Book review by Lexi, posted by CA Library:

"She Said/ She Saw by Norah McClintock is divided so that every other chapter is told by either Tegan or Kelly. Tegan and Kelly are both sisters less than a year apart in high school, who see their lives in different ways. Kelly sees her life as a script, and Tegan sees hers as a story, but the girl’s lives are about to change because of the murder of their two friends.

The midterms had just ended and Tegan and her friends were having a party. But, not all of them would be going home at the end of the night. Tegan was in the car looking at Martin than suddenly there was a gunshot and she was covered in blood and glass.

Everyone expects Tegan to know what happened but she says she did not see. Nobody knows what to believe and Tegan’s entire life is changed when everyone begins to turn against her. Her own sister does not even know whether to believe her or not until something happens and she realizes that she knew more than she thought she did.

I liked this book because you get to see both points of view of the incident. It’s also interesting to see how Tegan handles everything and her final decision. My favorite part was the end because there is a huge twist in the story." ( )

I had a lot of issues with She Said/She Saw. Although the story idea was interesting and the mystery was compelling, I wanted to kill every single character. Tegan and Kelly were mean to each other, and even though they were siblings, it seemed like they despised each other. Also, the fact that every single person in the novel decided to yell at Tegan and tell her she was wrong when she was the only witness to the crime was infuriating. I didn't find any redeeming qualities in most of the main characters, and the only person I was interested in died in the first ten pages. I found the lack of sympathy in the characters unbelievable, and I thought the plot resolution was kind of ludicrous. I did, however, like the POV changes and that Kelly's chapters were written like a movie script. Overall, the issues with the novel outweighed the positive qualities in this one. ( )

Tegan Tyrell went to a party with her two best friends, when they get into their car to leave Martin and Clark are gunned down with her in the back seat. When everyone at school finds out that she saw the whole thing happen, they all assume that she saw the person who did it. In the end she proves to everyone that she didn't. This book is AMAZING but I don't think it should be read till high school years. ( )

This book is very different from others that I've read. I was very aggitated because it was hard to get answers to what was going on or better yet, what happened. I couldn't put it down, because I wanted answers. I can't say that this was a wonderful book, it was readable and I didn't throw it, which is always a good sign, but I probably won't be reading more by this author. ( )

A great book with a powerful message after tradgedy. Follow the lives of two sisters as they grieve and move on from the lose of friends in a car shooting, I personally think this has a powerful message and packed with that emotion. ( )