Why must Scarlet become Ivy? Invited to take her departed sister's place at an exclusive boarding school, Scarlet discovers she is expected to BECOME Ivy at the behest of the terrifying Miss Fox. But this means entering a minefield, because she has no way of knowing what Ivy did the previous year, of what secrets she uncovered or what enemies she made. And it turns out she made a few. And they're really gunning for her. Following a trail of exasperating clues to find pieces of her sister's diary, it's not easy being Scarlet, but it's too dangerous to be Ivy.

A very well-written little psychological boarding-school mini-gothic. Ivy's plight is tricky and claustrophobic, the school is well-realised and the characters are great. Miss Fox in particular is spectacularly monstrous and creepy. A fast and very enjoyable read, with a wonderfully spooky ending.