Vee Bell is certain of one irrefutable truth—her sister’s friend Sophie didn’t kill herself. She was murdered.
Vee knows this because she was th...
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Dec 11, 2011
Sam
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3.5/4 stars
Slide is a fresh addition to the young-adult genre, composed of a complex story line, and riddled with heart-breaking twists. Jill Hathaway expertly welds together a mystery novel while carefully adding a touch of romance and subtly addressing contemporary issues. For me, Slide was a gritty but enjoyable read. It did have some minor flaws, but, overall, I was thoroughly engaged by the book and stayed up well into the early hours of the morning to finish it.
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Slide is a fresh addition to the young-adult genre, composed of a complex story line, and riddled with heart-breaking twists. Jill Hathaway expertly welds together a mystery novel while carefully adding a touch of romance and subtly addressing contemporary issues. For me, Slide was a gritty but enjoyable read. It did have some minor flaws, but, overall, I was thoroughly engaged by the book and stayed up well into the early hours of the morning to finish it.
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Dec 12, 2011
Isamlq
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hmm..my usual complaints of predictability, of having unnecessary elements and of telling rather than showing apply to slide.
vee slides into others consciousness... intriguing at first but not as properly executed as i would have liked. the girl simply had a tendency to jump to conclusions; to be led around too easily, quickly. given a set of facts, she always went to the obvious. which is sadly, unbelievable because looking at the whole thing, i could tell who the real culprit was c More...
vee slides into others consciousness... intriguing at first but not as properly executed as i would have liked. the girl simply had a tendency to jump to conclusions; to be led around too easily, quickly. given a set of facts, she always went to the obvious. which is sadly, unbelievable because looking at the whole thing, i could tell who the real culprit was c More...
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Dec 02, 2011
Emily
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3.5
Crikey. What a very difficult book to rate. I'm still not sure I made the right decision.
The thought at the forefront of my mind when I finished Slide is that this author should have written realistic fiction about relationships and the psychology of the characters, rather than a mystery. I truly thought that the explorations of Vee's relationships with her father, her dead mother, her sister, her friend and her ex best friend were excellent. I took something memorable away More...
Crikey. What a very difficult book to rate. I'm still not sure I made the right decision.
The thought at the forefront of my mind when I finished Slide is that this author should have written realistic fiction about relationships and the psychology of the characters, rather than a mystery. I truly thought that the explorations of Vee's relationships with her father, her dead mother, her sister, her friend and her ex best friend were excellent. I took something memorable away More...
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Dec 08, 2011
Reynje
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Once my flatmate and I camped out in our lounge room and watched all three seasons of Veronica Mars back to back. We may or may not have also been eating Milo straight from a jumbo size tin with spoons and a bottle of milk, but that is beside the point people, beside the point!
What the actual point is, is that Slide has a similar addictive, easy-to-consume quality. As Veronica Mars, I mean, not Milo. (Although, one could argue it’s two sides of the same coin).
I can’t hel More...
What the actual point is, is that Slide has a similar addictive, easy-to-consume quality. As Veronica Mars, I mean, not Milo. (Although, one could argue it’s two sides of the same coin).
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Nov 01, 2011
Nomes
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Slide is a refreshing, energetic YA debut for fans of Veronica Mars.
Sylvia (Vee) can slide into other people bodies, bearing witness to what they are doing, but having no sway over them. It’s pretty much a perfect premise for a sleuthing novel as Vee can sleuth her way around people minds (helping progress the plot forward with conveniently witnessed scenes).
I liked Vee from the first chapter. She is funky without being try-hard. I loved her narration:
Sylvia (Vee) can slide into other people bodies, bearing witness to what they are doing, but having no sway over them. It’s pretty much a perfect premise for a sleuthing novel as Vee can sleuth her way around people minds (helping progress the plot forward with conveniently witnessed scenes).
