Today's post is on There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins. It is 289 pages long and is published by Dutton Books. The cover is dark with bright pink lighting the title and author. The intended reader is young adult and likes teen slasher movies. The story is told from third person close of different characters as story goes. There is foul language, mild sexuality, and violence in this book. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the dust jacket- Love hurts...
Makani Young thought she'd left her dark past behind her in Hawaii, settling in with her grandmother in landlocked Nebraska. She's found new friends and has even started to fall for mysterious outsider Ollie Larsson. But her past isn't far behind.
Then, one by one, the students of Osborne Hugh begin to die in a series of gruesome murders, each with increasingly grotesque flair. As the terror grows closer and her feelings for Ollie intensify, Makani is forced to confront her own dark secrets.
Review- I loved the teen slasher movies of the 1990's and this book is tribute to them. It is modern with internet, googling others, and other facets of modern teenage life. Makani is running from the shame of a teen prank gone bad and Ollie is trying to find a more normal life without his parents. Add into this teenage angst a killer who knows how to break and enter homes without being noticed and you have a fun slasher book. The writing is good with just the right amount of real added into the terror of being hunted by an unknown person for reasons unknown. The killer's reason is very novel and I think that it added to his character's drive. It is a good introduction into the slasher genre or if you love the genre already then you will enjoy this book.
I give this book a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.
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