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Kane Richards Must Die

by Shanice Williams (Goodreads Author)

3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 · rating details · 642 ratings · 72 reviews

After an unexpected transfer to the States for her senior year, Suranne's new friends give her just one instruction: stay away from Kane Richards. According to everyone, he's a heartless playboy concerned only for himself. With one glance, it's easy to see why he gets away with it. But things aren't always what they seem, especially when he sets his sights on her and whisp...more

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Published May 1st 2011 by Lands Atlantic Publishing

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May 20, 2011 Jessica rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of The Duff

Recommended to Jessica by: Alexa

Shelves: 24-ebooks, 05-literary-crush-worthy, 16-chick-lit, 25-hawt, 27-contemporary-ya

Alright, I want to start this review by saying that I was specifically asking for a book like this one. My book recommendation request read as follows:

"I’m looking for a YA Contemporary Romance à la Perfect Chemistry, The Duff or The Truth About Forever. Preferably some kind of bad boy falls for good girl story. I won’t mind if it’s a little cheesy."

While I wouldn’t say that I got something similar to The Truth About Forever, I certainly got something that could be compared to Perfect Chemistry...more Alright, I want to start this review by saying that I was specifically asking for a book like this one. My book recommendation request read as follows:

"I’m looking for a YA Contemporary Romance à la Perfect Chemistry, The Duff or The Truth About Forever. Preferably some kind of bad boy falls for good girl story. I won’t mind if it’s a little cheesy."

While I wouldn’t say that I got something similar to The Truth About Forever, I certainly got something that could be compared to Perfect Chemistry (because of the steamy romance) and to The DUFF because of the whole bad-boy-slash-womanizer-with-issues-turns-into-good-guy-with-issues-because-of-a-girl scheme. However, if you liked the books I just mentioned and you’re now feeling encouraged to read this, I’d say, go ahead, but I’d like to point out the following first.

You should be aware of the fact that this book is one big stereotype. What you’ll get is a rather predictable story about a stereotype bad boy who only uses girls for sex but learns the error of his ways when he falls in love with our stereotype female main character. The language is kinda rough at times and the make-out scenes graphic. And by graphic I mean really graphic. Adult Urban Fantasy graphic. Not that I minded, but this is YA, after all, so I considered the porn-ish quality of the make-out scenes noteworthy. If I were a mum and would be reading this together with my daughter (I’m mentioning this because I think one reviewer said something about reading this for her mother-daughter book club) I would die of embarrassment. I mean, there are entire chapters dedicated to sex.

As you can see, I "only" rated this 3 stars, whereas PC and The Duff got a solid 5 stars rating from me (due to their entertainment value) so, this begs the question: what kept me from liking this as much as I liked the other two? After all, this should have been right up my alley (which it actually kind of was) but there were a few things that bothered me. This is a little difficult to explain and I don’t know whether you’ll understand what I’m trying to say but somehow there was a bit too much of everything in this story. Kane was a bit too hot, the hype around him was a bit too big, Suranne was a bit too smitten, the feelings they had for each other were a bit too strong, they fell for each other a bit too quickly...you see where I'm going with this? I really don’t know how to explain this any better than saying that Williams has overdone it a little. If she had knocked it down a notch - the hotness, the attraction, the issues...all of it - then I think the whole scenario would have felt so much more realistic. There was also a lot of eyebrow raising and eye rolling going on on my part while I was reading this. The misunderstandings our two main characters had also felt kinda forced. I remember thinking "Come on Suranne, you can’t possibly be that stupid, can you? There’s no way anybody would have taken what he just said the way you did!" What I also found weird was that some of the subplots only seemed to be thrown in for good measure since they remainded entirely unresolved. (view spoiler)

Another thing that bothered me was Kane’s POV. This story is told from Suranne’s and Kane’s and while I thought the girl’s POV was well done, the guy’s POV felt very unrealistic to me. I just can’t see any guy talking like that. And you know what I really hated? How Kane always referred to Suranne as "his girl". I know, this is totally subjective and you might not understand my annoyance with this if you haven’t read the book but the constant "my girl this and my girl that" really got on my nerves.

