E-book: Death and the Girl Next Door by Darynda Jones
Pages: 320
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal
Source: Sent from St. Martin's Press
Darynda Jones, author of The New York Times bestselling series that began with First Grave on the Right, brings us Death and the Girl Next Door, a thrilling Young Adult novel garnering high praise and early buzz from major authors.
Ten years ago, Lorelei's parents disappeared without a trace. Raised by her grandparents and leaning on the support of her best friends, Lorelei is finally beginning to accept the fact that her parents are never coming home. For Lorelei, life goes on.
High school is not quite as painful as she thinks it will be, and things are as normal as they can be. Until the day the school's designated loner, Cameron Lusk, begins to stalk her, turning up where she least expects it, standing outside her house in the dark, night after night. Things get even more complicated when a new guy—terrifying, tough, sexy Jared Kovach—comes to school. Cameron and Jared instantly despise each other and Lorelei seems to be the reason for their animosity. What does Jared know about her parents? Why does Cameron tell Jared he can't have Lorelei? And what will any of them do when Death comes knocking for real? Thrilling, sassy, sexy, and inventive, Darynda Jones's first foray into the world of teens will leave readers eager for the next installment.
--From Goodreads
There's a lot of hype when I first heard of this novel. When I first spotted the cover and the title, I knew I had to at least check it out to see what it was about. And check out that awesome summary. I knew I had to get it.
But as I started reading, I just wasn't a fan of some of the issues involved. I really did try to read it, but after the third time of putting the book down, I just had to loose interest in it all together.
My first issue was with Lorelei. She seemed too trusting on certain people, and didn't think to stop and maybe ask what was going on with others. When she first meets Jared, it felt like she immediately wanted to be his friend. That's fine and all, but later when Cameron and Jared are battling each other, she still wanted to be on Jared's side and felt sorry for him, even though he attempts to kill Lorelai. And as a reader, I was also a bit confused if he did in fact kill her, why was Lorelai still walking around and talking? Cameron was a bit of an oddity as well, as it seems like he stalks Lorelai but is really after Jared. And why does Cameron so easily accept the role that he is apparently born to do? In general, after a 138 pages in, I just didn't connect with the characters, the plot, and was really confused with it all.
Would I recommend this book: No
I give this book a DNF.
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