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Fatality

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One summer weekend four years ago Rose was invited to Angelica's beautiful house. Rose couldn't believe it back then. It was a dream come true! She couldn't wait to enjoy the pool and just party while recording her great experiences in her diary. However someone turned up dead that weekend and Rose's weekend was ruined. It turns out Angelica's dad's partner in law Frannie was murdered that weekend and he was the last one to see her. Four years later the police have reopened the case and to Rose's horror steal her diary in which she wrote her thoughts that weekend. To protect her family Rose steals the diary back. However it seems someone is out to get Rose. Whoever Rose is protecting doesn't seem to want her to protect them! Who could it be?

This book was kind of slow moving. I would recommend you borrow it at the library. I was sorely disappointed in Caroline's new book and I really didn't think the ending in this story sounded right. It was too sudden and just didn't fit in. To sum it up it was an okay book.

She reached for the door handle, but there wasn't one. She ran her hand over knobs and latches, armrests and protrusions. There was no way out! It was like the back of the police car. You could get in by yourself but you needed help getting out.
"I removed it, Rose," said the deep voice of the murderer. "There is no way out, no point in trying." This is one scene from the book Fatality by Caroline B. Cooney. It is a very action pack thriller written by a wonderful author, known for her mysteries.
Rose Lymond is an average teen, that is, with one exception. Rose knows secrets the cops want. Four years ago, Frannie Bailey was killed. Not just an accident, it was a murder. The weekend of the murder, Rose was on her way to spend the weekend at Angelica Lofft's summerhouse. In fact, they were there minutes before the victim was murdered.
When the cops reopen the case, they immediately go to Rose's house. They take her diary from the year of the murder. She steals it back and destroys all the evidence. From then on, Rose's normal everyday life is turned up side down. How far will the murderer go to keep her quiet?
This is a must read for anyone that loves mystery. This story really makes you understand what Rose is going through. You feel scared for her life at times, while at other times you are overjoyed and proud. Sometimes you just won't believe what you're reading. It's a really touching story that shows you the real meaning of life, love, and forgiveness. We would definitely recommend this book to anyone 12 and up that knows what it's like to have a secret that you'd do anything to keep quiet.

By:
Fajitas and Shari Schultzman

In the novel, Fatality, by Caroline B. Cooney, Rose is caught in an intriguing police investigation. When the book begins, we meet Rose, a young girl who is contemplating stealing her diary back from the police officers who took it. What precious words are written in the diary, we don't know, but they must be important. Rose is being interrogated in a murder investigation and refuses to speak, only sharing that she "didn't see anything." Yet, with the retrieval and destruction of her diary, the police and her parents can hardly accept that answer. They assume that she must know something and that it was written in her journal, but no one can get it out of her. Through this tangled web we meet Rose's parents, her brother Tabor, and her school friends/acquaintances, Chrissie, Alex, and Anjelica, whose father is also involved in the investigation. As the reader learns more, the case begins to unfold and things become clear, but, we are still left in the dark about the diary entry. Does Rose know something and had she written it down? Who is she protecting? When Rose almost gets run down by a dark truck, her family urges her to give up whomever it is she is protecting. Unfortunately, it might be too late...

I don't typically enjoy thrillers, but I was hoping to read a good one to get into them. Unfortunately, I'm still fishing for the perfect thriller to grab and hold my attention. Fatality is not your typical thriller. It takes place after the crimes have occurred and therefore, is not very suspenseful. The ending is unexpected, yet not climactic enough to be satisfying. I liked that Cooney put in a few different conflicts to spice up the story, but overall, it just didn't do it for me. On a positive note, the plot was intricately woven involving many characters in a few different story lines. Also, it was nice that the plot didn't just involve murders, chases, and escapes like some others in the genre. Ultimately, I liked the book and would recommend it to my students. But if you're expecting a suspenseful and compelling story with many twists and turns, this isn't the book to choose.

The book Fatality is a really great book. This book is full of suspense and thrills. I like this book because it was so exciting. I just couldn't put the book down. Most of Caroline Cooney's books are well written. Her books have a lot of twists. when you least expect something to happen it does. What I don't like is how in the beginning it is kind of slow. But then it speeds up quickly. This book is about a girl named Rose. Rose is accused of witnessing a murder. She kept a diary of the year the murder happened. This diary was full of secrets. Secrets that she didn't want anyone to know about. Then the police come four years after the murder. They start questioning her. Rose refuses to tell them anything. She claims that she dosen't know anything. The police decide to take her diary; just in case there is any evidence. But she won't let them, she takes the diary back. What she dosen't know is that someone else knows what she put in the diary. Rose's life gets of track and messed up as the police accuse her of protecting the murderer. But whats on everybodys mind is if she's protecting the murderer or not. Her friends try to stick up for her but they aren't even sure if she is guilty or not. Rose's parents don't even know whether she is protecting the individual or is really telling the truth. As time went on the police get very frusterated. they start thinking that maybe she is the murderer. When Rose's brother comes to visit he is shocked. Little did he know that she is being accused of the murder. Rose begins to think that anyone will do anything to keep her quiet. I don't want to give away the ending but that is when the real action starts. I really do recommend this book to anyone who enjoys to read action-filled books.

For my English class we had to do a book report. I picked Caroline B. Cooney's book Fatality. This book was so great, I thought it was great because I love mystery books and this is that kind of book. My favorite part of this book was when the police find this little diary. They find the diary and then all of a sudden someone turns up missing. So they all have to search for this person. I recommed people to read this book because it is great for a young reader to read. So maybe if you have time go to a library and look for this book.

"Don't judge a book by it's cover!!!" That's what I found out when I saw this book. It looked boring. Fatality...this book is a great book for people who like mystery, good, and twisted stories.My first opinion of this bood was proved wrong. When I started to read this book, it just pulled me in. I read it all day and all night. I just couldn't stop.
The author of this book is a really good writer. Caroline B. Cooney wrote other books like...Losing Christina: Fog, Losing Christina: Snow, and Losing Christina: Fire. I have not read all of these, but I will. This book is a book you would want to recommend to your friends. I did.

If you like a suspenseful book, one that keeps you thinking long after you're through, then Fatality is definitely a book I would recommend to you. Filled with action, horror, crime, and clashing personalities, this book is awesome! It's one of the best I have ever read, and is my new all time favorite! =)
Fatality is just one of those books, that no matter how hard you try to you can never just put it down. It keeps you thinking, and at the end of nearly every chapter, it leaves you in suspense. Caroline B. Cooney has created a book with what seems like an extremely misleading plot at first, but later, the pieces all fit together to form one spectacular puzzle. Within this puzzle are pieces that don't seem to fit until the very end. Even after the book is finished, you'll still go back and think, "Wait a second..." or "Oh that was the secret she was keeping!" With an array of colorful characters, wonderfully detailed and vivid description, and a whole lot of suspense and mystery, Caroline B. Cooney's Fatality is one I would recommend for everyone.

Fatality is a good book when i started reading it i though it was gonna be boring but as i went on reading it, it go better and better each time some times i wanted to keep reading until i finished the book but i knew it as gonna take me a long time but anyways now that im finish i would recomended to all of my frends and everybody i know especially teenagers.

This book was pretty good; it had a great plot but i didn't think the ending was very climactic. I never did guess what the secret was, and i had a hard time figuring out the killer. Overall, this is a 3 star book, because of the ending.

This book is a little confusing in the beginning but it all falls together in the end. Everyone thinks Rose knows who killed Milton Loft's partner. For evidence, they take her diary but Rose doesnt want them to have it so she steals it back. Now everyone is convinced that she knows something. But does she?