Ok, and then there’s one more thing that annoyed me which - again - might be entirely subjective. Kane doesn’t kiss girls on the lips. He has sex with tons of girls but he doesn’t kiss them. Um...isn’t that common practice among prostitutes? I don’t know, this just gave me a weird feeling.

Oh, and I also didn’t like the ending. It wasn’t a cliffhanger, don’t worry, but I found it kinda sucky nonetheless. I hope there will be a sequel sometime. *nudge nudge*

I know, I seem to be having an awful lot of complaints but overall I really enjoyed reading this. What can I say, I just totally dig these kind of stories. I hope some of my friends will read this book too, because I’d love to hear their thoughts on this one!

Thanks so much for the rec, Alexa!!! :)(less)

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Apr 19, 2011 Katherine rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads-giveaway-reviewcopy, dissapointed

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I got this book from one of the giveaways. I was very excited to read this book, but to be honest im dissapointed. Books these days are all about looks, why do all the guys that are the protagonists of the book NEED to have excessivly great looks. Cant they just be good looking, do they have to be model looks and all that crap; its unrealistic. Even though Lwerence was so nice to her from the start, nah shes gotta have the guy thats a dick and has the best looks in the school. This book, like mo...more I got this book from one of the giveaways. I was very excited to read this book, but to be honest im dissapointed. Books these days are all about looks, why do all the guys that are the protagonists of the book NEED to have excessivly great looks. Cant they just be good looking, do they have to be model looks and all that crap; its unrealistic. Even though Lwerence was so nice to her from the start, nah shes gotta have the guy thats a dick and has the best looks in the school. This book, like most books that are out these days reminded me of twilight. They all have the same kinda story line (of course with some differences); girl goes to new school, her mum has sent her to go live with her aunt (not uncle as in twilight) there is a sexy guy, he wants her. Her guy friend gets jealous cause he likes her. Guy and girl get together, its a huge statement when they get to school and all that crap. Also Kane plays the pinao also a connection to twilight. Anywho ill move onto the details of the book; Kane Richards is the biggest manwhore there ever was, he sleeps around with all the girls at their school.

One thing i didnt like is how Suranne called all the girls he ever had sex with slags, i thought that was a bit harsh and really thought Suranne was bitch at that moment. I like how she thinks she is different but she ends up having sex with the guy after 2 weeks :S which i think is a bit quick and is head over heels in love with him. It all moved so quickly, very unrealisitc and i dont think it is portraying a good image for girls.

The thing that annoyies me about books like these is how always the female protagonist falls for the guy so quickly, i mena she just met the guy and everyone tells her hes a manwhore and treats woman like shit but no that just makes herself more interested and she cant stop thinking about him, and after that incident when he shoved her up agaisnt the car when he got jealous, i thought he had real issues!! Thats cause he does; turns out Kane is only a heartless arsehole cause he has it shit at home; his mum is a drunk, and he has a little sis to take care of and his father died three years ago. He just does so many things that pisses me off; example after he kissed Suranne and sees her at school then doesnt want to tell her he has issues so instead he puts his arm around some random chick and walks off with her all cause he was a pussy and couldnt tell her, and then exapects her to forgive him :S Also that incident when he got drunk and was breaking the glasses and screaming at Suranne; i dont know if i could forgive a guy that did that even if you are drunk - no excuse. I would have set lose the guy ages ago, even if you loved him - you cant keep letting a guy treat you like crap just because he says he loves you. Makes me think a little about battered woman syndrome.

Another thing that was silly was the 'kiss thing' that he wouldnt kiss the girls he slept with, and Suranne identified its cause kissing is intimate and represents feelings for the person and he doesnt want that, he just wants to have sex with the girls and not for it to mean anything and after he met Suranne all he could think about was kissing her (of course *rolls eyes*). And he only liked her cause she wouldnt faulter to his charm and cause she made snide remarks about him. She wasnt like all the other girls he kissed the ground he walked on.

I did like the twist towards the end though about howt Kate was his ex girlfriend and his first proper love and them detailing what happened. But i thought that was tight how Suranne thought Kate was a bitch for breaking up with Kane because she coulnt handle how he treated her like garbage all the time, and would yell at her and not talk to her. She was there for him but he didnt want her, and she couldnt handle it anymore - which is totally understandable!! - and broke it off and only afterwards did he understand that it was his fault but he ended up doing the exact thing to Suranne which his behaviour - he didnt learn from his mistakes!!! But it was okay for him as Suranne stayed with him :S i would not be so forgiving.

