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Thrillogy #2
Blood on My Hands
Callie is at an October keg party in the woods, when she notices that her friend Katherine has gone missing. The kids spread out to look for her and Callie finds her, lying on a path, with a big, bloody fake knife in her. She reaches for the knife and raises it, only to discover, to her horror, that it is real. At that moment, another of the search party stumbles on them, and takes a photo of Callie holding the bloody knife. Now she is the suspect in a grisly murder. How can she prove her innocence - and find the true murderer?
274 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2010
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About the author
Todd Strasser
221 books796 followersTodd Strasser is an American author of more than 130 novels for adults, young-adults, and middle graders.
His most recent novel is Summer of '69
Booklist review: "Drugs, sex, and rock 'n' roll, those hallmarks of the summer of 1969, are all here, but there's so much more. In this loosely autobiographical novel, Strasser introduces 18-year-old Lucas, who is bright and sensitive but also a screw up…. The picture painted of the Woodstock music festival shows the dark side of peace and love, and the prevalence of drugs is on almost every page…The best part of the book, however, is the one that transcends eras: Lucas' introspection as he contemplates his place in the world."
Kirkus review: "Strasser perfectly captures the golden haze of youth and life on the cusp of adulthood. Readers fascinated with this time period will find much to enjoy... Vietnam, Woodstock, road trips, and acid trips: a sweetly bittersweet, surprising, even melancholy bildungsroman set against a world in flux. Groovy, man."
His most recent young adult novel is Price of Duty:
2018 New York Public Library Best Book for Teens
“Compact and suspenseful, the novel raises important questions about war.” – Kirkus
“This thought-provoking book is both welcome and imperative.” – Booklist * (starred review).
"Rather than attempting to sway the reader, it offers awareness." - VOYA
“Tightly wound and compelling ... appropriate for an older middle school and high school audience. VERDICT: Highly recommended.” – School Library Journal
Bio: Todd was born in New York City. When he was young his parents moved to Roslyn Heights, New York (Long Island). Todd went to the I.U. Willets Elementary school and then attended the Wheatley School for junior high and high school. His best subjects were math and science. He also liked to read, but he had trouble with spelling and grammar, and didn't do well in English. His favorite sports were tennis, skiing and fishing. Todd went to college at New York University for a few years, and then dropped out. He lived on a commune, then lived in Europe where he was a street musician.
All the while, Todd wrote songs and poems and lots of letters to his friends back home. Finally he decided to try being a writer. He returned to the United States and went to Beloit College where he studied literature and writing.
After college, Todd worked at the Middletown Times Herald-Record newspaper in Middletown, New York, and later at Compton Advertising in New York City. In 1978, Todd sold his first novel, Angel Dust Blues. He used the money to start the Dr. Wing Tip Shoo fortune cookie company. For the next 12 years, Todd sold more fortune cookies than books.
Todd now divides his time between writing books and speaking at schools and conferences. When he's at home, he likes to spend time with his children and dog, Cooper. He still likes to play tennis and ski, but his favorite new sport is surfing.
His most recent novel is Summer of '69
Booklist review: "Drugs, sex, and rock 'n' roll, those hallmarks of the summer of 1969, are all here, but there's so much more. In this loosely autobiographical novel, Strasser introduces 18-year-old Lucas, who is bright and sensitive but also a screw up…. The picture painted of the Woodstock music festival shows the dark side of peace and love, and the prevalence of drugs is on almost every page…The best part of the book, however, is the one that transcends eras: Lucas' introspection as he contemplates his place in the world."
Kirkus review: "Strasser perfectly captures the golden haze of youth and life on the cusp of adulthood. Readers fascinated with this time period will find much to enjoy... Vietnam, Woodstock, road trips, and acid trips: a sweetly bittersweet, surprising, even melancholy bildungsroman set against a world in flux. Groovy, man."
His most recent young adult novel is Price of Duty:
2018 New York Public Library Best Book for Teens
“Compact and suspenseful, the novel raises important questions about war.” – Kirkus
“This thought-provoking book is both welcome and imperative.” – Booklist * (starred review).
"Rather than attempting to sway the reader, it offers awareness." - VOYA
“Tightly wound and compelling ... appropriate for an older middle school and high school audience. VERDICT: Highly recommended.” – School Library Journal
Bio: Todd was born in New York City. When he was young his parents moved to Roslyn Heights, New York (Long Island). Todd went to the I.U. Willets Elementary school and then attended the Wheatley School for junior high and high school. His best subjects were math and science. He also liked to read, but he had trouble with spelling and grammar, and didn't do well in English. His favorite sports were tennis, skiing and fishing. Todd went to college at New York University for a few years, and then dropped out. He lived on a commune, then lived in Europe where he was a street musician.
All the while, Todd wrote songs and poems and lots of letters to his friends back home. Finally he decided to try being a writer. He returned to the United States and went to Beloit College where he studied literature and writing.
After college, Todd worked at the Middletown Times Herald-Record newspaper in Middletown, New York, and later at Compton Advertising in New York City. In 1978, Todd sold his first novel, Angel Dust Blues. He used the money to start the Dr. Wing Tip Shoo fortune cookie company. For the next 12 years, Todd sold more fortune cookies than books.
Todd now divides his time between writing books and speaking at schools and conferences. When he's at home, he likes to spend time with his children and dog, Cooper. He still likes to play tennis and ski, but his favorite new sport is surfing.
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January 6, 2022
"Blood on my hands" von dem 1950 in New York City geborenem Todd Strasser ist ein Thriller für Jugendliche.
Callie Carson ist ein normales 17-jähriges Mädchen, das die Highschool besucht und einfach nur dazugehören möchte. Daher lässt sie sich auch von Katherine, dem beliebtestem Mädchen der Schule, derart manipulieren, dass sie sogar für sie ihren Freund Slade verlässt.
Eines Tages, als die Jugendlichen eine Party auf einer kleinen Lichtung feiern, entdeckt Callie im nahegelegenem Wäldchen Katherines Leiche. Neben ihr liegt ein blutiges Messer, und in ihrer Verwirrung nimmt Callie das Messer in die Hand. Genau in diesem Moment tauchen andere Jugendliche auf, sehen Callie mit dem Messer neben der Toten stehen, und schon steht Callie unter Mordverdacht.
In ihrer Panik läuft Callie davon und versteckt sich vor der Polizei. Verzweifelt, wie sie ist, ruft sie ihren Exfreund Slade an und bittet ihn um Hilfe...
Meine Meinung:
Dieser Thriller richtet sich speziell an Jugendliche ab 14 Jahren (laut Empfehlung).
Das Buch lässt sich leicht und flüssig lesen und ist durch die zumeist eher kurzen Kapitel sehr gut für junge Leser geeignet.
Die Geschichte beginnt mit dem Fund der Leiche, und dann gibt es in jedem Kapitel jeweils zwei Erzählstränge. Einmal geht die Geschichte um Callie weiter, wie sie sich vor der Polizei versteckt und auf eigene Faust versuchen will, den wirklichen Mörder zu finden. Und dann erfährt der Leser auch immer ein wenig mehr von der Vorgeschichte. Wie hat Callie Katherine und die anderen Mädchen der Clique kennengelernt, wer hatte Streit mit wem, gab es Neid und Eifersucht...
So wird es irgendwann für den Leser offensichtlich, wer Katherine umgebracht haben muss, aber dann überrascht der Autor seine Leser am Ende doch noch einmal. Mir hat das Buch sehr gut gefallen. Es war nie langweilig, es war leicht zu lesen und gute Unterhaltung.
Callie Carson ist ein normales 17-jähriges Mädchen, das die Highschool besucht und einfach nur dazugehören möchte. Daher lässt sie sich auch von Katherine, dem beliebtestem Mädchen der Schule, derart manipulieren, dass sie sogar für sie ihren Freund Slade verlässt.
Eines Tages, als die Jugendlichen eine Party auf einer kleinen Lichtung feiern, entdeckt Callie im nahegelegenem Wäldchen Katherines Leiche. Neben ihr liegt ein blutiges Messer, und in ihrer Verwirrung nimmt Callie das Messer in die Hand. Genau in diesem Moment tauchen andere Jugendliche auf, sehen Callie mit dem Messer neben der Toten stehen, und schon steht Callie unter Mordverdacht.
In ihrer Panik läuft Callie davon und versteckt sich vor der Polizei. Verzweifelt, wie sie ist, ruft sie ihren Exfreund Slade an und bittet ihn um Hilfe...
Meine Meinung:
Dieser Thriller richtet sich speziell an Jugendliche ab 14 Jahren (laut Empfehlung).
Das Buch lässt sich leicht und flüssig lesen und ist durch die zumeist eher kurzen Kapitel sehr gut für junge Leser geeignet.
Die Geschichte beginnt mit dem Fund der Leiche, und dann gibt es in jedem Kapitel jeweils zwei Erzählstränge. Einmal geht die Geschichte um Callie weiter, wie sie sich vor der Polizei versteckt und auf eigene Faust versuchen will, den wirklichen Mörder zu finden. Und dann erfährt der Leser auch immer ein wenig mehr von der Vorgeschichte. Wie hat Callie Katherine und die anderen Mädchen der Clique kennengelernt, wer hatte Streit mit wem, gab es Neid und Eifersucht...
So wird es irgendwann für den Leser offensichtlich, wer Katherine umgebracht haben muss, aber dann überrascht der Autor seine Leser am Ende doch noch einmal. Mir hat das Buch sehr gut gefallen. Es war nie langweilig, es war leicht zu lesen und gute Unterhaltung.
