Book: Deadly Little Lessons (Touch series #5) by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Pages: 336
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal
Source: Library
Short Synopsis: After all the drama that's happened in Camelia's life, even more drama ensues, as Camelia finds out she's adapted, and escapes to an arts program in Rhode Island.
My Thoughts: I love how creepy and intense this series is, but I find it a bit ironic that Camelia rarely needs help from the police, and always finds the culprit.
Camelia Hammond's trying junior year of high school is finally over...but her troubles aren't. After she discovers a painful truth about her family, she escapes to a summer arts program in Rhode Island. Determined to put family - and boyfriend - drama behind her, she throws herself into her artwork.
At the arts school, she gets caught up in the case of Sasha Beckerman, a local girl who is missing. Even though all signs suggest that the teen ran away, Camelia senses otherwise. Eager to help the girl, she launches her own investigation. She finds a blog by someone named Neal Moche, a psychometric who might have clues to Sasha's whereabouts. There is something familiar about Neal, and Camelia realizes how much she misses Ben, despite being committed to Adam.
But time is running out for Sasha, and Camelia will have to trust her powers if she's to save her. Will the lessons Camelia has learned in the past give her the strength to do so?
--From Goodreads
Camelia has special powers, also known as psychometry. She can sense things through touching objects. She also experiences visions through her art, pottery. As Camelia tries to get her life together, she gets another hit, and discovers that she was adopted, and that her aunt, is really her mother.
And as Camelia receives all this news, she also starts getting visions and hears a girl crying. She has reason to believe that a girl has been kidnapped, and does everything she can to know more about the case.
Camelia decides to enroll in an arts program to absorb the information that she discovered, as well as try to get more information about the missing girl. As Camelia finds out her many similarities between the missing girl, Sasha and herself, Camelia is also blowing the chance of a lifetime with her art classes. Camelia must try to find the missing girl before it's too late, and deal with her personal life.
Camelia is a very obsessed character. Once she gets into a project, or is intent on doing something, she is set on doing that one thing. She is stubborn, and won't quit till she finds out what she needs. Through her pottery, Camelia discovers clues that helps her through the case.
I wasn't a fan of the love triangle between Camelia, Adam, and Ben. Camelia for the most part, didn't seem to have her full attention on Adam, and I felt that she was stringing him along. I also disliked the way they "broke up." If I remember correctly, Camelia says that she just needs "time" and "space," not really indicating that they broke up. And then she immediately jumps into a relationship with Ben.
I also find it ironic that with every time Camelia has a problem, she's able to solve it mostly without the help of the police. The ending was a bit rushed, and too neatly packed together. Overall, I still enjoyed the spookiness factor of it all, and it was still an entertaining read.
Would I recommend this book: Yes
Rating: I give this book a 4/5.
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