Also the ending sucked haha with Suranne having to hop back on a plane to london to go back to living with her mum, and Kane graduating anf going to the airport to get a ticket to london to see her. The book just left me annoyed haha but i didnt mind it, finished it in one night. It was a quick and easy read, i did like that the book was written from two different view, one chapter from Kanes point of view and the next from Suranne (also i hate her name :S ) but im sorry that i dont have many good things to say about the book...(less)

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May 24, 2011 Ariana rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-contemporary, annoyed-me

I usually don't write reviews when I don't really like the books. I think that the author made a great effort to write a book and I would be somehow mean to her/him by saying bad things about her/his work.

But for the same reasons I wanted to read the book some others might as well, and i wouldn't want them to be as disappointed as I am now..
So, here's my piece of advice: Read it if you think that this book is your type, but not because other people compared it with some books you liked in the p...more

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Jun 22, 2011 Victoria rated it 1 of 5 stars

Oh god this might be one of the most annoying and worst books I've ever read. Please take my advice and don't waste your time on this book UNLESS:
1) you are a teenager who has never read a book before in your life for pleasure(therefore you have never had the pleasure of reading a book with a better plot)
2) you love the whole bad boy and sparkly-new-girl-who-happens-to-be-oh-so-different romance
3) you want a very very quick read with a super shallow plot (that's what I wanted so I can't guarante...more

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May 13, 2011 The BookWhisperer rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

Shanice Williams takes readers by storm in this vibrant novel of romance and reality. The story of a young girl that finds herself relocated in the States, and the main attraction for the school playboy. This is a story with deep emotional dialect that readers will consume in one setting. The characters of Kane and Suranne are intriguing and relatable, so readers will feel interwoven into this heart racing read. From the description alone this novel was nothing the simple young romance that I ha...more

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Oct 22, 2011 Ashley rated it 2 of 5 stars

Oh my goodness... Seriously?!

Awkward dialogue. Unrealistic interactions. Annoying and unbelievable characters. And SO just... REALLY?!

The title of this book has NOTHING to do with the story other Kane Richards is a mc of the book.

I wanted her to end up w/ Lawrence... I don't care how tortured you are- treating girls like KR does makes you an ass.

And, AND They had a FREAKING INSTA-LOVE!! REALLY?!?! Here I am, thinking that only happens in paranormal, but no...

I rolled my eyes SO many times wh...more

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Mar 01, 2012 Doreen rated it 3 of 5 stars

What is with the word "whilst" in this book. I swear it's used like ten million times and them some. I have developed a new irritation for the word. OTHER THAN THAT! this is a good book. its not great or anything but it's not bad either. HOWEVER! this definetly isn't a relationship that I fancy. In fact if I were to encounter a guy like Kane Richards I would have a few choice words for him. I know that looks are like stupid juice for girls and guys alike but that's definetly not an excuse to tre...more

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Aug 09, 2011 Shelby rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, reviewed, e-book

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Jul 24, 2011 Mirandahannah rated it 4 of 5 stars

KANE RICHARDS MUST DIE was beautifully written which surprised me since it was so cheap. This author could probably get away with charging more for it on Amazon. But the fact that it was 99 cents just made this experience all the more enjoyable! (:

Suranne has lived in England for her entire life but goes to live with her aunt in South Carolina, United States. The book immediately opens with Suranne at her new school, where everyone warns her, or is infatuated by Kane Richards. What's the appeal?...more

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Jul 22, 2011 Katrina Passick Lumsden rated it 1 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. If someone were to ask me to sum up my feelings about this book in one sentence, that sentence would be, "I truly wish I hadn't spent $7.99 on it."

The premise is pretty standard YA romance fiction; pretty new girl at school, hunky stud, undeniable attraction, hurdles, problems, sappy revelations, etc. This particular story, however, was a bit too over-the-top for me. I prefer a little subtlety in my writing, and this book wouldn't be subtle if you ripped out every-other-page.

