I enjoyed Laura McHugh's debut but Arrowood far surpasses it. The writing is gorgeously lush without giving into melodrama and the story is engaging while managing to subvert quite of a few of the genre's tropes. (view spoiler)[I loved that the evil next door neighbor ended up being quite kind to Arden while the teenage love interest becomes Arden's friend instead of dropping his steady girlfriend, and finally, that Arden did find someone to date whom she had actual things in common. (hide spoiler)]