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Kill Me Again
by Leslie Rule (Goodreads Author)
by Leslie Rule (Goodreads Author)
middle school & up
Alexis & family have just moved back to her mom's old hometown. Soon, Alexis begins experiencing weird deja vu and remembering things that happened to someone else. The someone else is her aunt Nan who left home years ago and never came back. No one has seen or heard from her since. Alexis becomes convinced that this is because Nan is dead and that her killer is still out there and now is after Alexis. She thinks she is in danger because she believes she is the reincarnation of Nan.
I don't like the cover I attached but it is the only one I found. This cover makes the book seems much darker than it actually is. The story is narrated by Alexis and two words kept coming to mind about her "overly dramatic." Not melodramatic, because I think that has a negative connotation and I liked Alexis. She seems like a very innocent, almost naive, teenage girl. The kind who still believes in love at first sight and is convinced her high school boyfriend is her soul mate and they'll be together forever. The whole story feels that way; like it is from an easier, simpler time. So I checked the copyright date. Earliest copyright date was 1996. (1996? I remember '96. Cell phones were around but not quite as ubiquitous as today. I mean, come on, Zach's phone was a freakin' brick.)
Which brings me to the second reason I checked the date. A character was driving along and couldn't find an available phone booth to make a call. Yeah, that kinda clued me in on the whole 'not set in current times' thing. (1996? I remember '96. Cell phones were around but not quite as ubiquitous as today. I mean, come on, Zach's phone was a freakin' brick.)
The pacing is really strong. I was never bored and didn't feel like the author was thinking "been a few pages, I should make a monster pop out of a closet." The story is positively littered with red herrings though. I must brag and say I never fell for them. Then again, I'm old and used to watch "Murder, she wrote." (Yes, really)
Verdict: recommended. Especially if a literature teacher is doing a unit on mysteries.
Alexis & family have just moved back to her mom's old hometown. Soon, Alexis begins experiencing weird deja vu and remembering things that happened to someone else. The someone else is her aunt Nan who left home years ago and never came back. No one has seen or heard from her since. Alexis becomes convinced that this is because Nan is dead and that her killer is still out there and now is after Alexis. She thinks she is in danger because she believes she is the reincarnation of Nan.
I don't like the cover I attached but it is the only one I found. This cover makes the book seems much darker than it actually is. The story is narrated by Alexis and two words kept coming to mind about her "overly dramatic." Not melodramatic, because I think that has a negative connotation and I liked Alexis. She seems like a very innocent, almost naive, teenage girl. The kind who still believes in love at first sight and is convinced her high school boyfriend is her soul mate and they'll be together forever. The whole story feels that way; like it is from an easier, simpler time. So I checked the copyright date. Earliest copyright date was 1996. (1996? I remember '96. Cell phones were around but not quite as ubiquitous as today. I mean, come on, Zach's phone was a freakin' brick.)
Which brings me to the second reason I checked the date. A character was driving along and couldn't find an available phone booth to make a call. Yeah, that kinda clued me in on the whole 'not set in current times' thing. (1996? I remember '96. Cell phones were around but not quite as ubiquitous as today. I mean, come on, Zach's phone was a freakin' brick.)
The pacing is really strong. I was never bored and didn't feel like the author was thinking "been a few pages, I should make a monster pop out of a closet." The story is positively littered with red herrings though. I must brag and say I never fell for them. Then again, I'm old and used to watch "Murder, she wrote." (Yes, really)
Verdict: recommended. Especially if a literature teacher is doing a unit on mysteries.
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