June 24, 2015
Rating: 5/5
This is the second standalone installment in Todd Strasser's Thrillogy and this was my favorite out of all three stories. Blood on my Hands is the story of Callie. One night she is at a party and notices that Katherine, a friendenemy of hers is nowhere to be found, so she decides to start looking. What she finds is her lifeless body with a knife sticking out of it. Without thinking she picks up the knife and that's the moment when everyone from the party finds her. Holding a bloody knife over Katherine's dead body. Everyone starts taking pictures and calling her murderer, so she decided to run and hide. But in order to clear her name she knows she has to find the real killer, while staying out of jail.
Callie's story was fast paced, without a single boring moment. We get two different storylines, first Callie while she is hiding, trying to figure out the true killer and then what happened in the past and how Callie became friends with Katherine and how the ended up as enemies.
This story was brilliant. It kept me on the edge of my seat. Collecting clues as to who was the real killer. Also Callie was a great MC. She was resourceful and even though she was terrified that she would end up in jail she still did everything she could to clear her name and find out the truth.
I am glad to say that I had figured out the killer by the middle of this book, however Strasser did a great job surprising me once more. I truly loved everything about this book. Great mystery/thriller.
This is the second standalone installment in Todd Strasser's Thrillogy and this was my favorite out of all three stories. Blood on my Hands is the story of Callie. One night she is at a party and notices that Katherine, a friendenemy of hers is nowhere to be found, so she decides to start looking. What she finds is her lifeless body with a knife sticking out of it. Without thinking she picks up the knife and that's the moment when everyone from the party finds her. Holding a bloody knife over Katherine's dead body. Everyone starts taking pictures and calling her murderer, so she decided to run and hide. But in order to clear her name she knows she has to find the real killer, while staying out of jail.
Callie's story was fast paced, without a single boring moment. We get two different storylines, first Callie while she is hiding, trying to figure out the true killer and then what happened in the past and how Callie became friends with Katherine and how the ended up as enemies.
This story was brilliant. It kept me on the edge of my seat. Collecting clues as to who was the real killer. Also Callie was a great MC. She was resourceful and even though she was terrified that she would end up in jail she still did everything she could to clear her name and find out the truth.
I am glad to say that I had figured out the killer by the middle of this book, however Strasser did a great job surprising me once more. I truly loved everything about this book. Great mystery/thriller.
October 17, 2021
Wow!!
Amazing!!
I really love this book! It made me cry and laugh and gasp. But especially cry😭
The plot was wow. No words for it.
When Callie was taken to the Police Station I cried😭 When Callie told Slade she loves him😭 When Slade was taken from Callie😭 When Slade was arrested😭 When Slade was in the prison😭
I don't really know why I waited so long to read this book. I love it and really love it. It was the best thriller book I ever read!!
I love Callie and Slade. When he was arrested I stopped reading and cried😭😭😭
5 stars aren't enough. This book needs 100000+ stars
Amazing!!
I really love this book! It made me cry and laugh and gasp. But especially cry😭
The plot was wow. No words for it.
When Callie was taken to the Police Station I cried😭 When Callie told Slade she loves him😭 When Slade was taken from Callie😭 When Slade was arrested😭 When Slade was in the prison😭
I don't really know why I waited so long to read this book. I love it and really love it. It was the best thriller book I ever read!!
I love Callie and Slade. When he was arrested I stopped reading and cried😭😭😭
5 stars aren't enough. This book needs 100000+ stars
December 12, 2012
Ugh.
I had decided to read this because Wish You Were Dead had some interesting twists and I had thought this book would be the same and even hoped it was actually better.
But it's worse.
Callie is an idiot. I sincerely felt no sympathy. She has no common sense. I wanted to smash her head in after reading the part where she, not only MISTOOK Katherine lying down bloody with a knife on her as a prank, she also HAD to pick it up even after finding out that Katherine was dead. Is she that retarded? You don't just hold the murder weapon like it's a toy, you fool. You also don't keep mum. You scream! Callie deserved to be suspected. I didn't blame her classmates for pointing fingers at her.
Are you stupid or something? <--- I was reminded of this when I read the book...
It's obvious from that stupid act alone that Callie continues to make mistakes that you even want the police to get her into prison and get it over with already.
What a waste of time.
I had decided to read this because Wish You Were Dead had some interesting twists and I had thought this book would be the same and even hoped it was actually better.
But it's worse.
Callie is an idiot. I sincerely felt no sympathy. She has no common sense. I wanted to smash her head in after reading the part where she, not only MISTOOK Katherine lying down bloody with a knife on her as a prank, she also HAD to pick it up even after finding out that Katherine was dead. Is she that retarded? You don't just hold the murder weapon like it's a toy, you fool. You also don't keep mum. You scream! Callie deserved to be suspected. I didn't blame her classmates for pointing fingers at her.
Are you stupid or something? <--- I was reminded of this when I read the book...
It's obvious from that stupid act alone that Callie continues to make mistakes that you even want the police to get her into prison and get it over with already.
What a waste of time.
June 22, 2017
Trigger warnings: murder, parental abuse, bullying.
Oh jeez. This sounded like it was going to be a pretty intriguing YA thriller, albeit slightly Christopher Pike adjacent. Buuuut it was basically a big ol' hot mess.
- Callie is frustratingly dense. Like...GIRL. If you already look guilty, you're gonna look ten thousand times more guilty if you spend multiple days hiding from the police.
- The romantic relationship. Like...a kid who's still in middle school dating a sophomore? ICK. Hard pass. And even by the time the events in the book take place, he's 19 and in the National Guard and she's 16. No thank you please.
- The whole subplot with her brother being in jail for attacking their father was...really poorly explained.
- There was insufficient demonstration that the narrative was switching from the present to the past. Half the time, I was like "Wait, she's meant to be on the run. Why is she suddenly talking to Mia?? Ohhh. Flashback."
- I just didn't give a shit about who killed Katherine because she was a stone cold bitch.
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- Honestly, if this has ended any other way, I might have given it 3 stars. But it didn't.
- 2 stars because at least it was fast paced.
Oh jeez. This sounded like it was going to be a pretty intriguing YA thriller, albeit slightly Christopher Pike adjacent. Buuuut it was basically a big ol' hot mess.
- Callie is frustratingly dense. Like...GIRL. If you already look guilty, you're gonna look ten thousand times more guilty if you spend multiple days hiding from the police.
- The romantic relationship. Like...a kid who's still in middle school dating a sophomore? ICK. Hard pass. And even by the time the events in the book take place, he's 19 and in the National Guard and she's 16. No thank you please.
- The whole subplot with her brother being in jail for attacking their father was...really poorly explained.
- There was insufficient demonstration that the narrative was switching from the present to the past. Half the time, I was like "Wait, she's meant to be on the run. Why is she suddenly talking to Mia?? Ohhh. Flashback."
- I just didn't give a shit about who killed Katherine because she was a stone cold bitch.
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- Honestly, if this has ended any other way, I might have given it 3 stars. But it didn't.
- 2 stars because at least it was fast paced.
December 13, 2014
3.5 stars
I really liked the story, but the characters disappointed me. I liked the Callie, the main protagonist a lot in the beginning. I feel like I understood her action and the decisions she made because it was a highly emotional and shocking time for her. But my patience and understanding quickly wore thin. I feel like she made some glaringly stupid choices, not just after she was accused of murder, but even before it. The parts of the story retelling past events made me see her as weak and easily manipulated so after a while it became hard to sympathise with her. A lot of troubles and pain she brought onto herself and could be easily avoidable. Plus her relationship with Slade was just weird. I can't go into any details without majorly spoiling the book.
I really liked the mystery in this book. It seemed like there were a lot of suspects and to be honest even the main characters seemed like a probable murderer too. I enjoyed the whole aspect of the book being written from a point of view of an innocently accused girl, her running and hidding from the police, trying to clear her name and finding the real murderer. I especially liked the part once she got arrested, I really liked seeing the whole process of interviews and dealing with the emotional fallout and the repercussions her actions had on her family.
I really liked the story, but the characters disappointed me. I liked the Callie, the main protagonist a lot in the beginning. I feel like I understood her action and the decisions she made because it was a highly emotional and shocking time for her. But my patience and understanding quickly wore thin. I feel like she made some glaringly stupid choices, not just after she was accused of murder, but even before it. The parts of the story retelling past events made me see her as weak and easily manipulated so after a while it became hard to sympathise with her. A lot of troubles and pain she brought onto herself and could be easily avoidable. Plus her relationship with Slade was just weird. I can't go into any details without majorly spoiling the book.
I really liked the mystery in this book. It seemed like there were a lot of suspects and to be honest even the main characters seemed like a probable murderer too. I enjoyed the whole aspect of the book being written from a point of view of an innocently accused girl, her running and hidding from the police, trying to clear her name and finding the real murderer. I especially liked the part once she got arrested, I really liked seeing the whole process of interviews and dealing with the emotional fallout and the repercussions her actions had on her family.
October 10, 2014
This just didn't work for me. I really should have abandoned it a few chapters in, but my curiosity got the best of me and I just had to find out who the killer was. (It wasn't who I expected, but that doesn't make up for the story overall.)
The writing was so disjointed--it skipped through time every chapter (present tense vs. past tense). While this created suspense and kept me reading, it also felt very uneven because I just wanted the writing style to be consistent.
Callie's flight from the police was pretty far-fetched; I'm really supposed to believe that a 17-year-old can evade an entire police force? I know it's a small town, but I don't think so.
I had hoped that the resolution would be worth it, but it lacked credibility and the ending REALLY bothered me. I'm debating whether I want to read anything else by this author. I'll probably give him one more shot, but unfortunately I just can't recommend Blood on My Hands.
