The Gist
There is only one thing running through Camelia’s mind: Ben’s coming back. That’s all she can think about. All she wants to think about. She has hopes that, even though they broke up months ago, maybe he’ll somehow realize how stupid he’s being and allow them to be together again. But, of course, things don’t go the way she had hoped. He barely acknowledges she’s alive, let alone tell her he wants them to be together. And then it happens again. She begins to get mysterious notes and pictures in the mail or slid under the door of whatever room she might be in at school. Her friends and her guidance counselor all think it’s some obnoxious person’s idea of a joke. But Camelia has a horrible feeling of dread that will not go away. She confronts Ben, demanding he tell her if she’s in danger. When he refuses to touch her, he becomes primary suspect #1. Camelia feels that she’s learned the hard way that you can’t trust anyone. Meanwhile at Knead, Camelia turns to sculpting for comfort, and Spencer hires someone new. Adam, a handsome and charming college student, shows an interest in Camelia immediately, relentlessly asking her to go out with him. Now that she’s gotten over her fear of letting go with her sculpting, Camelia begins to notice a change in her artwork. The things she sculpts are beginning to show up in her life days after she creates them, almost like a self-fulfilling prophecy. As Camelia does some detective work before this stalking gets out of hand, she has to ask herself a few questions. Can she trust Ben, can she trust Adam, and why do her sculptures seem to have much more pulse than she’d ever intended?
What We Think
What We Think
Reviewed by Dream Catcher
Number of Pages: 288
This is the second in the Touch series by Laurie Faria Stolarz. I’m not sure which I like better, because they were both really good. I actually couldn’t put it down. For a two days I did nothing but read. Because I had to get to the end, no matter what. I just had to finish it. It’s nice to finally type those words. Feels like it’s been forever since I’ve done a review on a book that was GOOD! The one thing I can say that was annoying about this book was that Camelia whines about Ben not wanting to be with her, and then insists on not trusting him one bit. It’s a very abrupt transition. One paragraph she’s in love with him, the next she wouldn’t talk to him if someone paid her. I wanted to say “Pick a side already!” But that might just be me being picky. Either way, it annoyed me. Other than that, I have nothing else to say, really. The writing was as good as it always is, the characters are as quirky as ever, and the plot just as sketchy. A very good read. Especially if you liked Deadly Little Secrets. Fun Fact: the next in the series, Deadly Little Games, comes out in fall of 2010!
Real Teen Rating~ A : Go Buy Now.
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