I liked Vee from the first chapter. She is funky without being try-hard. I loved her narration:
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Nov 05, 2011
Emily
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This book features a largely realistic setting with one aspect of fantasy, or suspend-your-disbelief, for the reader: Vee Bell suffers from narcolepsy, but when these sleeping fits overcome her, she "slides"into another person's mind and sees the world through their eyes for a little while. Which is how she knows that her sister's friend, Sophie, didn't kill herself--she was occupying the killer's mind and saw the knife. But of course how can she possibly go to the police with t More...
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Feb 20, 2012
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Slide is about Vee who has narcolepsy. However, when she collapses she can slide into other peoples head and one day she slides into a killers head and soon she is trying to uncover the truth and unravel the murder that everyone is calling a suicide.
What a nail biting read this little book was. I devoured it in one day and its so good. Jill Hathaway has took a fantastic murder mystery concept and added an extra parano More...
Slide is about Vee who has narcolepsy. However, when she collapses she can slide into other peoples head and one day she slides into a killers head and soon she is trying to uncover the truth and unravel the murder that everyone is calling a suicide.
What a nail biting read this little book was. I devoured it in one day and its so good. Jill Hathaway has took a fantastic murder mystery concept and added an extra parano More...
Feb 10, 2012
Jessica
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I enjoyed this book and thought it was a refreshing YA novel. I loved the "sliding" aspect of it and I can honestly say I had no idea who the murderer was. I really couldn't put the book down except for during one small part. Other than that, it was pretty great!
Vee is does not have narcolepsy. She doesn't pass out, she is not tired...well, maybe she is tired but not because of some disorder. She is tired because she refuses to let herself sleep for very long. However More...
Vee is does not have narcolepsy. She doesn't pass out, she is not tired...well, maybe she is tired but not because of some disorder. She is tired because she refuses to let herself sleep for very long. However More...
Jan 29, 2012
Jen
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This was so good. Just what I needed right now. I sat down and read the whole thing in one burst, and I feel really satisfied now... so it's getting four stars from me for being a really entertaining read. If I could, I'd probably say 4.5; I can't put it up on the same pedestal that I keep for books like the Hunger Games, but I did really love sitting down all day and reading it.
The book is about Vee, a girl who has what everyone else thinks are narcoleptic fits where she just passe More...
The book is about Vee, a girl who has what everyone else thinks are narcoleptic fits where she just passe More...
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Jan 22, 2012
Nancy
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3.5 - 4 stars
The concept of sliding is interesting and new. Basically, Sylvia loses consciousness and slides into another person's mind. While there, she sees what the person is doing and saying and gets the secrets of that person whether she wants them or not. The flip side of this is that Sylvia then leaves her own body vulnerable and unprotected. So Sylvia tries very hard to not sleep by taking as much caffeine as she possibly can.
The selling point of this novel is the mys More...
The concept of sliding is interesting and new. Basically, Sylvia loses consciousness and slides into another person's mind. While there, she sees what the person is doing and saying and gets the secrets of that person whether she wants them or not. The flip side of this is that Sylvia then leaves her own body vulnerable and unprotected. So Sylvia tries very hard to not sleep by taking as much caffeine as she possibly can.
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Jan 14, 2012
Amy (Turn the Page)
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Slide was a very quick read for me. I found the narrative easy-going and the story progresses along nicely. There were no dull moments, and several well placed twists to keep you guessing, although as an older reader, I would have enjoyed a slightly darker novel.
For a short book, Slide does feature quite a few heavy topics. Murder for one, but many of the characters are also dealing with different stages of grief, attempted sexual assault, bullying, anorexia, teen pregnancy, suicide More...
For a short book, Slide does feature quite a few heavy topics. Murder for one, but many of the characters are also dealing with different stages of grief, attempted sexual assault, bullying, anorexia, teen pregnancy, suicide More...
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Dec 27, 2011
Celine
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Cover:
Very interesting. I love the purple and light effects in the cover. The way the title is set makes you feel like it's 'sliding' or 'moving;. I love the blurb too! 'Sometimes you can't look away'.