The writing was so disjointed--it skipped through time every chapter (present tense vs. past tense). While this created suspense and kept me reading, it also felt very uneven because I just wanted the writing style to be consistent.
Callie's flight from the police was pretty far-fetched; I'm really supposed to believe that a 17-year-old can evade an entire police force? I know it's a small town, but I don't think so.
I had hoped that the resolution would be worth it, but it lacked credibility and the ending REALLY bothered me. I'm debating whether I want to read anything else by this author. I'll probably give him one more shot, but unfortunately I just can't recommend Blood on My Hands.
October 21, 2015
Blood on my Hands is a book about a girl named Callie who was accused of a crime she didn't commit. When she finds her friend Katherine dead and picks up the knife that was used to kill her, everyone thinks that she murdered her and took her picture. Callie doesn't want to be arrested for something she didn't do, so she goes on the run. With the help of her ex-boyfriend, Slade, Callie sets out to find Katherine's real murderer. Callie has to keep disguising herself and hide from the police as she collects clues to figure out who killed Katherine.
I gave this book 3 stars for many different reasons. I liked the plot of the book and thought that it was interesting and somewhat original, but the writing style bothered me the most. It was very simple and almost too easy to understand. There was no reading between the lines, or anything else that involved thinking deeply about the book. The characters weren't very interesting either. There were no round characters or anyone that I could relate to. All of the characters made very poor decisions and didn't have any wisdom or life lessons to teach. If I were to recommend this book, I would recommend it to anyone in their early teens that just want a simple and easy book to read.
I gave this book 3 stars for many different reasons. I liked the plot of the book and thought that it was interesting and somewhat original, but the writing style bothered me the most. It was very simple and almost too easy to understand. There was no reading between the lines, or anything else that involved thinking deeply about the book. The characters weren't very interesting either. There were no round characters or anyone that I could relate to. All of the characters made very poor decisions and didn't have any wisdom or life lessons to teach. If I were to recommend this book, I would recommend it to anyone in their early teens that just want a simple and easy book to read.
August 24, 2016
Fand ich überraschend sehr gut! Nachdem ich wish u were dead gelesen hatte, was ein bisschen wiederholend wirkte in der Handlung, war ich diesmal sehr mitgerissen. Teenysachen sind normalerweise nicht mein Fall, aber hier störte es mich nicht. Es ging auch viel um verstecken, Identitäten aufbauen und nach Vertrauen und Glauben kämpfen. Muss ich mir schrecklich vorstellen, wenn man am Tatort geistesabwesend die Mordwaffe berührt und daraufhin ein Leben voller Angst und Einsamkeit beginnt. Ich empfehle den Roman gerne weiter für eine kurze spannungsgeladene Geschichte für zwischendurch.
May 17, 2017
This book was okay up until the ending. I just did not like the romance or the way it ended and it completely wrecked the book for me. I mean, I already wasn't caring for the writing style and how it flipped back and forth between current events and past events, but then the reveal of who it was (not a surprise) and some other things just didn't work for me. I will still read the next book and hope that that story is more like the first book (which I loved).
December 4, 2014
2 stars - YA Horror
This is an honest and highly subjective review, proceed with caution. You have been warned.
One thing in this book that had my interest is the plot - Who/why killed the victim, the mystery and the suspense. That was why I stuck, stayed and finished it. I could've DNF this book because the rest of the story though... was shite.
Let's rant. Woot woot!
Especially the main character. Reading those flashbacks were excruciating because there, you learnt about the heroine and she was the most stupidest person I've ever read, seriously. Why I said that? She was pathetically desperate to be accepted into a group of mean, rich, popular girls. Think Mean Girls. She willed to do almost anything when 'the leader' asked or said so. One of them is she dumped her boyfriend, whom she loved the most, so she wouldn't get kicked out from the circle. Later, she regretted her decision only after she was accused of something she didn't do.
Rolled my eyes a lot. Ugh.
To young girls out there who struggling with high school or college pressure,
For the love of all that's holy and unholy, just be yourself! There's no need for you to become the low of the lowest or somebody else etc just because you want to be accepted by people. One thing you have to remember is you can't please anyone, anybody. Your happiness is your own doing. Not someone else.
When I was in high school, I didn't give rat's arse to them popular kids. Didn't even feel intimidated by their popularity and I always gave this 'back off or sorry' vibe whenever I came to school HAHA. As they left me alone, didn't mess with me, I was content back then. Managed to be myself, got happy and only stressed out about nosey teachers, homework and exams.
If you happened stuck in Mean Girls, run my dear. Just run.
Read on your own peril.
This is an honest and highly subjective review, proceed with caution. You have been warned.
One thing in this book that had my interest is the plot - Who/why killed the victim, the mystery and the suspense. That was why I stuck, stayed and finished it. I could've DNF this book because the rest of the story though... was shite.
Let's rant. Woot woot!
Especially the main character. Reading those flashbacks were excruciating because there, you learnt about the heroine and she was the most stupidest person I've ever read, seriously. Why I said that? She was pathetically desperate to be accepted into a group of mean, rich, popular girls. Think Mean Girls. She willed to do almost anything when 'the leader' asked or said so. One of them is she dumped her boyfriend, whom she loved the most, so she wouldn't get kicked out from the circle. Later, she regretted her decision only after she was accused of something she didn't do.
Rolled my eyes a lot. Ugh.
To young girls out there who struggling with high school or college pressure,
For the love of all that's holy and unholy, just be yourself! There's no need for you to become the low of the lowest or somebody else etc just because you want to be accepted by people. One thing you have to remember is you can't please anyone, anybody. Your happiness is your own doing. Not someone else.
When I was in high school, I didn't give rat's arse to them popular kids. Didn't even feel intimidated by their popularity and I always gave this 'back off or sorry' vibe whenever I came to school HAHA. As they left me alone, didn't mess with me, I was content back then. Managed to be myself, got happy and only stressed out about nosey teachers, homework and exams.
If you happened stuck in Mean Girls, run my dear. Just run.
Read on your own peril.
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May 27, 2016Blood on My Hands by Todd Strasser is a mystery novel about a teenage girl named Cal who is being framed for a murder she did not commit. Cal is the protagonist in the book and she is not in a very good emotional state before the murder. Her boyfriend Slade is leaving for the army in a couple of days and they decided to break up. Cal is devastated by this and decided to go to a party. As she is walking in she sees a girl on the ground with a knife near her side. Cal decides to pick up the knife and as she does this people walk by and yell that she killed this girl. Throughout this book Cal is trying to hide because the police are after her and she needs to go unnoticed. Because she picked up that knife her life gets altered for ever. I have not been in a situation where I am being framed for a murder and running for my life, but I have avoided people to stay out of trouble similarly to Cal. For example when my mom finds out that I didn’t do my homework or did poorly on a test I try and avoid her as much as possible to stay out of her yelling at me and getting into trouble. Overall, I really liked this book. I enjoyed it because it was a thriller and kept me on the edge of my seat each and every time I read it. I also enjoyed it because it was a very interesting plot line. The one thing that I didn’t like was that it got pretty repetitive in how it was written. For example the chapters kept changing from her feelings about Slade to her running for her life. Also she would almost get caught every time and that got pretty predictable. But like I said before I really enjoyed this book. I would recommended this book to anyone who likes a good mystery and to anyone who loves cliff hangers. Blood on My Hands was a great book and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
April 11, 2012
Blood on My Hands was a very good book. It had lots of suspense. I couldn't stop reading it. It had a really good plot. The ending was great because I didn't expect it.
The book was about a girl named Callie. She was friends with a bunch of popular girls at her school. She was at a party when one of her friends tells her to look for another girl who has been gone a while. She goes looking for her and she finds her dead body. Someone murdered her. It is dark and she can't see that well. She sees something on the ground and picks it up. It was a knife. It had blood on it and it was the murder weapon. When she picked up the knife, her friend took a picture of her and put it on the internet. From looking at the picture, everyone thought that Callie was the murderer. She was framed for her friends murder. She is hiding from the cops because she doesn't think that they will believe that she is innocent. She calls her x boyfriend who helps her hide from the cops. Later at the end of the book, you find out who the real murderer is.
I can't really connect this book to anything because I have never really be chased my the cops. I did think it was a good book. I like reading mystery murder books. I have read a lot of books like this one but this one is definitely one of my favorite ones. It had such a great plot and had a really good ending. I couldn't stop turning the pages because I couldn't wait to find out what would happen next.
The book was about a girl named Callie. She was friends with a bunch of popular girls at her school. She was at a party when one of her friends tells her to look for another girl who has been gone a while. She goes looking for her and she finds her dead body. Someone murdered her. It is dark and she can't see that well. She sees something on the ground and picks it up. It was a knife. It had blood on it and it was the murder weapon. When she picked up the knife, her friend took a picture of her and put it on the internet. From looking at the picture, everyone thought that Callie was the murderer. She was framed for her friends murder. She is hiding from the cops because she doesn't think that they will believe that she is innocent. She calls her x boyfriend who helps her hide from the cops. Later at the end of the book, you find out who the real murderer is.
I can't really connect this book to anything because I have never really be chased my the cops. I did think it was a good book. I like reading mystery murder books. I have read a lot of books like this one but this one is definitely one of my favorite ones. It had such a great plot and had a really good ending. I couldn't stop turning the pages because I couldn't wait to find out what would happen next.
October 11, 2011
Why I decided to read this book:
I decided to read this book because I like crime/mystery books as they really interests as because they get my mind very involved with the story.
