Blog Tour: Foul is Fair

Welcome and hello! I’m really excited to get to participate in the blog tour for Foul is Fair, by Hannah Capin - and on Valentine’s day even, it feels all kinds of fun.

Foul is Fair is one of the most unique and darkly compelling books I’ve read in quite a while. It takes a bit of a Shakespearean twist on a modern story of revenge, dealing with timely concepts and issues, but turns it all the way up to 11. This story is intense, so be warned. But if you prepare yourself for that going into if, and suspend a bit of disbelief, it is a fantastic story of making one’s own justice and taking revenge.

Here’s the synopsis:

“Elle and her friends Mads, Jenny, and Summer rule their glittering LA circle. Untouchable, they have the kind of power other girls only dream of. Every party is theirs and the world is at their feet. Until the night of Elle’s sweet sixteen, when they crash a St. Andrew’s Prep party. The night the golden boys choose Elle as their next target.
They picked the wrong girl.
Sworn to vengeance, Elle transfers to St. Andrew’s. She plots to destroy each boy, one by one. She’ll take their power, their lives, and their control of the prep school’s hierarchy. And she and her coven have the perfect way in: a boy named Mack, whose ambition could turn deadly.
Foul is Fair is a bloody, thrilling revenge fantasy for the girls who have had enough. Golden boys beware: something wicked this way comes.”

I loved this darkly compelling novel and it’s intensity worked for me. I’m sure it won’t be for everyone, but it has a delightful and glorious rage to it that glows in a strange and tangible form I haven’t read before. I loved the characters, their personas and development were intense and well crafted. I’m very impressed with Capin’s writing which makes this very dark story work.

The best way I can describe the feeling this book gave me is this - when you see the bad guy in a movie get his comeuppance in a really satisfying and over the top way and it makes you grin with delight because he SO deserves it. - that is what Capin manages to hit right on target for this book - an incredible talent I’m sure took great effort and precision to nail down. I loved it and was impressed and entertained.

What more could you want to read about then girls getting revenge on the boys who wronged them?? I can’t wait to hear what Capin does next and to see what you all think of this book!

Foul is Fair is out Tuesday, February 18th, and can be found wherever you buy your books or at your local library, so be sure to reserve your copy!

Many thanks to Wednesday Books for the review copy, and for the invitation to participate on this blog tour. All opinions are my own.