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Deadly Little Secrets by Laurie Faria Stolarz 

There is something going on with young adult books these days. There is a certain something lacking from the storied in this genre. It’s like the authors just take an equation that works (girl falls psychotically in love with a boy she just met) and just write around it to sell books.

I think the biggest issue is that the characters are so shallow. There is no substance to them. The female characters, in particular, vacillate between weepy, moaning messes who need boys to rescue them, to awful creatures who forget their families and friends even exist when the boy of their dreams steps into the room. The male characters don’t fare much better. They’re either love-sick puppies or border-line abusive. Those are the glaring issues with this book. Add to that pointless dialogue that shows the two main characters playing “I love you, I love you not”, and you have a truly hollow book.

Although I know this is only the first book in a series, I still thought the ending was not handled well. It ended so abruptly, I thought I was missing some pages. Even in series, the reader does need closure, some feeling that the characters are not just hanging out mid-air, waiting for the author to finish her paragraph.

All in all, I cannot recommend this book, although I am sure most of the young adult books out there are very similar to this, and therefore will garner lots of readers. Posted by Valentina Cano at 6:27 PM Stepping Out of the Page said...

I'm a new follower, by the way, so hi! I received this book a week or so ago and I thought it sounded great. It's a shame it was a bit of a disappointment for you. I hope I find it a bit better!

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