Which category on the bingo this book completes:
A book written with a female main character.
What I liked about this book:
I liked how this book hooks you into never wanting to out it down in the very first sentence, the mystery of what has happened is not revealed to the very end changing your thoughts of what's going on several times through out this story. The book is written to make you really feel for what's happening to the character and want it all to be okay for the main character.
What I didn't like about this book:
I didn't like how it changed between past and present and also had some dialogue that wasn't part of story, at times this got quite confusing as you never knew what was going on, apart from that it was a great book.
Who would I recommend this book to and why:
I would recommend this book to any who likes a good crime investigation sorry, with shocking twists throughout the whole sorry and leaving you shocked and your emotions played with once you've reached the end.
I decided to read this book because I like crime/mystery books as they really interests as because they get my mind very involved with the story.
Which category on the bingo this book completes:
A book written with a female main character.
What I liked about this book:
I liked how this book hooks you into never wanting to out it down in the very first sentence, the mystery of what has happened is not revealed to the very end changing your thoughts of what's going on several times through out this story. The book is written to make you really feel for what's happening to the character and want it all to be okay for the main character.
What I didn't like about this book:
I didn't like how it changed between past and present and also had some dialogue that wasn't part of story, at times this got quite confusing as you never knew what was going on, apart from that it was a great book.
Who would I recommend this book to and why:
I would recommend this book to any who likes a good crime investigation sorry, with shocking twists throughout the whole sorry and leaving you shocked and your emotions played with once you've reached the end.
May 30, 2012
I loved this book. It was so suspenseful, and I was always on the edge of my seat. I think this book is good for anyone who likes mysteries. Throughout the book there were flashbacks that led up to the reveal of the real killer.
In the beginning Callie decides to go to a party. While she is at the party she realizes that her friend Katherine is missing. Dakota, her other friend, tells her to go look behing the dugout. When she gets there she sees Katherine on the ground dead. She tries to feel if she has a pulse, but she doesn't have one. Then a glint catches her eye. She looks and finds a knife on the ground. As soon as she picks it up there is a flash behing her. Then another and another. She finds people taking pictures on their phones. Then someone yells' "Callie killed Katharine." Before she knows it she is running from the police.
One time, a few years ago, me and my brother were home alone. We were playing in the living room when my brother knocked over a vase. He quickly ran away so I started to pick up the pieces. Then I heard my mom yell. She thought I did it. I tried to explain, but she sent me to my room. Both me and Callie were framed for something we did not do.
In the beginning Callie decides to go to a party. While she is at the party she realizes that her friend Katherine is missing. Dakota, her other friend, tells her to go look behing the dugout. When she gets there she sees Katherine on the ground dead. She tries to feel if she has a pulse, but she doesn't have one. Then a glint catches her eye. She looks and finds a knife on the ground. As soon as she picks it up there is a flash behing her. Then another and another. She finds people taking pictures on their phones. Then someone yells' "Callie killed Katharine." Before she knows it she is running from the police.
One time, a few years ago, me and my brother were home alone. We were playing in the living room when my brother knocked over a vase. He quickly ran away so I started to pick up the pieces. Then I heard my mom yell. She thought I did it. I tried to explain, but she sent me to my room. Both me and Callie were framed for something we did not do.
May 23, 2012
This book was really entertaining. But, I find it kind of cheesy how Callie would pick up the knife and stand up right behind Katherine. I know people get blamed for things they didn't do but this one was kind of preposterous. After she gets accused, she goes into hiding in the town. If it was me I would just go straight to the police and tell them what happened. That would make it seem less suspicious. Also, if you were going to hide, you shouldn't just stay in the town. If she wanted to hide she should have left the town. Slade, her boyfriend, helped her out. Since he was the one who did it, his actions were a little weird. If he didn't want to get caught he should have helped her more. That way the police would be looking for her more, instead of trying to find other suspects. Also, I find it weird that Dakota would go to the extreme of wanting someone to kill Katherine. Even though she wasn't trying to kill her, in the back of her mind she knew she wanted to. Dakota must me very crazy to go to that extreme. All in all I didn't think this book was the best.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 5, 2013
Katherine the high school queen bee is stabbed and killed during a party and "ex friend" Callie is at the crime seen holding the knife and hoving above katherine's dead body. Someone who showed up at the sceen takes a picture of callie holding the knife which sends callie on the run from the police to prove her innocence.
After everything that katerine has done to callie, callie isnt to upset over the death but is not going to let someone frame her for the murder. she has to figure out a plan and create a disguise so she can figure out who killed katherine. She has an idea but she needs help.
It doesnt help that her brother is in jail for attempt murder on her father that has left her father a crippled and her mother to take after him. She has to be care what friends she goes for help because everyone is practically a part of the clique that was led by katherine.
her only hope lies with her old boyfriend slade, but after what callie did to slade is he going to be willing to help her?
GREAT book! :)
After everything that katerine has done to callie, callie isnt to upset over the death but is not going to let someone frame her for the murder. she has to figure out a plan and create a disguise so she can figure out who killed katherine. She has an idea but she needs help.
It doesnt help that her brother is in jail for attempt murder on her father that has left her father a crippled and her mother to take after him. She has to be care what friends she goes for help because everyone is practically a part of the clique that was led by katherine.
her only hope lies with her old boyfriend slade, but after what callie did to slade is he going to be willing to help her?
GREAT book! :)
August 1, 2012
I decided to read this book because the cover court my eye when I was trying to find a book to read from the school library. I also enjoy reading crime books. This book fits into the category on the bingo book as a book written in 2011. My favorite quote from the book is ''in fact do me a favor, okay?'' because in the end that seems to be why there was blood on Callie's hands because of a little favor. My favorite character from this book is Callie because she not afraid to speak the truth. The last 20 pages of this book gave you all the missing pieces to the story it was very interesting because I had guessed the right killer. I would read this book again and I am now trying to find the follow on.
February 15, 2016
Totally unexpected ending. Didn't see it coming. I thought it was a really good page turner. Just had a problem with one bit at the very first of the book. A little bit did not make sense but it all turned out good.
March 28, 2017
This was definitely my favourite book in the trilogy. It kept throwing surprises at you and kept you on the edge of your seat. The book was so carefully and cleverly constructed that I was surprised when the killer was revealed. Amazing book.
November 12, 2015
I loved this book, it keeps your attention fully when you read it .
February 13, 2025
ok there are major flaws with this book (u can totally tell the female main character was written by a man, her relationship was romanticized when it was highkey weird and toxic asf, and ALL of the characters were absolute garbage) but ummm 💅🏼 guilty pleasure read asf i couldn't put it down & it was so easy to read minus its flaws ✨✨✨ mean girls + murder 😗😗🩵 lowk should not be giving this a 4/5 but idk i love
February 20, 2024
It was a short book but a good one. I liked how there was two timelines, one leading to the kegger and one leading to the resolution of the mystery. The characters were layered, the plot made sense and was realistic. I was not surprised by the outcome which was very expected in my opinion.
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November 17, 2014 I'm on page 85. This book is really good so far. It's about a girl named Callie and she found one of her friends body behind a dugout at a party in the woods. Her name was Katherine and her best friend was Dakota. Dakota told Callie that everyone was looking for Katherine and told her to look behind the dugout. Callie went and found her and was felling her pulse to see if she was still alive but Callie found the knife that was stabbed in her. Dakota and her friends show up right after she found Katherine and started talking pictures of her. Dakota said something like, " Why you? Why would you kill her?" But Callie was thinking how did she know that Katherine was dead. All the evidence showed to Callie but Callie was trying to prove she was innocent. After one of Dakota's friends called the police Callie ran because she thought the cops would believe them with the pictures and her finger prints on the knife.
Callie ended up in some yard in a play house. She called her ex-boyfriend, Slade, who she still loved, to come and pick her up. After he picked her up she told him what happened and he brought her to the old EMS building where their friends used to hang out. Callie slept there over night and the next morning Slade brought everything Callie wrote down to disguise herself. She did it because she thought everyone would think she was guilty. She cut and dyed her hair. She also dressed in all black and put keys rings as nose, eyebrow, and lips piercings. She looked totally different. After that she want to her friend, Tallon's dorm, to tell her whats going on. That's all I've read so far.
I'm now on page 218. I'm also on chapter 42. After she went to her dorm room she decided to go to the library on campus and logged on to her Facebook account. A few people saw she was online and started to ask her questions. She logged out and left as quickly as possible. She went back to the EMS building and hid. Police end up at the building and start to search with guns and weapons. She runs out the back and into the woods so they can't find her. Two flashlights start to search the woods. The police are searching for her. They don't see her because one cop is on the other side of the tree she is hiding behind. The cop said he heard something because Callie was breathing really hard. Callie throw a stick in a different direction and they go to it and find nothing. They leave and she is not found. She goes to a convenience store and she buys some ice cream. When she left the store a police car zooms by. They are looking for her. She goes to a soccer game to blend in with the crowd. She sees Slade little sister playing on the field. She sees Slade on the field. He starts walking towards her and then police cars start to pull in the parking lot. Slade goes back to where he was before and Callie goes into the marsh in the reeds. A German Shepard goes into the marsh and she freezes but them she thinks. Soundview doesn't have police dogs. A woman calls her dog and it leaves. Then she talks to Slade and the game is over. She goes to her brothers friend's house and talks about whats going on. He makes her phone untraceable but it doesn't work. After she leaves she sleeps in his tree house. She goes to Slade's house and showers and get the dye out of her hair because they know what she looks like now. She puts on his sisters clothes and takes her bike to make her look young. Jerry, her brothers friend, calls and sees if she needs anything. She said she needed money so he hid it in a train station warmer room under books. She got it and texted him "thanks." People on the train platform were there so a long time and when she texted him, they got a suspicious look. She realized they tracked her phone. She threw it in a garbage truck driving buy and they chased the truck. She went to a building where Slade was fixing up. She went into his truck and fell asleep. Slade woke her up and they talked and he brought her in the building. She hid in a cabinet. In the morning she got out and talked to Congresswoman Jenkins, Dakota's mom, and told her that her daughter might of killed Katherine. After Mrs. Jenkins left, Callie hid. The cops came in looking for her and it became night and no one was there. She got out of her hiding spot and Chief Jenkins, Dakota's dad, was sitting there waiting. He brought her to the station and they questioned her. Her attorney said to just take the plea deal of self defense. Her mom wanted her to take it as well.
