A review by haylisreading
Dead Is the New Black by Marlene Perez
3.0
This series used to be one of my favorites when I was younger. The writing is a too little juvenile for me now, though.
I didn't really care for the romance. It was... weird. I was expecting a twist at any moment, like, 'just kidding! there's actually something going on and he doesn't actually like you!". Okay, harsh. But he was definitely absent a lot and acting suspicious. I mean, he started out in the book as her best friend, and then all of a sudden they're dating??
As for Daisy, she was a total Mary Sue. Everyone else was in the wrong if they were different than her. And the amount of slut shaming and judging she does? Obscene.
"She had spent plenty of time in backseats, I thought. Of course, the car wasn’t usually moving at the time."
"'Oh, fabulous! I’m starving.' Starving? I thought cheerleaders didn’t eat. Except me, which explained why I wasn’t going to be climbing to the top of the pyramid any time soon."
'But I knew if I told someone I’d just sound crazy, and they’d probably send me to the school therapist again.' 'Again?' I hadn’t been aware Sam had any mental problems. Attitude problems, maybe."
"Samantha looked hopeful, and several of the girls looked up at the mention of food. So much for cheerleaders never eating."
"Her makeup looked like she had applied it with a trowel, but even with gunk on her face, there was something about her that seemed familiar."
And then my least favorite quotes that bother me to no end.
"'Hey!' shouted a short female vampire wearing too much lipstick (at least I hoped it was lipstick) and too little clothing. 'We have nothing to do with this.' A tall undead male dressed in tight black satin pants and a frilly white shirt nodded in agreement."
"The woman vamp, who I privately nicknamed Skank, moved forward to speak, but the tall male put a hand on her arm."
"They exited, with the leader’s hand still tight on Skank’s arm."
Really???? This is a book aimed at tweens. Why does the woman vamp have to be scantily clad, whereas the male is fully covered?? Also, why does she immediately assume that the male vampire is leader? Riddle me this.
I didn't really care for the romance. It was... weird. I was expecting a twist at any moment, like, 'just kidding! there's actually something going on and he doesn't actually like you!". Okay, harsh. But he was definitely absent a lot and acting suspicious. I mean, he started out in the book as her best friend, and then all of a sudden they're dating??
As for Daisy, she was a total Mary Sue. Everyone else was in the wrong if they were different than her. And the amount of slut shaming and judging she does? Obscene.
"She had spent plenty of time in backseats, I thought. Of course, the car wasn’t usually moving at the time."
"'Oh, fabulous! I’m starving.' Starving? I thought cheerleaders didn’t eat. Except me, which explained why I wasn’t going to be climbing to the top of the pyramid any time soon."
'But I knew if I told someone I’d just sound crazy, and they’d probably send me to the school therapist again.' 'Again?' I hadn’t been aware Sam had any mental problems. Attitude problems, maybe."
"Samantha looked hopeful, and several of the girls looked up at the mention of food. So much for cheerleaders never eating."
"Her makeup looked like she had applied it with a trowel, but even with gunk on her face, there was something about her that seemed familiar."
And then my least favorite quotes that bother me to no end.
"'Hey!' shouted a short female vampire wearing too much lipstick (at least I hoped it was lipstick) and too little clothing. 'We have nothing to do with this.' A tall undead male dressed in tight black satin pants and a frilly white shirt nodded in agreement."
"The woman vamp, who I privately nicknamed Skank, moved forward to speak, but the tall male put a hand on her arm."
"They exited, with the leader’s hand still tight on Skank’s arm."
Really???? This is a book aimed at tweens. Why does the woman vamp have to be scantily clad, whereas the male is fully covered?? Also, why does she immediately assume that the male vampire is leader? Riddle me this.