Suranne is despera...more

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Jul 05, 2011 Brandi Kosiner added it

This is an easy read and I finished in less than 24 hours. The characters were entertaining, with voices that drew me in.
Certain scenes made me laugh (flowers remin. from wide awake) and others made me want to cry.
My only complaints: the title didn't seem to fit, and initially turned me off, the cover, and the repeated use of whilst. It just bothered me a bit. I also must say that the intimate scenes are a bit graphic, but I read fanfic so it was nothing to me.
Otherwise, loved this story....more

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May 22, 2011 Mari rated it 1 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. After an unexpected transfer to the States for her senior year, Suranne's new friends give her just one instruction: stay away from Kane Richards. According to everyone, he's a heartless playboy concerned only for himself. With one glance, it's easy to see why he gets away with it. But things aren't always what they seem- especially when he sets his sights on her and whispers that she's different.
Despite all the red flags, Suranne considers whether or not his intentions are genuine or if she's s...more After an unexpected transfer to the States for her senior year, Suranne's new friends give her just one instruction: stay away from Kane Richards. According to everyone, he's a heartless playboy concerned only for himself. With one glance, it's easy to see why he gets away with it. But things aren't always what they seem- especially when he sets his sights on her and whispers that she's different.
Despite all the red flags, Suranne considers whether or not his intentions are genuine or if she's simply another name on his list. In the process, she may just uncover the real Kane Richards. But, when it comes down to it, the real Kane Richards may not want to be found.

This book was a pain to read. Kane Richards is a womanizer. He sleeps with girls whose names he can't even remember and treats them like crap. Said girls don't mind though because he is so gorgeous. Enter Suranne, a transferee from London - she's beautiful, sexy and has a killer British accent. She sees for herself how much of a jerk Kane is but she can't help but like him because as the book mentioned about 20 times now, he's absolutely gorgeous! Blech. We learn afterwards that Kane has been dealing with a lot of issues at home - his father's death, his mom's alcoholism and trying to take care of his sister. As if these things provide enough excuse for Kane to act as horrible as he has been towards other girls. Of course Suranne understands! He trusts her. He's never felt this way towards a girl in quite a while, yada, yada, yada. I've had enough of these two at this point. A couple more stuff happens but I couldn't care less. I thought both Suranne and Kane were unlikable. And the amount of swearing in this book is staggering! Not to mention the sex! I mean, I don't have a problem with reading about sex, even in YA - I liked Echols' Forget You and loved Keplinger's The DUFF - but in these two books previously mentioned, sex was presented tastefully. In Kane Richards Must Die - not so much. It was like a Harlequin Blaze novel disguised as YA - with crass, cringe-inducing talks about hard-ons and touching crotches. LOL.. Also, the title didn't make sense with regards to the story. Maybe they wanted the title to be catchy. I thought I was going to get a rehash of the storyline from John Tucker Must Die but boy, I was wrong. It was worse. (less)

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May 26, 2011 Lennongirl rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: medium-kindle, g-young-adult, 1-star-didn-t-like, type-fiction, read-in-2011, read-in-english

I don't even know what to say. This book made me angry - not the good kind of angry, the kind you feel because of evil characters, unfair fates or something. No, this wasn't being angry because of compassion, because this book offered me nothing to care for. I was just angry at the book itself. I usually don't write lenghty review about books I didn't like - but this one, like I said, made me angry and I needed an outlet. So, here we go. Keep in my mind this is just *my* humble opinion, though....more I don't even know what to say. This book made me angry - not the good kind of angry, the kind you feel because of evil characters, unfair fates or something. No, this wasn't being angry because of compassion, because this book offered me nothing to care for. I was just angry at the book itself. I usually don't write lenghty review about books I didn't like - but this one, like I said, made me angry and I needed an outlet. So, here we go. Keep in my mind this is just *my* humble opinion, though.

It could've been such a sweet story: Despite her better a judgement, the innocent girl falls for the apparently bad, but very hot guy (who's not really bad, just broken, you all know the drill). It's a popular storyline that's been done countless times before, and all other version I've read so far were better. The DUFF, for instance, or Perfect Chemistry. Jeez, even Twilight does it better.

