Addison is a huge fan of mystery author extraordinaire R. J. Rosen. Meanwhile, her supportive best friend, Maya, is trying to turn her fictional love life with a cute boy at school into a reality. While Addison would like nothing more than to have a normal talk with a boy, she is more into getting hits on her dedicated fan blog. When her blog takes off, she receives an amazing compliment from her favorite author, along with an offer to be a part of a new marketing campaign. Addison could not be more thrilled. Unfortunately, her joy is short-lived as her life starts eerily imitating art: her classmates are being murdered, and it looks exactly like what she has been writing about, which causes her to start sleuthing for the murderer before she gets labeled as the killer. While Addison and Maya are reminiscent of Nancy and George, readers may find this mystery too easily solvable. Still, thriller fans should still enjoy watching the pieces come together.

Gr 8 Up-Addison is a huge fan of the reclusive author R.J. Rosen and runs a blog that has become almost as popular as Rosen's "Gap Lake" series of teen mysteries. When the author contacts Addie and asks her to share parts of his next book on her blog, she is thrilled until she stumbles upon the dead body of a classmate late that night at her high school and the crime scene is similar to the one from Rosen's story. It's a dream come true to work with an idol, but the dream quickly becomes a nightmare when a copycat killer stalks Addie online and in person. Italics are confusing and overused without pattern or consistency. The extensive use of dialogue and easy-to-digest inner monologues make this a fast read. Even though the plot has more holes than mature readers might easily accept and bogs down at times, leaving even murder mystery fans waiting for something substantial to happen, readers will, soon after the first murder, feel compelled to continue the story to find out the killer's identity. However, some of the plot development has coincidences used only to advance the mystery. Continuity issues and implausible red herrings will not impress experienced mystery fans. The mature language and sexual innuendo makes this more appropriate for older readers. VERDICT The story plays out like a mediocre teen slasher flick, minus the gore. Not recommended. Seth Herchenbach, Richmond Burton Community High School, IL