4 Forget-me-not flowers for the cover!
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The idea of Slide amazed me. I can imagine what it's like for Vee to be able to slide into someone's mind and see what they're doing at that time. Slide is not just about Vee's ability to 'slide', but also about the mu More...
Very interesting. I love the purple and light effects in the cover. The way the title is set makes you feel like it's 'sliding' or 'moving;. I love the blurb too! 'Sometimes you can't look away'.
4 Forget-me-not flowers for the cover!
Story:
The idea of Slide amazed me. I can imagine what it's like for Vee to be able to slide into someone's mind and see what they're doing at that time. Slide is not just about Vee's ability to 'slide', but also about the mu More...
Nov 14, 2011
Tez
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Vee Bell is a psychometrist of sorts - she can touch an object and, if the owner's emotion was strong enough to imprint on the item, Vee can "slide" into their consciousness to see what they're doing right now. When a cheerleader dies, supposedly a suicide, Vee knows better...because she slid into the murderer, only she can't identify who that is.
I was not expecting to like this. The concept is so familiar (Melinda Metz's Fingerprints/Echoes series comes to mind) that it seem More...
I was not expecting to like this. The concept is so familiar (Melinda Metz's Fingerprints/Echoes series comes to mind) that it seem More...
Feb 19, 2012
This Girl Reads
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I picked it up because:
This was another one of those times where I shamelessly judged a book by its cover. Not that you can blame me—that cover is like, gorgeous. The highlighted face? The blueish tint? The streaks around the title? So very awesome.
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Okay so, Vee, our main character, has the (unwanted) ability to "slide" into other people's minds, and basically experience what they're experiencing without anyone ever knowing about it. I ki More...
This was another one of those times where I shamelessly judged a book by its cover. Not that you can blame me—that cover is like, gorgeous. The highlighted face? The blueish tint? The streaks around the title? So very awesome.
What I liked:
Okay so, Vee, our main character, has the (unwanted) ability to "slide" into other people's minds, and basically experience what they're experiencing without anyone ever knowing about it. I ki More...
Jan 31, 2012
Paige
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Everyone thinks Sylvia "Vee" Bell's fainting spells are just instances of her narcolepsy acting up, but they don't know the truth. In reality, she ends up in other people's heads when she passes out and sees like through their eyes for a few minutes. She rarely sees anything good, but she ends up in a killer's head one night as they hold a knife over the dead body of her sister's best friend. Vee races against time to find the murdere More...
Everyone thinks Sylvia "Vee" Bell's fainting spells are just instances of her narcolepsy acting up, but they don't know the truth. In reality, she ends up in other people's heads when she passes out and sees like through their eyes for a few minutes. She rarely sees anything good, but she ends up in a killer's head one night as they hold a knife over the dead body of her sister's best friend. Vee races against time to find the murdere More...
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Feb 21, 2012
Chayse
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Sliding! If I could ever do that, I would have so much fun. I would want to slide into some of my friends and mess around with them. I could think of so many things to do right now. However, if I slid into a person and witnessed a murder take place right before my eyes. I would scream!
Vee, a girl who everyone thinks has narcoleptic, is a strong girl that goes through so much throughout this book. I really don't know how she can pull it through. Some things she does miss, espicially More...
Vee, a girl who everyone thinks has narcoleptic, is a strong girl that goes through so much throughout this book. I really don't know how she can pull it through. Some things she does miss, espicially More...
Dec 27, 2011
Krystal
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Another innovative young adult concept. Vee has an interesting problem or ability, she can slide into others' bodies and view what the others are seeing and doing. She cannot control this ability and needs to touch an object connected to another person to truly slide. These "narcoleptic fits" make for many awkward moments for poor Vee. They can also make for deadly visits. Vee slides into the body of someone she would do anything to get out of. She sees the death of her sister's
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Jan 30, 2012
Andrea
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I would classify Slide as a paranormal book with a mystery thrown in. I was immediately captured by this book because of the term "Narcolepsy". I have read other books where the character is in another person's body for a second, but I've never read a book that used this term. And for some reason it fascinated me. I know that just falling asleep is a real disease but I've never known anyone with it before or read anything about it.
