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Death and the Girl Next Door by Darynda Jones

lynseyisreading's review against another edition

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3.0

Hmm...

Well, this was enjoyable. But, let's face it, Darynda Jones could re-write the phonebook, get Lorelei King to read it to me, and it would be enjoyable. She's just that awesome, and has an absolutely wicked sense of the comical. That said, it wasn't in the same league as her Charlie Davidson series. It started off well, got kinda muggy in the middle, dumped a load of info in my lap, and promptly left. Which is just rude.

At the moment jury's out as to whether I'm moving forward with this one...

3 stars ★★★★

valoria's review against another edition

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2.0

I wanted to like this. I really did. But after the extremely sexist beginning half of the book, by the latter half I didn't really care much. Barring Glitch and Cameron occasionally, none of the characters make you feel much. I'm really let down because I absolutely loved the Charley Davidson series by the same author. Hopefully this series gets better too.

andreah13's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

lizzy_22's review against another edition

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2.0

*raspberry*

mrhaveries's review against another edition

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3.0

Very entertaining.

tallyvauthor's review against another edition

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4.0

Is this good? No. Is it fun? Yes. I would definitely count this book as Trash-ish. The only ish is that you can tell that Trash was not the author's intention, and so I apologize for this designation.

BUT. Come on. The adults trying to praise this child and then the teenagers being more okay with it than the adults? Ideal. Hilarious. 10/10.

nbrenchley's review against another edition

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3.0

Easy fun read. I love Darynda’s quirky writing style

amarylissw's review against another edition

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2.0

You lost me when the hero ran over the heroine with a car and then brought her back to life. (At least, that's how I interpreted that crazy scene.)

apark1186's review against another edition

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2.0

So, a little eh, because it is YA. I'm not really a big fan of any of these characters...but I'll keep going.

Spoiler Also, this book toed the Twilight line. This girl is talking about being in love with an angel after DAYS of meeting him? Is this what we should be teaching our young girls? Fall in love right away, even though he is weird and slightly stalking you? And seriously, does Darynda Jones have a copywrite on the phrase "Heat pooled in my abdomen."?