Pretty Is/Maggie Mitchell/306 pgs.

In this debut novel, two girls, Carly May and Lois, both 12 years-old and from different parts of the United States, are abducted by a man they come to know as "Zed." They are found six weeks later, apparently physically unharmed. Carly was the beauty pageant queen, and Lois was the spelling bee whiz. Fast forward to the present--Carly May, now known as Chloe, is semi successful as an actress in bit parts; Lois,is an English professor and author of Deep in the Woods (written under the pseudonym of Lucy Ledger), a fictionalized account of her and Carly's abduction. Deep in the Woods is optioned as a movie, and "Chloe" has been given the role of a detective. Chloe and Lois are now 29 years-old, and will have the opportunity to discuss those fateful six weeks of their lives. Told in alternating chapters, Lois and Carly shed light on how they were abducted, and its aftermath. It's a suspenseful read, but the ending, in my opinion, wasn't very satisfying.