Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth is a story within a story within a story. Luckily, every branch of this tale of doomed love, curses, and Hollywood's eagerness to turn tragedies into blockbusters is captivating. The connective tissue between the story's disparate strands is an all girls boarding school plagued by a curse after two teen girls' romance ends in tragedy.
Out Oct. 20