Kiss Me Kill Me (Scarlett Wakefield Series) [Kindle Edition]

Lauren Henderson (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Fans of Libba Bray’s books will enjoy this contemporary British murder mystery.”—Booklist


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Product Description

When 16-year-old Scarlett Wakefield transfers from St. Tabby’s to Wakefield Hall Collegiate, she is relieved that no one knows her dark, haunting secret. A few months ago, Scarlett was invited to an elite party with a guest list full of the hottest names in British society, including Dan McAndrew. Before the party, Scarlett had only imagined what it would be like to have her first kiss with Dan, but on the penthouse terrace, Dan leaned in close and she no longer had to wonder. Their kiss was beautiful and perfect and magical, and then . . . Dan McAndrew took his last breath as she held him in her arms. No one knows how or why Dan died, and everyone at St. Tabby’s believes Scarlett had something to do with it. But now that she’s safely hidden away at Wakefield Hall, Scarlett would rather forget that it ever happened. Only she can’t. Especially when she receives an anonymous note that will set her on the path to clearing her name and finding out what really happened to the first and last boy she kissed.


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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 294 KB
• Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (January 13, 2009)
• Sold by: Random House Digital, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001OD41IO
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kiss Me Kill Me, March 31, 2008

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Chelsie Lacny "Chel" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kiss Me Kill Me (Scarlett Wakefield Series) (Hardcover)

This book starts out with Scarlett making two wishes: one, to grow breasts, and the other to kiss Dan McAndrew. It's not too long before both her wishes come true, but the second wish leads to something completely unexpected: Dan McAndrew dies in the middle of their kiss.

Just the cover and title was enough to draw me to this book, but the unique and interesting plotline was what really got me interested. How does something like that happen? How can you be kissing someone and just have them die?

This book fell a little short of what I'd hoped it would be. The whole circumstances that brought Scarlett and Dan together in the first place could have easily been taken out of ten million other YA books, and towards the middle the book dragged on. The beginning was exciting, and the end was exciting, but I think it took too long for the story to develop, and the end didn't tie up any loose ends at all. It only confirmed our suspicions of what we could have easily guessed halfway through.

Overall, this book could have been better, but the original plot and descriptive writing kept me from tossing it aside as soon as I finished. I'm not eagerly anticipating the sequel, but I do want to know what will happen, so I plan on reading it when it's released. I just hope that the sequel is a bit better.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, May 9, 2009

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Zoe - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kiss Me Kill Me (Scarlett Wakefield Series) (Paperback)

This was a good book. It held my attention and I read it in a few hours

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars erm.... slightly confused, January 11, 2008

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racheltwilight "lovetwilight" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kiss Me Kill Me (Scarlett Wakefield Series) (Hardcover)

Kiss Me, Kill Me was a very interesting book, However, the conclusion was far from satisfactory. The entire book dedicated itself to uncovering a mystery, but at the books end, we are left with only bits and pieces. The only real way to be able to understand this book would to have a sequel.