The Headmaster's List by Melissa de la Cruz

 The Headmaster's List by Melissa de la Cruz follows Spencer from the moment she awoke in the hospital after the traumatic car crash to the point where there is finally justice. When Spencer along with her service dog and Jackson were not convinced that her ex-boyfriend is guilty they go on their own adventures. Losing friends and taking many risks, this story will have you on the edge of your seat. Spencer goes through a lot and she would definitely not have managed if it wasn't for her service dog Ripley.

I really loved this book as it was exciting, full of mystery and shocking. This book kept me up late at night as I enjoyed every moment of it and it was greatly gripping. Following Spencer on a really low point in life with all those around her with privilege was exciting and the story took you on a big adventure. The ultimate person responsible is the last person you would expect. I especially liked Spencer's constant companion, Ripley, who just added another element to the story.

There is not really anything I disliked about this book apart from maybe a lack of a contents page but actually, this added to the excitement and thriller aspect of this book as you did not know when it was going to end, but this did not matter as it was a really gripping book.

One section of this book which stood out to me the most is the moment when Spencer got rejected from her first choice college/university. This is actually part of the book I was able to identify with the very most, literally being able to understand the feelings Spencer was going through having recently been rejected from my own first-choice university. Therefore, this will most likely be part of this book which will stay will me in great detail for a very long time. I was surprised at how real these emotions in this fictional book actually were.

Altogether, I rate this book 5 stars making it outstanding as it is highly gripping and takes the reader on a massive adventure and really gives the reader a really big shock at the end when we finally find out who did it. I would like to say a big thank you to both NetGalley and Macmillan Children's Books for providing me with an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book in return for an honest book review.