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A review by mairelon
The Boy Next Door by Meg Cabot
2.0
Oh this book has not aged well.
And then there's the whole "Transvestite Killer" story line. Yikes. Yikes Yikes Yikes Yikes.
With a few alterations for today's readers, this could be a really fun read but it was hard to get away from how very early 2000's it was, particularly regarding ethics oft the era.
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And I don't even know where to start. Maybe with the fact that a Crime Reporter gleefully and repeatedly commits rape by fraud which is, unfortunate. You think he of all people would be able to identify a crime when he's committing it.And then there's the whole "Transvestite Killer" story line. Yikes. Yikes Yikes Yikes Yikes.
With a few alterations for today's readers, this could be a really fun read but it was hard to get away from how very early 2000's it was, particularly regarding ethics oft the era.