Callie ended up in some yard in a play house. She called her ex-boyfriend, Slade, who she still loved, to come and pick her up. After he picked her up she told him what happened and he brought her to the old EMS building where their friends used to hang out. Callie slept there over night and the next morning Slade brought everything Callie wrote down to disguise herself. She did it because she thought everyone would think she was guilty. She cut and dyed her hair. She also dressed in all black and put keys rings as nose, eyebrow, and lips piercings. She looked totally different. After that she want to her friend, Tallon's dorm, to tell her whats going on. That's all I've read so far.
I'm now on page 218. I'm also on chapter 42. After she went to her dorm room she decided to go to the library on campus and logged on to her Facebook account. A few people saw she was online and started to ask her questions. She logged out and left as quickly as possible. She went back to the EMS building and hid. Police end up at the building and start to search with guns and weapons. She runs out the back and into the woods so they can't find her. Two flashlights start to search the woods. The police are searching for her. They don't see her because one cop is on the other side of the tree she is hiding behind. The cop said he heard something because Callie was breathing really hard. Callie throw a stick in a different direction and they go to it and find nothing. They leave and she is not found. She goes to a convenience store and she buys some ice cream. When she left the store a police car zooms by. They are looking for her. She goes to a soccer game to blend in with the crowd. She sees Slade little sister playing on the field. She sees Slade on the field. He starts walking towards her and then police cars start to pull in the parking lot. Slade goes back to where he was before and Callie goes into the marsh in the reeds. A German Shepard goes into the marsh and she freezes but them she thinks. Soundview doesn't have police dogs. A woman calls her dog and it leaves. Then she talks to Slade and the game is over. She goes to her brothers friend's house and talks about whats going on. He makes her phone untraceable but it doesn't work. After she leaves she sleeps in his tree house. She goes to Slade's house and showers and get the dye out of her hair because they know what she looks like now. She puts on his sisters clothes and takes her bike to make her look young. Jerry, her brothers friend, calls and sees if she needs anything. She said she needed money so he hid it in a train station warmer room under books. She got it and texted him "thanks." People on the train platform were there so a long time and when she texted him, they got a suspicious look. She realized they tracked her phone. She threw it in a garbage truck driving buy and they chased the truck. She went to a building where Slade was fixing up. She went into his truck and fell asleep. Slade woke her up and they talked and he brought her in the building. She hid in a cabinet. In the morning she got out and talked to Congresswoman Jenkins, Dakota's mom, and told her that her daughter might of killed Katherine. After Mrs. Jenkins left, Callie hid. The cops came in looking for her and it became night and no one was there. She got out of her hiding spot and Chief Jenkins, Dakota's dad, was sitting there waiting. He brought her to the station and they questioned her. Her attorney said to just take the plea deal of self defense. Her mom wanted her to take it as well.
June 4, 2012
The first thing I have to say is about the cover. It is the only reason I picked it up, that and the title. I was roaming around my public library and the title caught my eye and then the cover made me get it.
Moving on, I read maybe 70 pages and immediately wrote in my notes:
So far, very three star-y.
It was, and it got worse.
First of all, how stupid do you have to be to look for a pulse, find none, but still take the knife to see if it is fake. Really? If I had seen a dead body, fake or not, at the edge of the forest, I would have screamed Bloody Mary.
What would you do?
Callie just stood there in shock. Not even a single scream. Seriously, this is what she did.
I’m kneeling next to Katherine’s body, my heart racing, my breaths shallow and fast, my emotions reeling crazily at the sight on the ground before me.
Then on top of kneeling by the body she:
Something, barely a glint in the dark, is lying on the ground beside her. I reach for it. A knife.
Then again, what can you expect from a girl who is the minion of the popular girl. Maybe Strasser was trying to show how Callie wasn’t too bright. Then again, she survived for eight days out of home and on the run. Another really stupid thing happened on page 69.
First stop is the convenience store.
So she goes to the convenience store in disguise. Can’t blame her, gal gotta eat. But read this.
She cocks her head curiously and stares as she picks up the coins she needs. “New around here?”
“Uh…” I slide the rest of the change into my shaking hand, trying to think of an answer. “No. I mean, yes!”
Really? You go in disguise to a public place with cameras and you have no plan. None whatsoever. I would at least have made up a convincing lie. :\
Characters:
I hated practically every character.
I couldn’t relate with Callie, at all. I would have done a lot differently, and probably wouldn’t get into that problem.
Callie’s best friend left town and she got adopted by, guess who, the mean popular girl. At times, she seems smart enough to not get in with the mean people and do such horrible things, but at other times, I have to wonder, how smart is she?
Her boyfriend, Slade, was… ok. I guessed his secret from the beginning.
Katherine was a good bad girl, if that made any sense. I have to say, I didn’t guess her secret until the party scene.
Plot:
The big question throughout the book was: who dun it?
It was too easy to figure out who did it. The annoying part is Callie guessed who it was from moment one. There was no mystery. I would have really liked it to be a little search.
The big twist wasn’t too surprising. I really didn’t find it too much of a surprise. I won’t spoil it for you though.
The flash backs were probably the best part of it, aside from Chapter 49 (which was a police interview). I would have preferred the flash backs to be in italics or perhaps a different font. It would have made the two stories better differentiated.
All the police words (you know, bravo four-eleven, ect) were fun to read. Callie seemed to know what they all meant, so it was entertaining to read the translations.
What I liked/disliked:
I enjoyed the flash backs, Chapter 49, and a bit more, but I think it doesn’t deserve a higher rating than maybe 3. The flaws can be overlooked, so this book makes a good in-between book. The flaws stood out too much to me, but I’m known to be quite picky.
In conclusion:
The book has flaws, quite a few in fact but the book can still be enjoyed by others. I wouldn’t read it again, but for those looking for a quick read that doesn’t need much/any thought, here’s your book.
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Favorite Character: Katherine for being a good “bad girl”.
Favorite Quote: N/A
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Moving on, I read maybe 70 pages and immediately wrote in my notes:
So far, very three star-y.
It was, and it got worse.
First of all, how stupid do you have to be to look for a pulse, find none, but still take the knife to see if it is fake. Really? If I had seen a dead body, fake or not, at the edge of the forest, I would have screamed Bloody Mary.
What would you do?
Callie just stood there in shock. Not even a single scream. Seriously, this is what she did.
I’m kneeling next to Katherine’s body, my heart racing, my breaths shallow and fast, my emotions reeling crazily at the sight on the ground before me.
Then on top of kneeling by the body she:
Something, barely a glint in the dark, is lying on the ground beside her. I reach for it. A knife.
Then again, what can you expect from a girl who is the minion of the popular girl. Maybe Strasser was trying to show how Callie wasn’t too bright. Then again, she survived for eight days out of home and on the run. Another really stupid thing happened on page 69.
First stop is the convenience store.
So she goes to the convenience store in disguise. Can’t blame her, gal gotta eat. But read this.
She cocks her head curiously and stares as she picks up the coins she needs. “New around here?”
“Uh…” I slide the rest of the change into my shaking hand, trying to think of an answer. “No. I mean, yes!”
Really? You go in disguise to a public place with cameras and you have no plan. None whatsoever. I would at least have made up a convincing lie. :\
Characters:
I hated practically every character.
I couldn’t relate with Callie, at all. I would have done a lot differently, and probably wouldn’t get into that problem.
Callie’s best friend left town and she got adopted by, guess who, the mean popular girl. At times, she seems smart enough to not get in with the mean people and do such horrible things, but at other times, I have to wonder, how smart is she?
Her boyfriend, Slade, was… ok. I guessed his secret from the beginning.
Katherine was a good bad girl, if that made any sense. I have to say, I didn’t guess her secret until the party scene.
Plot:
The big question throughout the book was: who dun it?
It was too easy to figure out who did it. The annoying part is Callie guessed who it was from moment one. There was no mystery. I would have really liked it to be a little search.
The big twist wasn’t too surprising. I really didn’t find it too much of a surprise. I won’t spoil it for you though.
The flash backs were probably the best part of it, aside from Chapter 49 (which was a police interview). I would have preferred the flash backs to be in italics or perhaps a different font. It would have made the two stories better differentiated.
All the police words (you know, bravo four-eleven, ect) were fun to read. Callie seemed to know what they all meant, so it was entertaining to read the translations.
What I liked/disliked:
I enjoyed the flash backs, Chapter 49, and a bit more, but I think it doesn’t deserve a higher rating than maybe 3. The flaws can be overlooked, so this book makes a good in-between book. The flaws stood out too much to me, but I’m known to be quite picky.
In conclusion:
The book has flaws, quite a few in fact but the book can still be enjoyed by others. I wouldn’t read it again, but for those looking for a quick read that doesn’t need much/any thought, here’s your book.
