From the first chapter, we get a strong sense of the main character, Alice's, voice and motivations. I can see characters were introduced, and some context was given, for people and situations that will be important later on in the book.
No hint of the major plot point mentioned in the synopsis in this first excerpt - extorting rich classmates for tuition money - but despite knowing that is coming, Alice was introduced and developed enough right away where I'm already on her side knowing she'll have to break a few rules.
No hint of the major plot point mentioned in the synopsis in this first excerpt - extorting rich classmates for tuition money - but despite knowing that is coming, Alice was introduced and developed enough right away where I'm already on her side knowing she'll have to break a few rules.