Barnes and Noble Overview
Up until three months ago, everything in sixteen-year-old Camelia’s life had been fairly ordinary: decent grades; an okay relationship with her parents; and a pretty cool part-time job at the art studio downtown. But when Ben, the mysterious new guy, starts junior year at her high school, Camelia’s life becomes anything but ordinary.
Rumored to be somehow responsible for his ex-girlfriend’s accidental death, Ben is immediately ostracized by everyone on campus. Except for Camelia. She’s reluctant to believe the rumors, even when her friends try to convince her otherwise. She’s inexplicably drawn to Ben…and to his touch. But soon, Camelia is receiving eerie phone calls and strange packages with threatening notes. Ben insists she is in danger, and that he can help—but can he be trusted? She knows he's hiding something... but he's not the only one with a secret.
My Review
During the summer I check out books from my middle school library. The librarian says it's better for them to get read than to sit on the shelf. I had every intention of checking out 5 or 6 books, but our library clerk kept piling more good books into my stack (and I ended up with a box full). This book series was one of them. I am going to review this series as a whole. There are four books in the series out now: Deadly Little Secrets; Deadly Little Lies; Deadly Little Games; and Deadly Little Voices. The fifth book will be out early next year (2013).
When I first started reading book one, it sounded familiar. A mysterious new boy. A young teen girl. They are somewhat forced to being lab partners in science class. The boy tries to avoid her and warns her she is dangerous - in the first chapter he pushes her out of the way of a moving car! (Twilight anyone?).
However, about halfway through the first book I found it to be less like Twilight and more like an eerie Nancy Drew novel. Someone is stalking this girl and sending her weird messages. Ben can touch others and sense things about them - like if they are in danger. I had my stalker suspects narrowed down to four and the moment I thought I had it figured out, the author would leave me wondering if it was someone else. One thing I really liked about the writing is that every few chapters, you would get to read a glimpse into the stalker's mind. I enjoyed getting that perspective and trying to figure it out.
The rest of the book series is set up similar to the first book. In each book there is a someone making threatening notes and the main character tries to use her newly discovered powers to figure it out (in one of the books, the stalker uses crossword puzzles as clues). There is also some romance and a love triangle that develops.
Yes - the series will occasionally still have a Twilight feel to it, but the good news is - if you enjoyed Twilight you will enjoy this. Don't worry - there aren't any warewolves or vampires. Just teenagers who can predict the future through touch and sculpting art.
3.5/5 Stars
Erin
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