy, and b***hy. Jennifer didn’t mean to, she remembers everything, and has been in deep guilt for the past years. She doesn’t need papers, or prison to make her feel the guilt of it all, she already has it lumbered upon her back. That one spring day, where ...  Read the complete review

Looking for jj is a brillantly written novel, exploring the life of 16 year old Alice Tully who is trying to start a new life spite the guilt after serving jail for five and a half years for murdering her best friend when she was 10. The book is split up into 4 parts, going back also to her child hood with a disfuctional mother with an array of boyfriends, and the present where Alice, her probation oficer Jill and Rosie are trying to keep her Alice's past a secret in oder to protect her from the british press and the public. As a 13 yr old book lover I find the childrens section a bit boring and ofden read from the young adults section. But apon reading ...  Read the complete review

Looking for JJ is an excellent novel for young adults. It tell Alice Tully's story as she settles into life after being released from prison. She has been given a new identity and hopes to start a new life. At the start of the book this seems possible; she has a place at university and a loving, if slightly possessive, boyfriend, but things will never be easy for Alice Tully. In a series of flashbacks her crime is revealed - when she was only ten she murdered her best friend. In this novel Anne Cassidy examines several themes. The friendship between the young girls is shown to be a battleground, with a power struggle at the centre. The different sets of ...  Read the complete review

Looking for JJ is the gripping novel by Anne Cassidy, which grips the imagination of the reader from page 1. The plot line follows Alice Tully, a young woman leading a normal life, but with a terrible past. Only three people know she was once the child murderer by the name of Jennifer Jones. But soon, her cover will be blown as the past begins to creep up on her. We find out what happened that day, when Jennifer Jones murdered her best friend and buried her alive, and we discover just how difficult her life has been: both as Alice Tully, and JJ. The plot is dark and chilling, and full of suspense. I really enjoyed the book and will read it again in ...  Read the complete review