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Liked It Rated 4 stars “The main charachter, who remains nameless throughout the story, is left with one parent. When her mother died, she blamed the glucose ("candy"), that was in her medication. She went on to believe that this killed her. At the funeral she vowed never to eat candy again. Now three months later...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 4 stars

  “The main charachter, who remains nameless throughout the story, is left with one parent. When her mother died, she blamed the glucose ("candy"), that was in her medication. She went on to believe that this killed her. At the funeral she vowed never to eat candy again. Now three months later she moves to Woodland Hills School. All she wants is to fit in, be normal, and forget everything that happened. On her first day, she is approached by Merideth, Angela, and Laura; the three most popular girls in school. In the beginning, its all fun hanging out with them, but then things turn bad. Megan is introduced into the story. A girl that is very different from everyone else at the school. Megan looks at things through different eyes, and Merideth, Laura, and Angela; now nicknamed MAL; don't approve. Megan and that main charachter team up against these girls, and fight their battles together. Only one devestating move can tear them apart. This is a very good book with some twisted stories, some hard to understand. Once you get past that it's a good book. ”

  Lydia J wrote this review Tuesday, October 27 2009. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “the best book i've ever read!!! i hope there's gonna be a series to this one!!!!”

  MuSic ChICk aka Rosalie Cullen/Hale ;)= wrote this review Saturday, September 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “I love this book and this whole series!! AH!!”

  The black Lady wrote this review Thursday, August 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “ Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com
  
  What the new girl wanted was to start over, find a completely new identity. Now that she and her dad had moved, she was able to do just that. She had it all mapped out--start the new school year at a new school, make some new friends and become part of the "in" crowd. Then all chances of being popular were ruined when Megan Chalmers entered the scene, with her weird self, eating candy all the time.
  
  But now the girls befriend each other, united by one bond--candy. One who absolute despises it when she discovers the effects, while the other loves it to death. Well, that and the evil forces of MAL--Meredith, Angela, and Laura, the girls who rule the school and whose targets are the two girls.
  
  All the new girl, now dubbed Dead Girl by MAL, and Megan Chalmers need to do is get back at MAL and eat candy, the only thing that will help Dead Girl hide the pain. But it isn't simple when MAL gets meaner by the minute and no one is able to help them. It's all up to the two girls to stand up for themselves, but is it possible?
  
  At first glance THE CANDY DARLINGS seems to be like any other "Mean Girls" story, but once the reader delves deeper into the novel, they discover a completely different universe. Christine Walde interweaves candy stories along with her main storyline to create a novel that is hard to divide into what is the real world that the girls live in and what is just the fantasy world that Megan creates. A unique novel that makes for an interesting read.”

  TeensReadToo.com wrote this review Friday, July 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “Dark Gothic tale of obsession with candy.”

  LIsa M wrote this review Tuesday, July 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “this book is confusing but in the end makes a little bit of sense. it takes you in and spits you out leaving lots of questions un answered and problems not solved that makes you want to chase down the author and tell them to write another book. or a sequel. it definitely keeps you guessing and in the end makes you wonder about the actual meaning of candy and the impact it has on people. ”

  mocktails wrote this review Monday, February 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “The Candy Darlings was nothing I thought it would be considering the title. The story gets kind of confusing with all of its twists and turns, but that's what made the book more exciting for me. Just when I thought I finally understood the characters something else happened that made me second guess. It was a book I had trouble putting down. Also, there is a lesson to take away from the book. Read it and see what you learn.”

  Kayleen W wrote this review Sunday, January 13 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “It's a good book, but some of the stories and events in the book are a bit gruesome...I definitely wasn't expecting that from the title!”

  SarahAltair wrote this review Friday, September 28 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No