So what's wrong with this one? Three words: Shallow, flat, unrealistic. You know, after reading the first chapter, I actually thought this was supposed to be crack. Like a YA satire or something, Not another Teen-movie, that kind of stuff. I was excited! I was sure to love it! Then I noticed it was... not a satire, but all serious. And it all kinda went downhill from there. A few more details go under a spoiler cut: (view spoiler)[

It all happens bam, bam, bam. Way, way, WAY too fast. Girl (Suranne) arrives, bam, meets random people=instant best friends, bam, best friends advise girl to stay away from that guy (Kane), bam, girl sees that guy and OMG IT HAPPENS, violins play, drool appears, bam, that guy's an ass, girl acts all coy, guy falls for girl, bam, girl goes back home, bam, guy follows, end.

Truth to be told, there are various subplots going on, but none of them really make sense, so I left them out of this bam-review. What this book also offers are:

- characters take 180 degree turns and back again. Like Kane's mother. The family actually is suffering since Dad died (his plane crashed, but he called them shortly before, adding a meaningful pre-death conversation to the huge list of drama going on - said conversation also included his wish to "make me proud, son", which apparently translated in Kane's head to something like "Call every girl a bitch and treat her accordingly". Ah well. The generation gap struck again.). Anyhoo, so Mum started drinking and is, when we first meet her, portrayed as a serious alcoholic. Not fun at all. But she gets help. Suddenly. And is doing great and fine and fun just two pages later. It's a miracle! I couldn't believe it. Neither did Kane, for on Dad's death anniversary, he's totally sure his mother will lose it again. Just like every other year. But Mum isn't around, so Kane just loses it without her, just him and a nice bottle of Vodka, just like every other year. When Mum returns next day, she's all fiddle-dee-da - she spent the evening with her counsellor. Good for her. But not letting her kids know? On that fateful day? The day her son gets drunk and messed up as some sort of twisted family tradition? Sweet.

- relationships are introduced but aren't even existent. Like Lawrence, who is introduced as Kane's friend. Wow. I wish I had friends like that. Lawrence is part of Suranne's meeting commitee, and about the first thing he tells her, is to stay away from Kane. His friend. Woah. Lawrence spends the rest of the book trying to get into Suranne's pants (his "friends" girlfriend!) by playing the "I'm here when you need me because my 'friend' messed up"-card. I think there are... two scenes that show Lawrence and Kane together? What a friendship. My oh my.

- people just don't act the way people act. I've mentioned it before, the "this all goes way to fast"-thing. Suranne meets Kane's little sister (who, by the way, is 12, but acts like and is treated as if she's 8) - bam, they're best friends. In the end, Suranne must go home because her mother is very sick. Does Suranne care about that? About her mother? No! Of course not! She just wants to be with Kane! Mother? What mother? She has her aunt she's living with, who needs a mother anyway? Kane doesn't has one either - well, not on the important days, anyway. (hide spoiler)]

I could go on and on, mention other examles, but you see where I'm getting at. Basically, the lead characters are both annoying, bland, unrealistic and unsympathetic. And I didn't feel any chemistry between them. I basically couldn't care less about either of them. Maybe you will. If so, congrats, good for you. If not, don't say I didn't warn you :P(less)

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May 22, 2011 Kristina rated it 4 of 5 stars

Kane Richards Must Die is a quick read about Suranne, a British girl who moved to the United States, and Kane Richards, who is basically a womanizing jerk. Suranne knows she must stay away from him because he will only use her and hurt her. The problem is, she can’t stay away. She is so intrigued by him and wants to learn more about who he really is. It also doesn’t help that Kane is the hottest guy in school!

My favorite kind of character is the one that has many levels. At first, all we know a...more

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Aug 21, 2011 Tash rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: realistic-fiction

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Jun 13, 2012 Luna rated it 1 of 5 stars

***SPOILERS INCLUDED*** I don't think I can fully express my reaction to this book and keep the integrity of the plot line at the same time, so I'm not even going to try.

I love chick lit. As much as I enjoy reading thought-provoking novels, sometimes all I want to do is curl up with a light read that gives me a couple laughs. This was not one of those books. It did not make me laugh. There was some hair-pulling, though.

