I was so happily thrilled to get in Death and the Girl Next Door as the synopsis sounded like an absolutely fun read. And for the most part, it really was.
Lorelei has had a weird and interesting life so far. And weird and interesting friends to top it off, but back to her life. Lorelei, since a toddler, has always had visions that come and go as they please. Sometimes they are utter nonsense, and at other times they are very eerie predictions of the future. But after slightly brushing by a hot stranger she receives the weirdest vision of all. The hot stranger dressed in weird garb battling scary monster type things. Lorelei pushes the vision out of the way, more intent on the hotness of said boy, but imagine her surprise when the guy shows up the next day at her school! And an even bigger surprise? When he blows off the popular chick to sit with her and her two best friends, Glitch and Brooklyn. But while Lorelei's head is halfway up to cloud nine to find Jared next to her, she also has a very real and immediate fear of Cameron who has not only taken to staring at her intently, but also to an extremely bad habit of stalking her. Talk about a freak out, especially as Cameron is the loner bad boy type who has never taken a liking to any of the females throwing their selves at his blonde chiseled body. And before she can even feel a hint of flattery, Lorelei realizes quickly that there is bad blood between the two boys, and affection seems to be the last thing on Cameron's mind. The two have a definite mutual hate going on, and she seems to be in the middle of it without even knowing why. But leave it to this curious teen to trail after them to get answers, especially after nearly dying, being kidnapped, and either having hallucinations or testifying to the fact that she witnessed actual magic ability surrounding the two fighting boys. Lorelei, who believed life couldn't get more boring, is about to find out just how interesting it really is!
Death and the Girl Next Door was full of LOL moments. The dialogue was witty, fun, and fresh, and had me laughing at the most inappropriate times. (That'll teach me to read in public places). The characters themselves were full of life and a good dose of personality and charm that made each one unique. However, the actual plot had me hanging. I won't ruin it for other people, but let me say Jared was not what I thought he was going to be. I mean...it says "death" in the title, which immediately had images of the grim reaper filling my head. Unfortunately for me, I was every which way from wrong. The plot took a weird turn for me as soon as what Jared really is was fleshed out (most probably due to my prior imaginings), and while it was still highly entertaining, after finishing it I feel like a read a cult novel instead of a fun YA book. Maybe cult is too harsh a word for it as it isn't a deep book, but you get my drift. Also from the synopsis, and cover art, I thought this was going to be a love triangle, but imagine my sadness when I find out is isn't. Death and the Girl Next Door was still a fun read, and I do recommend it, but I vote if you can find it at your local library to borrow it instead of purchasing.
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