I���m going to type every word I know! Rectangle…America…Megaphone…Monday…Butthole

15. Die for Me ��� Carol Gorman

My copy of this book is signed to Carol Gorman���s good friend Marilyn. The book is also dedicated to someone named Marilyn. I can���t remember where I got my copy. I���m pretty sure I picked it up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where Carol Gorman lived when she wrote it and possibly still does live, but I can���t recall exactly where. That bothers me because I���d like to know how I ended up with the copy of the book that���s signed specifically to the person it���s dedicated to. I have a lot of YA books with their owner���s names in them, and some books I���ve picked up have been signed and weren���t labeled that way, but this is a little more personal and to me, it has the potential to be related to a sad situation like a falling out, a death, or an unfeeling book purge. Hmm. Mysteries.

Carol Gorman is able to do a lot more with a few words than most of the YA thriller writers I���ve read. This book clocks in at 138 pages (damn that���s short) and she���s got subtle clues, characters that feel real enough that I could remember their names throughout the story (Sometimes thrillers just need somebody to be there, you know? Like the murder victim who is quickly lost in the shuffle.), a very realistic motivation for murder, and supernatural tomfoolery. Once an Ouija board is involved, tomfoolery is sure to follow. ��Or possession. Die for Me hints a bit at supernatural possibilities, but doesn���t engage and it works nicely because teenagers are gullible and paranoid. Also, there is a lot of driving around and threatening notes composed on a typewriter. Awesome! You have to really know what you want to say to use a typewriter and not end up with whiteout everywhere.

Mixtape 4:

1. First and Last and Always ��� Sisters of Mercy

2. Heart Attack Kid ��� Bass Drum of Death

3. Show Me What Your Lights Mean ��� Electric Six

4. So Many Ways ��� Morphine

5. Love Me Forever ��� The Black Angels

6. I Want Your Love ��� Chromatics

7. Is Vic There ��� Department S

8. I Hear Satan ��� Dax Riggs

9. Everything���s Ruined ��� Faith No More

10. Dirty Eyes (Sex Don���t Sell) ��� The Raveonettes

11. Down Boy ��� Yeah Yeah Yeahs

12. Spike Island ��� The Icarus Line

13. Unnatural Beauty ��� Electric Six

14. Bad Blood ��� Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

15. Cutt Off ��� Kasabian

16. Dead Souls ��� Joy Division

If Duncan was contacted by teenagers via Ouija board, I���m sure she���d mess with them substantially. Or just have them spell out ���wheek��� over and over. That would be confusing.