And then throw the mystery in. I had s More...
And then throw the mystery in. I had s More...
Jan 16, 2012
Megan (Book Brats)
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SLIDE promised me a few things in the synopsis. A murder mystery (love those). A romance (love those, too). Catty high school drama (definitely love). This was actually the first book I ever requested from HarperCollins for review, and I was super excited for it. Maybe I overhyped the book in my head, or maybe I let the hype on Goodreads mislead me, but this book didn’t live up to all my expectations. I enjoyed the book, but it wasn’t all the way there for me. While SLIDE does have an awesome pr
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Feb 15, 2012
Melissa (i swim for oceans)
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Vee, for all intents and purposes, is your everyday teenage girl. She deals with backstabbing teens, catty girls, boyfriend drama and life in a clique-driven high school. Vee is unlike other girls though because, when she least expects it, she is unable to prevent herself from sliding into another person's consciousness. She sees the world through their eyes, and she's come to terms with it. It might make her odd, and it might be inconvenient, but it's life. Life for Vee, however, is about to ge
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Jan 10, 2012
Diayll
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Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Controllers
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Sometimes the books we choose to review can be a hit or a miss with our expectations. Maybe my expectations were too high, or maybe I just didn’t believe the concept. Either way, Slide is one of those books that left a sour taste in my mouth, one that I can’t seem to get rid of no matter how hard I try. I wanted to fall in love with the author, her unusual concept, More...
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Controllers
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Sometimes the books we choose to review can be a hit or a miss with our expectations. Maybe my expectations were too high, or maybe I just didn’t believe the concept. Either way, Slide is one of those books that left a sour taste in my mouth, one that I can’t seem to get rid of no matter how hard I try. I wanted to fall in love with the author, her unusual concept, More...
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Nov 21, 2011
Amanda
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First Impressions: Every once in awhile I like a good murder mystery book! I’ll admit that when I was a kid and I spend weekends with my grandmother, we would sit down and watch Murder She Wrote. Now that that fact is forever on the internet, I will say that I really liked the synopsis of Slide. It sounded really unique and I had to read it to find out who the killer was! I thought it was interesting that Slide had a More...
First Impressions: Every once in awhile I like a good murder mystery book! I’ll admit that when I was a kid and I spend weekends with my grandmother, we would sit down and watch Murder She Wrote. Now that that fact is forever on the internet, I will say that I really liked the synopsis of Slide. It sounded really unique and I had to read it to find out who the killer was! I thought it was interesting that Slide had a More...
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Jan 14, 2012
Amber
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Slide kept me guessing until the end! It's a fantastic murder mystery, and Hathaway does an excellent job of blending the paranormal and mystery genres. This novel had me so confused that I could not, for the life of me, figure out who the killer was. It ended up being the person I first suspected, but then Hathaway decided to completely mess with my head and make it seem like everyone was guilty. I wasn't completely shocked when I figured out who the killer was, but by this point, I suspected e
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Feb 02, 2012
Jen
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"Sometimes You Can't Look Away"
If you had the ability to see the world through someone else's eyes, even for just a few minutes, would you want to?
Vee Bell seems like your everyday narcoleptic but what really happens during her episodes is much more than nodding off. Vee doesn't just pass out, she slides into the minds of other people, giving her a chance to experience the world as they do.
Last year, she slid into someone she thought was her fr More...
If you had the ability to see the world through someone else's eyes, even for just a few minutes, would you want to?
Vee Bell seems like your everyday narcoleptic but what really happens during her episodes is much more than nodding off. Vee doesn't just pass out, she slides into the minds of other people, giving her a chance to experience the world as they do.
Last year, she slid into someone she thought was her fr More...
Jan 22, 2012
Stephanie
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Really, this book is more like 4.5 stars.