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Favorite Character: Katherine for being a good “bad girl”.
Favorite Quote: N/A
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April 30, 2015
Jenna White
Mrs. Toney
Period 1 and 2
4/24/15
Blood on my Hands
Summary: A girl named Katherine was killed at the park. Callie (her best friend) found her and saw something next to her. She picked it up and realized it was a knife. These two other girls were walking by and thought that Callie killed Katherine. The girls took at picture and reported it to the police.
The police have been searching for Callie for a couple of days. Callie wants to go and tell the truth but her brother tried to kill someone so Callie thinks that the police will not believe her. She has been hiding in a tree house and only 1 person knows. One of her friends (the person that knows) tells Callie to tell the truth to the police and what happened. Callie isn’t going to until she finds out who killed Katherine.
She figured put that it was Katherine’s boyfriend that killed her. She tells her friend but he doesn’t believe her. They get into a huge fight. Then he says sorry and that he believes her and Callie starts to go to school again. She tells the police but they say that she doesn’t have enough evidence to tell that it is him. They say that Callie is a suspect because your fingerprints are all over the knife, but they will look into her boyfriend.
Main characters: The main characters are Callie, Katherine, the police, Jake, and Edward. Callie was Katherine’s best friend before she died. Callie was accused for killing Katherine but it was all a misunderstanding. Callie has long red hair with freckles. Another main character is Katherine. She got killed and she was a popular kid. She had long brown hairs and was nice but sassy.
The police are a big part in this because they investigate and try and see who killed Katherine and everything like that. They make everyone’s life change and get involved with a lot. Jake is a main character because that was Katherine’s boyfriend. He gets accused of killing Katherine and everything/everyone goes crazy. Last one is Edward, he is a big part because he is the only one who knows where Callie was hiding and knows that she didn’t do it and things like that. he backs up Callie and is there for her through everything.
Setting: This book takes place in a lot of places. The school, park, woods, treehouse, and even in jail. The school is where the killer goes and where everyone else goes. Everyone is trying to find out who killed who and they are scared. The park id where Katherine was killed. The woods is here the tree house is and where Callie hides. The jail is where the police officers work and where people get accused and go to jail.
Conflict: The problem in this book is Katherine getting killed, and people getting accused for killing her. Callie was her best friend and she was getting accused because she is the one who found Katherine first and picked up the knife beside her. She was also accused because she ran away from the police and was hiding for weeks. Other people got accused down the line but they finally found out who killed her.
Resolution: The resolution is that they find out who killed Katherine. They end up accusing a lot of people but they do end up finding out who the killer is. Callie is clear and no longer has to run, and neither do the other people. The killer is in jail for a long time.
Opinion of book: I thought this book was really good. I love these kind of investigation/detective books. I would read it again if I had to. I would rate it five stars. I recommend this book to many people.
Recommend: I recommend this book to any person that likes instigation/murder books. I don’t recommend this to someone that wants to know the answer right away. The middle of the book is where all the action comes. I recommend to read this.
Mrs. Toney
Period 1 and 2
4/24/15
Blood on my Hands
Summary: A girl named Katherine was killed at the park. Callie (her best friend) found her and saw something next to her. She picked it up and realized it was a knife. These two other girls were walking by and thought that Callie killed Katherine. The girls took at picture and reported it to the police.
The police have been searching for Callie for a couple of days. Callie wants to go and tell the truth but her brother tried to kill someone so Callie thinks that the police will not believe her. She has been hiding in a tree house and only 1 person knows. One of her friends (the person that knows) tells Callie to tell the truth to the police and what happened. Callie isn’t going to until she finds out who killed Katherine.
She figured put that it was Katherine’s boyfriend that killed her. She tells her friend but he doesn’t believe her. They get into a huge fight. Then he says sorry and that he believes her and Callie starts to go to school again. She tells the police but they say that she doesn’t have enough evidence to tell that it is him. They say that Callie is a suspect because your fingerprints are all over the knife, but they will look into her boyfriend.
Main characters: The main characters are Callie, Katherine, the police, Jake, and Edward. Callie was Katherine’s best friend before she died. Callie was accused for killing Katherine but it was all a misunderstanding. Callie has long red hair with freckles. Another main character is Katherine. She got killed and she was a popular kid. She had long brown hairs and was nice but sassy.
The police are a big part in this because they investigate and try and see who killed Katherine and everything like that. They make everyone’s life change and get involved with a lot. Jake is a main character because that was Katherine’s boyfriend. He gets accused of killing Katherine and everything/everyone goes crazy. Last one is Edward, he is a big part because he is the only one who knows where Callie was hiding and knows that she didn’t do it and things like that. he backs up Callie and is there for her through everything.
Setting: This book takes place in a lot of places. The school, park, woods, treehouse, and even in jail. The school is where the killer goes and where everyone else goes. Everyone is trying to find out who killed who and they are scared. The park id where Katherine was killed. The woods is here the tree house is and where Callie hides. The jail is where the police officers work and where people get accused and go to jail.
Conflict: The problem in this book is Katherine getting killed, and people getting accused for killing her. Callie was her best friend and she was getting accused because she is the one who found Katherine first and picked up the knife beside her. She was also accused because she ran away from the police and was hiding for weeks. Other people got accused down the line but they finally found out who killed her.
Resolution: The resolution is that they find out who killed Katherine. They end up accusing a lot of people but they do end up finding out who the killer is. Callie is clear and no longer has to run, and neither do the other people. The killer is in jail for a long time.
Opinion of book: I thought this book was really good. I love these kind of investigation/detective books. I would read it again if I had to. I would rate it five stars. I recommend this book to many people.
Recommend: I recommend this book to any person that likes instigation/murder books. I don’t recommend this to someone that wants to know the answer right away. The middle of the book is where all the action comes. I recommend to read this.
March 10, 2012
The cover:
This is the UK cover, and for some reasons, I like it better than the US cover, probably because Wish You Were Dead’s, the previous book’s, UK cover is way prettier than the US one. Although, the US one makes more sense….
The storyline:
This story has less horror in it than the previous book but way more suspense. I was holding my breath all the time because I knew something bad was going to happen.
The mystery in this story was the number one thing that kept me reading, it was a great journey with Callie trying to figure out who killed Katherine and framed her. I’ve been thinking about the killer and the possibilities all the time while reading the book, and I’m sad to say, I totally didn’t expect the ending…!!
What I loved:
The writing style was very good, it is somehow different from the first book, but it only made the book better.
I was expecting it to be a sequel in story to Wish You Were Dead and was somehow shocked to find that it is a totally different story. I loved how the story was built from ground zero and developed its own surroundings and characters but it also happened in the same city, so this tiny detail didn’t change :).
The main protagonist, Callie, was very brave and smart too.
The story wasn’t boring despite its 51 chapters and I actually remember each one because they were short and weren’t long.
Two words: the ending!
My favorite chapter is 47!!
The twists and the ongoing cobwebs of weird events.
What I hated/didn’t like:
Hmm.. nothing really I can remember.
What I missed:
I wish there was a bit more horror in the story?! It lacked that compared to the first book and there weren’t any gore or horrifying descriptions or scenes (Call me crazy, but I love these and really liked them in the first one, it’s not like they’re too scary or disgusting, they just add this feel to the story).
The characters:
Callie is the protagonist. She’s been framed for a death she didn’t commit and she was courageous and strong while trying to prove her innocence.
Slade is Callie’s boyfriend. He really loves her and helps her thru the book, but at the end, you’ll find many unsettling truths about him.
Dakota is the one who’s been blamed by Callie in the book for killing Katherine and setting up Callie. She’s not totally innocent either.
Katherine, the dead girl, is basically the mean girl in the Soundview High school. She’s been manipulating a lot of students including Callie, Dakota and Mia.
Mia is another girl who happens to want to be in Katherine’s circle but ends up being kicked out by her. She becomes Callie’s friend.
Other characters worth mentioning are Callie’s parents and brother, Sebastian, who’s in jail for attacking their father and causing him permanent brain damage. Chief od police Jenkins who’s Dakota’s uncle and an old friend of Callie’s father.
Favorite quotes:
After all, two years ago my older brother, Sebastian, made national news by bludgeoning our father nearly to death with a two-by-four, leaving him brain damaged and mute and paralyzed from the neck down. What’s so hard to believe? Like brother, like sister, right? – Chapter 2.
The other thing is you can tell yourself you’re a charity case without really believing it. And then the day comes when you forget. And you think you really do belong. Because you want to so badly. – Chapter 3.
And why had she kept Dakota?
Maybe she was thinking like the Chinese general who said, “Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” --- Chapter 34.
Conclusion:
This was a really good read. I don’t have words to describe it, but if you love thriller and mystery books with twists, this is definitely one to check :).
This is the UK cover, and for some reasons, I like it better than the US cover, probably because Wish You Were Dead’s, the previous book’s, UK cover is way prettier than the US one. Although, the US one makes more sense….
The storyline:
This story has less horror in it than the previous book but way more suspense. I was holding my breath all the time because I knew something bad was going to happen.
The mystery in this story was the number one thing that kept me reading, it was a great journey with Callie trying to figure out who killed Katherine and framed her. I’ve been thinking about the killer and the possibilities all the time while reading the book, and I’m sad to say, I totally didn’t expect the ending…!!
What I loved:
The writing style was very good, it is somehow different from the first book, but it only made the book better.
I was expecting it to be a sequel in story to Wish You Were Dead and was somehow shocked to find that it is a totally different story. I loved how the story was built from ground zero and developed its own surroundings and characters but it also happened in the same city, so this tiny detail didn’t change :).
