Helpful Score: 7
[close] I think I may have read Deadly Little Secret before. It seems very familiar. A beautiful but awkward teenage girl is saved from being hit by a speeding car by a handsome and mysterious stranger, who then refuses to admit he saved her. They're lab partners, and he acts like he doesn't like her and won't acknowledge her presence. When he touches her skin, he freaks out and runs away. But he really loves her.
At some point in the story, the same, mysterious boy confides his paranormal secret to the beautiful, awkward girl. But instead of freaking out, she believes him and helps him not be afraid of their love. Then he saves her life.
(ahem.)
The de ja vu aside, Deadly Little Secret did entertain me. I was able to overlook the stilted romance between stereotype bad-boy-with-a-secret Ben and equally-flat heroine Camilia, who I only wish was as interesting and colorful as her name.
Characters aren't Solarz' strength (which I should have learned when I read Project 17, but I digress.) As with that novel, the best part of Deadly Little Secret is the anxious, "whodunit" plot that the author weaves masterfully. Solarz doles out potential baddies and red herrings with enviable skill. I have to admit, I thought I had the culprit figured out, and was surprised by the real stalker's identity.
Deadly Little Secret isn't exceptional in a sea of simliar young adult series launched to ride the Twilight wave. But, it's very readable. It sets an interest-peaking premise that I hope will be expanded -- along with Ben and Camelia's relationship, and the basic characters themselves -- in the future Touch series novels.
At some point in the story, the same, mysterious boy confides his paranormal secret to the beautiful, awkward girl. But instead of freaking out, she believes him and helps him not be afraid of their love. Then he saves her life.
(ahem.)
The de ja vu aside, Deadly Little Secret did entertain me. I was able to overlook the stilted romance between stereotype bad-boy-with-a-secret Ben and equally-flat heroine Camilia, who I only wish was as interesting and colorful as her name.
Characters aren't Solarz' strength (which I should have learned when I read Project 17, but I digress.) As with that novel, the best part of Deadly Little Secret is the anxious, "whodunit" plot that the author weaves masterfully. Solarz doles out potential baddies and red herrings with enviable skill. I have to admit, I thought I had the culprit figured out, and was surprised by the real stalker's identity.
Deadly Little Secret isn't exceptional in a sea of simliar young adult series launched to ride the Twilight wave. But, it's very readable. It sets an interest-peaking premise that I hope will be expanded -- along with Ben and Camelia's relationship, and the basic characters themselves -- in the future Touch series novels.
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