Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com
Chelsea Kauer's life is surrounded by numbers.
Not because she enjoys the occasional mathematical equation, but because her OCD makes her this way. Call her The Count if you have to, but when Chelsea is either tired or stressed, her OCD kicks in on overload and she is forced to count anything from food pellets to the squares on cages. If she doesn't, Chelsea imagines horrible images of animals burning or things falling on her.
One day at work, Chelsea is approached by Ms. Mandisa, her biology teacher. Noticing that Chelsea is working at a pet store, Ms. Mandisa asks if she is able to pet-sit for her own pet. Of course, this would be the perfect job for Chelsea, since not only does she work at a pet store but she want to study animals when she gets into college.
Except Ms. Mandisa's pet isn't the ordinary pet like a dog or cat. Rather, it's a monitor lizard all the way from Egypt.
Skeptical at first, because it is a lizard, a six-foot one at that, Chelsea thought it would be good to kill two birds with one stone by making some extra cash and getting extra credit. Just Chelsea's luck, once Ms. Mandisa leaves, Koko, the lizard, begins to exhibit carnivorous qualities that aren't just for rats. It seems like dogs and other animals are on the menu.
Could Koko really be the culprit in helping these pets disappear or is it just a number of freak accidents? With the help of her understanding boyfriend, Chelsea is trying to get to the bottom of it, before she is at the bottom of Koko's stomach.
With chills and thrills just like the other novels in the WICKED DEAD series, PREY makes you think twice about certain animals, in this case lizards. After finishing this installment, full of bloodthirsty images, readers will shudder at the sight of a lizard. Chelsea is a nice balance to the ever-frightening Koko, and who wouldn't want to have someone like Derek in their life?
Stefan Petrucha and Thomas Pendleton are the new kings of horror, and they definitely know how to create - or even cause - a nightmare!
Chelsea Kauer's life is surrounded by numbers.
Not because she enjoys the occasional mathematical equation, but because her OCD makes her this way. Call her The Count if you have to, but when Chelsea is either tired or stressed, her OCD kicks in on overload and she is forced to count anything from food pellets to the squares on cages. If she doesn't, Chelsea imagines horrible images of animals burning or things falling on her.
One day at work, Chelsea is approached by Ms. Mandisa, her biology teacher. Noticing that Chelsea is working at a pet store, Ms. Mandisa asks if she is able to pet-sit for her own pet. Of course, this would be the perfect job for Chelsea, since not only does she work at a pet store but she want to study animals when she gets into college.
Except Ms. Mandisa's pet isn't the ordinary pet like a dog or cat. Rather, it's a monitor lizard all the way from Egypt.
Skeptical at first, because it is a lizard, a six-foot one at that, Chelsea thought it would be good to kill two birds with one stone by making some extra cash and getting extra credit. Just Chelsea's luck, once Ms. Mandisa leaves, Koko, the lizard, begins to exhibit carnivorous qualities that aren't just for rats. It seems like dogs and other animals are on the menu.
Could Koko really be the culprit in helping these pets disappear or is it just a number of freak accidents? With the help of her understanding boyfriend, Chelsea is trying to get to the bottom of it, before she is at the bottom of Koko's stomach.
With chills and thrills just like the other novels in the WICKED DEAD series, PREY makes you think twice about certain animals, in this case lizards. After finishing this installment, full of bloodthirsty images, readers will shudder at the sight of a lizard. Chelsea is a nice balance to the ever-frightening Koko, and who wouldn't want to have someone like Derek in their life?
Stefan Petrucha and Thomas Pendleton are the new kings of horror, and they definitely know how to create - or even cause - a nightmare!