The main protagonist, Callie, was very brave and smart too.
The story wasn’t boring despite its 51 chapters and I actually remember each one because they were short and weren’t long.
Two words: the ending!
My favorite chapter is 47!!
The twists and the ongoing cobwebs of weird events.
What I hated/didn’t like:
Hmm.. nothing really I can remember.
What I missed:
I wish there was a bit more horror in the story?! It lacked that compared to the first book and there weren’t any gore or horrifying descriptions or scenes (Call me crazy, but I love these and really liked them in the first one, it’s not like they’re too scary or disgusting, they just add this feel to the story).
The characters:
Callie is the protagonist. She’s been framed for a death she didn’t commit and she was courageous and strong while trying to prove her innocence.
Slade is Callie’s boyfriend. He really loves her and helps her thru the book, but at the end, you’ll find many unsettling truths about him.
Dakota is the one who’s been blamed by Callie in the book for killing Katherine and setting up Callie. She’s not totally innocent either.
Katherine, the dead girl, is basically the mean girl in the Soundview High school. She’s been manipulating a lot of students including Callie, Dakota and Mia.
Mia is another girl who happens to want to be in Katherine’s circle but ends up being kicked out by her. She becomes Callie’s friend.
Other characters worth mentioning are Callie’s parents and brother, Sebastian, who’s in jail for attacking their father and causing him permanent brain damage. Chief od police Jenkins who’s Dakota’s uncle and an old friend of Callie’s father.
Favorite quotes:
After all, two years ago my older brother, Sebastian, made national news by bludgeoning our father nearly to death with a two-by-four, leaving him brain damaged and mute and paralyzed from the neck down. What’s so hard to believe? Like brother, like sister, right? – Chapter 2.
The other thing is you can tell yourself you’re a charity case without really believing it. And then the day comes when you forget. And you think you really do belong. Because you want to so badly. – Chapter 3.
And why had she kept Dakota?
Maybe she was thinking like the Chinese general who said, “Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” --- Chapter 34.
Conclusion:
This was a really good read. I don’t have words to describe it, but if you love thriller and mystery books with twists, this is definitely one to check :).
March 21, 2018
The novel Blood On My Hands by Todd Strasser is about a teen girl named Callie Carson who is accused of killing her friend Katherine Remington-Day. She’s wanted for murder and has to prove her innocence to the police and her family. Overall, the book just didn’t work for me.
Starting off with the characters, there wasn’t much characterization. I wasn’t able to relate to them and form a personality for them. Slade’s (Callie’s complicated boyfriend) personality switches and it’s hard to understand if he’s a good or bad guy. This was probably the author’s purpose but I didn’t like this style since he did this with the other characters. The protagonist Callie is perceived as a nice, sweet, girl but the author flashbacked a lot of her diva traits and I didn’t understand what her personality was like. Callie is part of a popular group in school including Katherine, Dakota, and Zelda. At the time, Callie was dating Slade but Katherine threatened her that if she didn’t break up with him, she’d have to leave the crew. Reading it, I thought “oh, she seems bold and non-attention-seeking, she won’t do it”, but she ended up breaking up with him just to be popular. I was annoyed of her because I thought she was better than that, but throughout the entire novel her personality also switches. This is why I couldn’t pinpoint and relate to any of the character’s personality. Instead of things being black and white, the characterization was gray.
Second, the resolution of the novel felt like it was quick and should’ve been explained better. The entire story felt like it was repetitive, Callie was either hiding from the cops or committing her love to Slade. The resolution was straightforward and it didn’t match what the author did the entire novel. To support my reasoning, Dakota attends an interview with the detectives and spills the truth of why Slade killed Katherine, Katherine being lesbian, why they framed Callie, and her secret relationship with Slade. All of the secrets came out in only around 8 pages of the book and there’s 274 pages. I get what the author’s doing, he’s making the suspense repetitive so when I’d see all of the truth in a short amount of pages, I’d be satisfied. Personally, it didn’t bring me total shock and the “omg!” I was supposed to get because the resolution was so bluntly explained. Therefore, it wasn’t satisfying.
Finally, the conflict of the story was terrible and would’ve never been created if Callie didn’t make such poor mistakes that no one would do. For example, during night time Callie finds her dead friend on the ground with a bloody knife beside her and picks it up. I understand she was confused and couldn’t see, but I would’ve never messed with a crime scene. Not only that but after her classmates started taking pictures of her holding a knife, she ran away. Then the entire novel continues with her running away from the police and I felt like the author stretched it out. The conflict wasn’t interesting enough for it to be not stretched out. Again, the conflict was repetitive and would’ve been solved ages ago if she stopped making dumb mistakes.
This book was just not for me since it had bratty and annoying characters with changed personalities, a blunt resolution with so much irrelevant suspense, and a stretched out conflict. I really would recommend this book to people who enjoy long suspense and a short ending. If you’ve read Beastly by Alex Flinn you might enjoy this book because the style of writing is almost similar.
Starting off with the characters, there wasn’t much characterization. I wasn’t able to relate to them and form a personality for them. Slade’s (Callie’s complicated boyfriend) personality switches and it’s hard to understand if he’s a good or bad guy. This was probably the author’s purpose but I didn’t like this style since he did this with the other characters. The protagonist Callie is perceived as a nice, sweet, girl but the author flashbacked a lot of her diva traits and I didn’t understand what her personality was like. Callie is part of a popular group in school including Katherine, Dakota, and Zelda. At the time, Callie was dating Slade but Katherine threatened her that if she didn’t break up with him, she’d have to leave the crew. Reading it, I thought “oh, she seems bold and non-attention-seeking, she won’t do it”, but she ended up breaking up with him just to be popular. I was annoyed of her because I thought she was better than that, but throughout the entire novel her personality also switches. This is why I couldn’t pinpoint and relate to any of the character’s personality. Instead of things being black and white, the characterization was gray.
Second, the resolution of the novel felt like it was quick and should’ve been explained better. The entire story felt like it was repetitive, Callie was either hiding from the cops or committing her love to Slade. The resolution was straightforward and it didn’t match what the author did the entire novel. To support my reasoning, Dakota attends an interview with the detectives and spills the truth of why Slade killed Katherine, Katherine being lesbian, why they framed Callie, and her secret relationship with Slade. All of the secrets came out in only around 8 pages of the book and there’s 274 pages. I get what the author’s doing, he’s making the suspense repetitive so when I’d see all of the truth in a short amount of pages, I’d be satisfied. Personally, it didn’t bring me total shock and the “omg!” I was supposed to get because the resolution was so bluntly explained. Therefore, it wasn’t satisfying.
Finally, the conflict of the story was terrible and would’ve never been created if Callie didn’t make such poor mistakes that no one would do. For example, during night time Callie finds her dead friend on the ground with a bloody knife beside her and picks it up. I understand she was confused and couldn’t see, but I would’ve never messed with a crime scene. Not only that but after her classmates started taking pictures of her holding a knife, she ran away. Then the entire novel continues with her running away from the police and I felt like the author stretched it out. The conflict wasn’t interesting enough for it to be not stretched out. Again, the conflict was repetitive and would’ve been solved ages ago if she stopped making dumb mistakes.
This book was just not for me since it had bratty and annoying characters with changed personalities, a blunt resolution with so much irrelevant suspense, and a stretched out conflict. I really would recommend this book to people who enjoy long suspense and a short ending. If you’ve read Beastly by Alex Flinn you might enjoy this book because the style of writing is almost similar.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 4, 2015
Callie hat Katherine nur gefunden – sie war bereits tot. Dummerweise griff sie reflexartig nach dem Messer; was ihre Mitschüler dachten, als sie sie so fanden, ist klar. Gerade mit Callies Hintergrund – immerhin prügelte ihr Bruder ihnen Vater fast zu Tode – wirkt sie verdächtig, sie flüchtet. Irgendwie muss sie beweisen, dass sie unschuldig ist, doch wer war es dann? Sie kann es nur vermuten und Beweise sammeln, Verdächtige gibt es dafür viele, allen voran Kaherines Freund-Feindin Dakota. Hilfe kann sie kaum erwarten, nur von ihrem Freund Slade, der allen Grund hat, sie damit allein zu lassen.
„Blood on my Hands“ ist so ein Buch, bei dem ich wirklich froh bin, dass ich in der Bibliothek danach gegriffen habe, statt es zu kaufen. Die Beschreibung klang eigentlich ganz gut, das Buch an sich war eher lahm.
Es fängt damit an, dass mit die Charaktere nie irgendwie näher gekommen und ziemlich flach sind. Sie waren eben da, haben ihr Programm abgezogen und das war’s. Es war mir im Grunde beinahe egal, was mit ihnen passiert – oder auch nicht passiert -, lediglich am Ende hat sich das ein wenig ändert, was aber kaum was an der Gesamtsituation ändert. Im Grunde hatte die Protagonistin bei mir schon verspielt, als sie den Klischee-Fehler schlechthin begann: Da liegt was rum – an einem Tatort, herrgott nochmal! – und ich greife natürlich erst einmal danach. Logik ahoi!
Vermutlich brauchte der Autor nur eine etwas bessere Entschuldigung dafür, dass Callie erst einmal wegläuft. Ansonsten hätte es nämlich nicht viel zu erzählen gegeben, außer natürlich er möchte „simple“ Polizeiarbeit wiedergeben. Denn so schrecklich ein Todesfall ist, wirklich kompliziert war er nicht, wenn selbst Laien – in diesem Fall ich als Leser – recht schnell ahnen, worauf es hinauslaufen wird.
