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Deadly little secret
a touch novel
272 pages
A suspenseful, angsty dive into the irresistible pull of a dangerous boy and the chilling reality of being watched.
What it feels like
Reading this feels like stepping back into the golden era of YA paranormal romance, where the shadows are thick with both danger and undeniable chemistry. The narrative moves at a brisk, addictive clip, pulling you through a maze of high school hallways that suddenly feel fraught with unseen threats. It balances the chilling, paranoid sensation of being stalked with the breathless, angsty swoon of falling for the one person everyone tells you to avoid. The prose is straightforward and emotionally immediate, keeping the focus tightly on the protagonist's racing heart and fraying nerves. It is a perfect, nostalgic escape for anyone who loves a brooding, mysterious love interest, a touch of the supernatural, and a suspenseful mystery that keeps the pages turning late into the night.
- Mood
- tense
- eerie
- swoony
- shadowy
- Tone
- earnest
- suspenseful
- angsty
- melodramatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- forbidden attraction · trusting intuition · the weight of secrets · danger of the unknown
- The writing
- Accessible and dialogue-heavy, prioritizing immediate emotional reactions and fast-paced suspense over lyrical description.
- The arc
- Moves from paranoid uncertainty to a thrilling, high-stakes realization of trust and danger.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave the nostalgic thrill of early 2010s YA paranormal romance, complete with brooding boys with dark secrets and heroines in peril.
Content notes
- stalking
- threats of violence
- gaslighting
About the book
When someone starts stalking high school junior Camelia, everyone at school assumes that it is Ben, who is new at school and rumored to have killed his previous girlfriend, but Camelia is nevertheless inexplicably drawn to him.
Description from Open Library.
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