Suranne transfers to an American high school during her senior year, for reas...more

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Jul 17, 2011 Sarah-anne Bervoets rated it 3 of 5 stars

wow, I really did love this book. from the title I expected it to be like JOhn Tucker must die in the way that Kane Richards was the bad guy. It was adorable! the book and its characters were amazing. I loved Kane and I loved Suranne. The book had so much conflict, so much pain and so much love. it's impossible to not fall in love with it on the first page.I couldn't put it down.

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Oct 10, 2011 Jennah Scott rated it 3 of 5 stars

Let me first start by saying this is a book you should NOT judge by it's cover (or title). I read other reviews of this book and some seemed turned off because the actual story and the title/cover don't really coincide. This is true, BUT it doesn't matter. The story is all that matters and it's a great one.

Surrane is a transfer student from London to the US. She's ready to start her senior year when her mom tells her she has to go live with her aunt for a few months. For most, that would be deva...more Let me first start by saying this is a book you should NOT judge by it's cover (or title). I read other reviews of this book and some seemed turned off because the actual story and the title/cover don't really coincide. This is true, BUT it doesn't matter. The story is all that matters and it's a great one.

Surrane is a transfer student from London to the US. She's ready to start her senior year when her mom tells her she has to go live with her aunt for a few months. For most, that would be devastating. Suranne is upset, but it doesn't seem to have the effect I expected. By the end of the first week she's already begun to make friends and sees the trap that Kane Richards sets for every girl that crosses his path. Suranne's quick acclimation to her new surroundings is one thing I liked about her. The book didn't start out with her whining or going on about how she had to leave her parents. She adjusted and jumped right into the middle of things.

Kane Richards is the class prince. Every guy wants to be him (even his best friend it seems) and every girl wants to be with him. Except Surrane. Kane sets his sights on her the minute he walks into class that first day. She sees him, likes what she sees, but fights the desire to fall into his trap. He's a little cliche in that his attitude was exactly what I expected. He knows how much he's desired and he uses it against people. What I did like about him was the way Williams lets his inner feelings and emotions come out slowly in the book. There were a couple of melt downs, but for the most part it was a slow progression.

I liked the development of these two. It was at a good pace for each of them and didn't seem to lag or to be rushed. I do wish the ending would have been drawn out a little more. When everything changes for Surrane we don't get to see much of either of their reactions. It was almost like bam there's the climax and now we get to the conclusion. If I had a complaint about the book it would be that. It doesn't make the story bad, it's just that I wanted more.

Overall this was a quick, fun read. Not too much angst but just enough heartache.
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Aug 15, 2012 Oriana rated it 4 of 5 stars

After having read her wattpad draft, and loved it, I went out and bought her book.
I wasn't bored at all when reading it again, which just goes to show what a great book this is.
I recommend it to any romantic lovers.
I just got it back from my 40-year-old aunt. She loved the book too ;)

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Aug 01, 2011 My Book Friend rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: People who liked Beautiful Disaster

Recommended to My Book Friend by: Amazon

Suranne has just moved to the U.S. from London, and she already knows one thing- stay away from Kane Richards. Of course, Suranne thinks he is just some guy who happens to be a womanizer. She was wrong. Kane Richards is a GOD. Even with people's warnings to stay away from him- Suranne also finds herself falling for him. But Kane NEVER falls for his victims. Or, at least he hasn't yet.

I really liked this book, but I just realized something. The plot is almost EXACTLY like Beautiful Disaster. Isn...more

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Jun 23, 2011 Elaine rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: No one, seriously

Shelves: young-adult, contemporary, snoozefest, heroines-worthy-of-staking, annoying-characters-to-punch, characters-i-couldn-t-care-less-for, kindle

Really couldn't take the immature-ish writing style, shallow, annoying characters and cliche storyline. Got to like halfway in the book and just couldn't continue any further.

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Jul 02, 2012 Danie Pie rated it 5 of 5 stars

In one word I can define this book. HOT!
I really really liked the book. Williams makes an excellent work with this book.
In my opinion I love book that are narrated for more than one character. They're always good. An you get to know the characters more.
When I saw the title I thought it was going to be like the movie called 'John Tucker Must Die' ad it wasn't like it at all.

