4/5 Stars
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Some secrets shouldn't be kept...
Until three months ago, everything in 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 a mysterious boy named Ben starts junior year at her high school, Camelia's life becomes anything but 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 believe he's trouble, even when her friends try to convince her otherwise. Instead, she's inexplicably 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 can help-but can he be trusted? She knows he's hiding something... but he's not the only one with a secret.
My Review:
Good book. It's a pretty neat concept. One thing that annoyed me though is the main character's,Camelia, best friend... she just did not seem like a good best friend. She wasn't supportive and just downright rude at points. I didn't think the author did a good job with the characterization of Kimmie (the best friend.) If we, the readers, were supposed to believe that they were best friends, then Kimmie should have been softer.
I did like the connection between Camelia and Ben. I also liked the other male characters that were thrown in there. I'll be reading the 2nd book to the series soon.
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