This is a story about a girl, Vee, who everyone thinks is narcoleptic. However, what really happens whenever she has one of her episodes is that she is "sliding" into another persons consciousness. She is able to see the world from their eyes and see what they are doing.
Vee hates her affliction. She doesn't understand it. All she knows is that she can't be touching something that belonged to someone else, or else she More...
This is a story about a girl, Vee, who everyone thinks is narcoleptic. However, what really happens whenever she has one of her episodes is that she is "sliding" into another persons consciousness. She is able to see the world from their eyes and see what they are doing.
Vee hates her affliction. She doesn't understand it. All she knows is that she can't be touching something that belonged to someone else, or else she More...
Feb 04, 2012
Stephanie
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Overall 2.5 stars; the biggest shortcoming: a mediocre execution.
I'd give it 3 stars for being a purely interesting concept that grabbed me for the first half of the book, but sadly all that interest and excitement waned, and turned into slight resentment, as the story proceeded to continue with plot developments that screamed "mayday, mayday, the pilot has loss control of the plane and...", yeah.
This had so much potential; so MUCH! But in the end, I think Hat More...
I'd give it 3 stars for being a purely interesting concept that grabbed me for the first half of the book, but sadly all that interest and excitement waned, and turned into slight resentment, as the story proceeded to continue with plot developments that screamed "mayday, mayday, the pilot has loss control of the plane and...", yeah.
This had so much potential; so MUCH! But in the end, I think Hat More...
Oct 09, 2011
Michelle
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I have had my eyes on Slide for a while, and have it on my "To Buy" list since I first heard of it. When I got my copy from Harper Collins UK I was excited to make a start on it and bumped it to the top of my "To Be Read" pile. Slide is the debut book by Jill Hathaway and it does not disappoint.
Sylvia "Vee", avoids contact with other things as much as possible, and puts it down to being a germaphobe. In reality, a touch of any object that has a excessi More...
Sylvia "Vee", avoids contact with other things as much as possible, and puts it down to being a germaphobe. In reality, a touch of any object that has a excessi More...
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Jan 06, 2012
Rebecca
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I started reading Slide and was really excited because it sounded so amazing. I found it to be really easy to read, I started Slide and the next thing I knew I was 50 pages in and still going strong. I think that’s one thing that was really good about Slide. There was a lot going on and it was really easy to just keep reading. I managed to read Slide in an hour it was that good.
I have to say however, that I felt like there was something missing. Like, at the end when certain things ha More...
I have to say however, that I felt like there was something missing. Like, at the end when certain things ha More...
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Feb 17, 2012
Suzanne (Paranormal Book Fan)
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Vee Bell is certain of one irrefutable truth—her sister’s friend Sophie didn’t kill herself. She was murdered.
Vee knows this because she was there. Everyone believes Vee is narcoleptic, but she doesn’t actually fall asleep during these episodes: When she passes out, she slides into somebody else’s mind and experiences the world through that person’s eyes. She’s slid into her sister as she cheated on a math test, into a teacher sneaking a dr More...
Vee Bell is certain of one irrefutable truth—her sister’s friend Sophie didn’t kill herself. She was murdered.
Vee knows this because she was there. Everyone believes Vee is narcoleptic, but she doesn’t actually fall asleep during these episodes: When she passes out, she slides into somebody else’s mind and experiences the world through that person’s eyes. She’s slid into her sister as she cheated on a math test, into a teacher sneaking a dr More...
Nov 28, 2011
Kyleigh
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When I first read the synopsis for Slide I was highly intrigued. Sliding into someone else when you fall asleep is a highly original concept. And a murder mystery is always a good thing. So going into this book I was pretty excited. While the idea was very cool I felt like the story needed a bit more fleshing to make it REALLY good.
Everyone thinks Vee is narcoleptic, and Vee is glad for it. The one time she tried to tell her father what was really happening he sent her to a shr More...
Everyone thinks Vee is narcoleptic, and Vee is glad for it. The one time she tried to tell her father what was really happening he sent her to a shr More...