It's a book that should be read by 18+ people. It has hot scenes. And the author shows us a very passionate love.
A love...more

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Nov 01, 2012 Fiona marked it as wish-lists

Hopefully this is as fun as John Tucker Must Die, I know, so not related, other than the similar title.

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May 30, 2012 Sheryl rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: not-so-good

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I've just finished rereading Kane Richards Must Die and this is the part where I probably be hated... I don't want to sound bad but I need to... (Sorry....) I need to be honest with my opinions regarding this novel...

So okay... Here goes...

The plot was good, it was entertaining, only it was like reading a first draft format... (Oh... Don't hate me yet..)

Actually, Shanice Williams had written my favorite story theme, badboy/playboy-meets-nicegirl/newgirl. It was a common theme, but, a powerful on...more

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I've been looking forward to reading Kane Richards Must Die since reading the premise. What the story offered was something I wasn't excepting. I'm not a huge fan of YA books that are full of sexual context and sex scenes, both of which are through out this book. Even though there were things that turned me off from the book I couldn't stop reading it. I was totally intrigued with Kane Richard's. He is such a broken boy in every sense of the word that I had to know more about him.

I liked Suranne...more

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Nov 20, 2011 Halyna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

Well, I'm definitely not a teenager and I've read MANY books, so I can compare, and I find this book endearing, pleasant to read and touching! I liked the protagonists, their dialogues, misunderstandings, humour, everything! This is a perfect book for relaxing - one cannot constantly read the books, which have complicated plot and some major issues, so from time to time I, personally, like to read books, that make you smile, have fun and relax! This book provided me a great time, good mood and...more

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May 24, 2011 Tia rated it 5 of 5 stars

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It touched on a lot of subjects with youth today. I fell in love with the characters in the book and felt like I was right there with them.

I enjoyed the ending of the book because of the typical 'happily ever after' however I did wish it was a more elaborate ending. I gave it 5 stars because I've read a lot of books like these and this was definitely one of my top five favorites, ever!

Shanice Williams is a great author, her book was well written. I'd certai...more

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Feb 06, 2012 Kaitlyn rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Adorable. Completely and utterly adorable. This book was soo sweet, cute and a perfect teen romance. I read it really fast but it was a decent length novel I just couldn't put it down. I've been wanting to read this book for months but didn't want to spend the $7/$8 it cost. I got it last night at Amazon for a limited $0.99 special. I immediately bought it, and started reading it at 1 am. I loved that the main issues and drama weren't the regular cheating, no trust, friends have issues with them...more Adorable. Completely and utterly adorable. This book was soo sweet, cute and a perfect teen romance. I read it really fast but it was a decent length novel I just couldn't put it down. I've been wanting to read this book for months but didn't want to spend the $7/$8 it cost. I got it last night at Amazon for a limited $0.99 special. I immediately bought it, and started reading it at 1 am. I loved that the main issues and drama weren't the regular cheating, no trust, friends have issues with them drama which so many books have. This was original and a great book. The love was amazing and so sweet to read about. I loved reading about their whole picnic in the park and that they had something like that to talk about and it wasn't just something physical. I loved how he reacted and reading about him and how she calmed him, it was amazing. It was a little strange though that he's the one who felt the emotions most clearly and first, but was always last. I like that he used the music to convey his emotions and he was also so vulnerable no matter how much he tried to hide it. The intensity of his emotions even when he didn't know why, before they were together and he was confused about how he wanted to kiss her, be the only one to hold her, and how he got the whole sharing concept put into perspective was perfect. It showed he was human, had a heart, immediately led to support for him and it's always great to read about that kind of personality swap when someone like him finds that one person and it is immediately different. Always adds a bit of fairytale to it and gives hope that things like that do happen. This book was a great sit on the couch to oooh and awe kind of story as well as giggle and become sad when they had issues story. A light hearted romance at least as far as life lessons go, the whole book and the ending are just a perfect showcase of the ideal follow you everywhere can't live without you kind of love even though they were so young, it didn't matter. This book is a lot like In the Spotlight by Liz Botts just in the tone, the kind and amount of romance and the giggly almost fairytale like feelings it has. So if you liked this book or that one I greatly recommend reading the other.(less)

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Jul 25, 2011 Kath S rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult

I need to say it, the name of this book is stupid and don't fit at all :S.

