Kiss Me Kill Me

Reader reviewed by Ruthie

Although I enjoyed this book, there were certain things that just bothered the heck out of me. the ending for one thing. It was a total cliffhanger but it didn't cliffhang like a usual book. It stopped in the middle of solving the mystery! I love a good cliffhanger but this just seemed akward to me. I'd suggest if you were to read this book to get the second one as well so you can just continue the story. Along with that Scarlett sometimes would bug me. I mean, I totally understand that you'r bummed that you killed someone with your first kiss but depression only gets you so far. You have to get up and move! I got tired of her moping. However I did like the frequent gymnastics stuff. You could tell Scarlett really liked it as well and it was one of the few points were she wasn't totally whineing. Anyway, after reading the first. I know I'll have to get my hands on the next!

Reader reviewed by Adriana

I expected a bit more from this book, I was basically underwhelmed. The story is pretty out there, and not very plausible, even though it tries to be. It is set in England, but teens outside of London will have no trouble reading it. Scarlett attends a very posh school. She's a gymnast and has two best friends. They are not popular, but dream of being so. Plum is the most popular girl, and she has a troupe of mean girls that worship her and fear her. Scarlett has been crushing on Dan, and when the chance arises for her to attend a party where he will be (along with all of the popular kids), she doesn't hesitate to ditch her friends to run with the popular crowd. Then her and Dan kiss, he dies, and everyone blames her. She has to leave her school and the city for what up until now was an unknown school that her grandmother and guardian is the owner and headmistress of. I felt like the book was two different books, with the first half being about one girl, and the second half about another girl. It wasn't until page 202 that we learn that Scarlett's parents died when she was 5 years old. We knew they had died, but didn't know when or how exactly it happened. It's just very evident in the writing how the author purposely wrote about certain things with the utmost detail, and others she left very vague, and frankly that was annoying, not mysterious.

Reader reviewed by Bookluver-Carol

When 16-year-old Scarlett Wakefield transfers from St. Tabbys to Wakefield Hall Collegiate, she is relieved that no one knows her dark, haunting secret. A few months ago, Scarlett was invited to an elite party with a guest list full of the hottest names in British society, including Dan McAndrew. Before the party, Scarlett had only imagined what it would be like to have her first kiss with Dan, but on the penthouse terrace, Dan leaned in close and she no longer had to wonder. Their kiss was beautiful and perfect and magical, and then . . . Dan McAndrew took his last breath as she held him in her arms. No one knows how or why Dan died, and everyone at St. Tabbys believes Scarlett had something to do with it. But now that shes safely hidden away at Wakefield Hall, Scarlett would rather forget that it ever happened. Only she cant. Especially when she receives an anonymous note that will set her on the path to clearing her name and finding out what really happened to the first and last boy she kissed.

I liked this book although it could have been better. Scarlet's talent of being able to do well at gymnastics just leaped out of the page. You could tell that the author knew what she was talking about whenever Scarlet flipped and practiced. The plot was really good but it could have been better. It dragged in some parts and the middle was slow. The beginning and end were great although the end left me wanting more. You could relate to Scarlet. The fact that Scarlet was an orphan was repeated a lot of times as if the author was trying to convince us that Scarlet was indeed an orphan.I did not like how Scarlet treat her friends but hopefully she'll make it up to them. The wasn't as much mystery as I wanted and when there was it ended to fast. This book had so much potential but hopefully the sequel will be much better.