There have been a couple of different specific settings in my novel, but the overall setting is Rosewood, PA. This is where everything happens. Rosewood, PA is where the girls live, where they go to school and where Alli was murdered.
When you look deeper into the setting, one of the main places is the girls school. Rosewood Day is the school and where most of the action happens. Other settings include each girl's house and the DiLaurentises' house. All this take place in present time. You can tell this by the diction used throughout the book and the technology mentioned.
An example of imagery in my book is on page 40, which says, "The girl on the porch had blond hair, porcelain skin, and a heart-shaped face. Her deep blue eyes landed on Emily almost immediately." This is describing the girls descriptive resemblance to Alli. You can imagine exactly how this girl looks like based on this section of the passage. Another example of imagery is on page 34, "Maya St. Germain stood behind Emily, wedged next to a boy in a Phillies snow hat. Under a black wool coat, Maya wore a striped boat-neck shirt, black jeans, and black leather ankle boots. Her curly hair was pined back with a tortoiseshell clip, and her lips were coated in cherry-scented ChapStick." This is an amazing example of imagery. You can very clearly imagine how Maya dressed and looks. Sara Shepard describes her clothes and scent to better help you visualize her.
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