Massie Block: Stands at the threshold of the most ah-mazing secret room at OCD. But to prove the Pretty Committee is worthy of the honor, the girls need dates to Skye Hamilton's "famous couples" costume party. On top of all that, Massie has to convince her old crush, Chris Abeley, to be Skye's date . . . or else they can kiss the room-and their popularity-goodbye. How will she ever get her girls suitable dates and melt Chris's heart? She'd need to be a mind reader! Luckily for the PC, alpha status just happens to come with ESP . . . not the actual superpower, but a secret weapon that shows them exactly how boy brains work. Kristen Gregory: Loves supersensitive guys, and thanks to ESP, has her eye on a boy who loves The Notebook as much as she does. So why on earth is she going to Skye's party as the Bride of Chucky? Alicia Rivera: Diss-missed her crush, Josh Hotz, for having a bizarrely clean room. Then ESP tells her Josh's sister is actually the neat freak, and suddenly hawt Hotz looks hawter than ever. Dylan Marvil: When ESP clues her in to the fact that guys-plural- like a girl who's not afraid to eat, it's all mozzarella sticks for this former Jenny Craig groupie. Will gaining six pounds make her regret trusting her sixth sense? Claire Lyons: As the only Pretty Committee girl with a real boyfriend, the date-mission should be a breeze. But when her newfound Claire-voyance tells her Cam's hiding a huh-yuge secret from her, his gifts of gummies leave a stale taste in her mouth. ESP? Extra Sucky Problem is more like it. The Clique...The only thing harder than getting in is staying in.

リシ・ハリソンの筆致は、十代の熾烈な階層社会を鋭く風刺しています。本作の鍵となる「ESP」は、他者を掌握したい支配欲と、根源的な孤独の裏返しです。完璧な外装を纏いながらも、常に「脱落」の恐怖と戦う少女たちの心理描写こそが、本作の文学的な白眉と言えるでしょう。 映像版では華美なファッションが際立ちますが、原作にはテキストでしか描けない「毒」と「脆さ」の対比が濃密に刻まれています。映像の煌びやかさを楽しみつつ、小説で彼女たちの冷徹な計算と葛藤を深掘りすることで、物語の多層的な魅力は真に完成するのです。