The Sisters of Misery is a select group of girls from Hawthorne Academy. They are known for having the best parties, dating the cutest boys, and holding secret secret meetings on Misery Island. The Sisters of Misery is just a harmless girls' club, right? Or at least it is until the ringleader, Kate, begins dabbling in black magic. Maddie has discovered this harmless girls' club is not harmless after all, but downright evil. Following an initiation ritual Cordelia goes missing. Maddie never did fit in with the Sisters of Misery but now can barely stand to be in their presence. But in order to learn what really happened to Cordelia that night long ago she must pretend to be their friend for a little while longer as she seeks answers about a night of which she has no memory.

Maddie will stop at nothing to find Cordelia. No threatening letters and not even a spirit that cries in the night will deter her from finding out what happened to Cordelia. Hawthorne is a dark place trapped in time that seems to be straight out of a Grimm’s fairy tale. The image of Cordelia, bruised and battered out on Misery Island, won't quit haunting Maddie until she finds the answers she seeks.

Sisters of Misery is a very well written, engrossing teen / young adult coming-of-age novel. It grabs your attention from the very beginning and holds it to the very shocking and stunning end. I look forward to the next book by Megan Kelley Hall, The Lost Sister (coming soon), which picks up where Sisters of Misery left off.