Deadly little secrets

Deadly little secrets ; a touch novel by Laurie Faria Stolarz

Until three months ago, everything about sixteen-year-old Camelia's life had been fairly ordinary: decent grades; an okay relationship with her parents; and a pretty cool part-time job at the art studio downtown. But when Ben, the mysterious new guy, starts junior year at her high school, Camelia's life becomes far from ordinary.

Rumored to be somehow responsible for his ex-girlfriend's accidental death, Ben is immediately ostracized by everyone on campus. Except for Camelia. She's reluctant to believer the rumors, even when her friends try to convince her otherwise. Instead, she's inexpplicalby drawn to Ben... and to his touch. But soon, Camelia is receiving eerie phone calls and strange packages with threatening notes. Ben insists she is in danger, and that he wants to help- but can he be trusted? She knows he's hiding something... but he's not the only one with a secret. (from the front cover).

A boy to admire from afar, a girl you want to befriend, a novel to keep you turning the pages because you don't know whom to trust. Stolarz's novel is a blend of mystery, chills - a captivating story you have to experience. (from back cover)

As most of you know I had a wicked cold/flu last week - and by Friday afternoon all I wanted to do was, go home, go to bed and read a book (when I wasn't sleeping). Deadly Little Secrets was one of my recovery books. I felt it was a suspenseful read, and I wasn't sure who to trust. There is a great side plot to this book and I think it will appeal to a lot of our readers. From looking at some other reviews and blogs, it sounds like there might be too many similarities to Twilight for some.

There is a planned second book, which will please readers who were miffed by the ending.