Suranne have to move to America when her mother have to go to Greece for working. Suranne starts to live with her aunt, and has to start in a new school, where everyone see her for her accent y because she's kind of beauty. The first thing that her new BFF say her is: You need to stay away from Kane. Suranne nods, and thinks "Come on, this guy can't be like Adonis". But, big mistake, 'cause she looks him, and the attractio...more

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Aug 06, 2011 John rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of The DUFF

Shelves: realistic-teen, could-have-been-better, chick-lit

Let me say what originally drew me into the book was the title. I mean could this be like John Tucker Must Die? Could it?! Well it wasn't. But that didn't make it a bad thing. While the title doesn't really fit,the story itself wasn't too bad. Don't get me wrong, it did have it's faults.

I mean we've seen the formula a million times before; good girl comes to school meets the womanizing bad boy. Against better judgement girl falls for bad boy, who we then learn is not so bad thanks to problems...more Let me say what originally drew me into the book was the title. I mean could this be like John Tucker Must Die? Could it?! Well it wasn't. But that didn't make it a bad thing. While the title doesn't really fit,the story itself wasn't too bad. Don't get me wrong, it did have it's faults.

I mean we've seen the formula a million times before; good girl comes to school meets the womanizing bad boy. Against better judgement girl falls for bad boy, who we then learn is not so bad thanks to problems at home. Boy likes girl because she's "different" and can "change him". They get together, problems ensue. And then happily ever after, or as close as you can get (KRMD actually did have a nice end twist. While I did see it coming, it was still enjoyable). The cliche aspects of this book made me want me to hit something, or stop reading. I couldn't decided which would be the better option.

Besides the main story line, we have the predictable best friends. There's the boy friend who's best friends with the womanizer and then the girl friend who hates the womanizer because she's been spurned by him in the past. And while we're on the topic of supporting friends, let's talk about Lawrence's character for a second. He knows that Surry is falling for Kane and yet still pushes himself towards her. Then when he gives her a ride home (they were supposed to being going somewhere else but when Suranne said she'd rather go home he got very upset and pouty) he's goes ahead and kisses her, and then says, and I'm paraphrasing, "That's good, that'll do" (sorry if I quoted wrong, don't have a copy of the book in front of me). When I read that I wanted to jump through the book and strangle him. I mean come on you know that she doesn't like you, but does like your best friend, and yet you still kiss her just because you can't help yourself??? No that's not how it happens...ever!!

Now let's take a look at Kate, the girl who reaches out to Suranne and warns her to stay away from Kane...why because Kate (view spoiler). She gets the worst end of the stick. Everyone calls her a coward for what she did. But I mean was she really a coward? The boy she's "in love" with goes through a lot of trauma and begins to withdraw from her. She does her best to get him to open up and for them to stay together but nothing seems to work. And so, because she doesn't want to keep trying only for him to push her away and because she doesn't want to be forced to feel bad for something that she obviously can't fix, she leaves and ends it. And because of that she's a coward. Maybe in a way it was a little selfish for her to leave but what else was she supposed to do? Stay in a relationship that made her miserable? That seems like too much to ask of a 14 year old girl. But then, of course, she has her redemption when she helps Kane make his new relationship work. Awww....

Despite all of this I still found myself falling for the story. I don't know if it's just because I'm a sucker for twu luv, but I liked it. Once we got into the actual "problems at home" and "keeping the relationship together" parts, it was nice. Let me say it's nice to see that, unlike most YA romances be they be PNR or not, some authors aren't afraid to have sex in their book. I mean while sex isn't everything it's pretty tiring to have every single book marketed to YA have the whole "I love you too much to touch you even though you're throwing yourself on top of me" thing going on. Though it would have been nice if they had explored how Suranne felt about moving her relationship forward with a man who claims to "have been with a different girl each night for the past three years". Despite everything that bothered me about this book, I still liked it. The love between the two characters was passionate and heartbreaking which, I guess, good love stories should be. (less)

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