Es kommt aber auch absolut keine Spannung auf – natürlich ist es nicht vollkommen langweilig, immerhin bleibt die Frage, ob Callie es schafft oder nicht. Aber es hätte durchaus geholfen, auch begründete Verdächtigungen anzuführen und nicht nur wahllos Namen in den Raum zu werfen. Selbst dann denkt Callie selber kaum daran – es ist nur ein kurzer Moment mit einem minimalistischen Hinweis, der auf ein mögliches Hinweis deuten könnte. Das ist mir persönlich viel zu wenig – da könnt ich ja sonst auch immer wahllos alle verdächtigen, denn irgendwas findet sich immer, wenn man lange genug sucht – und wenn die Protagonistin nicht über weitere Verdächtige stolpert und größtenteils bei der einen bleibt; wie soll das dann der Leser machen? Als solcher weiß man schließlich noch weniger als Callie.
Das Ende ist – wie bereits erwähnt – herzlich wenig überraschend, dafür aber umso überzogener. Ich möchte jetzt nicht unbedingt von High-School-Scheiß reden, aber … ja, genau das ist es. Klischee noch und nöcher mit einer dicken Portion Drama und einem Schuss Tragik, nur um sicher zu gehen.
Da hat das Buch Glück, dass es sich leicht lesen lässt, auch wenn der Schreibstil alles andere als bemerkenswert ist – denn für was anderes hätte ich absolut keinen Punkt vergeben können.
Langweilig, vorhersehbar und überzogen – auch wenn „Wish u were dead“ wirklich toll war, von diesem Buch sollte man nicht allzu viel erwarten!
„Blood on my Hands“ ist so ein Buch, bei dem ich wirklich froh bin, dass ich in der Bibliothek danach gegriffen habe, statt es zu kaufen. Die Beschreibung klang eigentlich ganz gut, das Buch an sich war eher lahm.
Es fängt damit an, dass mit die Charaktere nie irgendwie näher gekommen und ziemlich flach sind. Sie waren eben da, haben ihr Programm abgezogen und das war’s. Es war mir im Grunde beinahe egal, was mit ihnen passiert – oder auch nicht passiert -, lediglich am Ende hat sich das ein wenig ändert, was aber kaum was an der Gesamtsituation ändert. Im Grunde hatte die Protagonistin bei mir schon verspielt, als sie den Klischee-Fehler schlechthin begann: Da liegt was rum – an einem Tatort, herrgott nochmal! – und ich greife natürlich erst einmal danach. Logik ahoi!
Vermutlich brauchte der Autor nur eine etwas bessere Entschuldigung dafür, dass Callie erst einmal wegläuft. Ansonsten hätte es nämlich nicht viel zu erzählen gegeben, außer natürlich er möchte „simple“ Polizeiarbeit wiedergeben. Denn so schrecklich ein Todesfall ist, wirklich kompliziert war er nicht, wenn selbst Laien – in diesem Fall ich als Leser – recht schnell ahnen, worauf es hinauslaufen wird.
Es kommt aber auch absolut keine Spannung auf – natürlich ist es nicht vollkommen langweilig, immerhin bleibt die Frage, ob Callie es schafft oder nicht. Aber es hätte durchaus geholfen, auch begründete Verdächtigungen anzuführen und nicht nur wahllos Namen in den Raum zu werfen. Selbst dann denkt Callie selber kaum daran – es ist nur ein kurzer Moment mit einem minimalistischen Hinweis, der auf ein mögliches Hinweis deuten könnte. Das ist mir persönlich viel zu wenig – da könnt ich ja sonst auch immer wahllos alle verdächtigen, denn irgendwas findet sich immer, wenn man lange genug sucht – und wenn die Protagonistin nicht über weitere Verdächtige stolpert und größtenteils bei der einen bleibt; wie soll das dann der Leser machen? Als solcher weiß man schließlich noch weniger als Callie.
Das Ende ist – wie bereits erwähnt – herzlich wenig überraschend, dafür aber umso überzogener. Ich möchte jetzt nicht unbedingt von High-School-Scheiß reden, aber … ja, genau das ist es. Klischee noch und nöcher mit einer dicken Portion Drama und einem Schuss Tragik, nur um sicher zu gehen.
Da hat das Buch Glück, dass es sich leicht lesen lässt, auch wenn der Schreibstil alles andere als bemerkenswert ist – denn für was anderes hätte ich absolut keinen Punkt vergeben können.
Langweilig, vorhersehbar und überzogen – auch wenn „Wish u were dead“ wirklich toll war, von diesem Buch sollte man nicht allzu viel erwarten!
December 9, 2015
Die 17-jährige Callie hatte es in letzter Zeit nicht leicht. Sie würde fast alles tun, um weiterhin zur beliebtesten Clique ihrer Schule zu gehören, was in ihrer Situation mehr als verständlich ist, hat doch vor nicht allzu langer Zeit ihr eigener Bruder den Vater angegriffen. Dieser überlebte zwar, ist jedoch auf permanente Pflege angewiesen. Um diesen Ruf entgegenzuwirken, opfert Callie eine Menge, um weiterhin mit Katherine, der Anführerin jener Clique, befreundet zu sein.
Dennoch kommt es vermehrt zu Streit mit Katherine, denn die Dinge, die sie von Callie verlangt, grenzen an Unmenschlichkeit. Um den Kopf freizubekommen, will Callie mit ihrer Freundin Dakota eine Party besuchen, wohlweislich eine Party, auf der mit Katherine nicht zu rechnen ist, wollte diese doch in den Urlaub fahren. Wider erwartend ist eben jene Katherine dennoch auf der Party, doch Callie lässt sich davon nicht die Laune verderben. Im Laufe des Abends jedoch soll sich für Callie alles ändern - denn sie wird von anderen Partygästen gefunden, neben der toten Katherine, mit einem blutigen Messer in der Hand.
Noch bevor sie in Gewahrsam genommen werden kann, ergreift sie die Flucht, denn ihr ist klar, dass ihr wahrscheinlich niemand, auch nicht die Polizei, bei ihrer Familienvorgeschichte glauben wird, zumal sie die Tatwaffe in der Hand hatte und sich auf dieser nun ihre Fingerabdrücke befinden. Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt, denn Callie weiß, sie hat nur die Chance, ihre Unschuld zu beweisen, wenn sie den wahren Täter überführen kann - und sie hat bereits einen Verdacht ...
Wettlauf gegen die Zeit! Der Plot wurde realistisch und abwechslungsreich erarbeitete. Besonders gut hat mir gefallen, wie die Figur der Callie immer wieder, entgegen ihrer Planung, agieren musste, um ihren Verfolgern zu entkommen. Auch die Tatsache, wie klar hier dargestellt wurde, dass man nicht jedem trauen kann, auch wenn es ein Freund ist, fand ich ganz hervorragend dargestellt. Die Figuren wurden authentisch und facettenreich erarbeitet. Besonders beeindruckt hat mich die Figur der Callie mit ihre Wandlungsfähigkeit, denn von einer eigentlich gut erzogenen Highschool-Schülerin hätte ich eine solche Flexibilität nicht erwartet. Den Schreibstil kann ich nur als fesselnd beschreiben, sodass ich mich gar nicht von dem Buch lösen konnte. Abschließend kann ich sagen, dass mir das Buch berauschend-schöne Lesestunden bereitet hat und ich gerne mehr davon lesen würde.
Dennoch kommt es vermehrt zu Streit mit Katherine, denn die Dinge, die sie von Callie verlangt, grenzen an Unmenschlichkeit. Um den Kopf freizubekommen, will Callie mit ihrer Freundin Dakota eine Party besuchen, wohlweislich eine Party, auf der mit Katherine nicht zu rechnen ist, wollte diese doch in den Urlaub fahren. Wider erwartend ist eben jene Katherine dennoch auf der Party, doch Callie lässt sich davon nicht die Laune verderben. Im Laufe des Abends jedoch soll sich für Callie alles ändern - denn sie wird von anderen Partygästen gefunden, neben der toten Katherine, mit einem blutigen Messer in der Hand.
Noch bevor sie in Gewahrsam genommen werden kann, ergreift sie die Flucht, denn ihr ist klar, dass ihr wahrscheinlich niemand, auch nicht die Polizei, bei ihrer Familienvorgeschichte glauben wird, zumal sie die Tatwaffe in der Hand hatte und sich auf dieser nun ihre Fingerabdrücke befinden. Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt, denn Callie weiß, sie hat nur die Chance, ihre Unschuld zu beweisen, wenn sie den wahren Täter überführen kann - und sie hat bereits einen Verdacht ...
Wettlauf gegen die Zeit! Der Plot wurde realistisch und abwechslungsreich erarbeitete. Besonders gut hat mir gefallen, wie die Figur der Callie immer wieder, entgegen ihrer Planung, agieren musste, um ihren Verfolgern zu entkommen. Auch die Tatsache, wie klar hier dargestellt wurde, dass man nicht jedem trauen kann, auch wenn es ein Freund ist, fand ich ganz hervorragend dargestellt. Die Figuren wurden authentisch und facettenreich erarbeitet. Besonders beeindruckt hat mich die Figur der Callie mit ihre Wandlungsfähigkeit, denn von einer eigentlich gut erzogenen Highschool-Schülerin hätte ich eine solche Flexibilität nicht erwartet. Den Schreibstil kann ich nur als fesselnd beschreiben, sodass ich mich gar nicht von dem Buch lösen konnte. Abschließend kann ich sagen, dass mir das Buch berauschend-schöne Lesestunden bereitet hat und ich gerne mehr davon lesen würde.
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