{My Thoughts} – Caroline is the main character in this book. The story revolves around her for the most part and a neighborhood mishap named Tony.

The story begins with Caroline’s sister Jess slipping out the window to go meet Tony. This occurs after their father had forbidden them to go anywhere that night. Jess asked Caroline to cover for her and never came back. There were a lot of rumors spread about the where abouts of Jess at this point, but the police couldn’t find anything that was helpful to the case.

Caroline then befriends Tony in a sense or he befriends her. I am not sure which and they decide to try and find Jess together. Caroline wants to believe everything that Tony tells her but eventually she starts to see inconsistencies in the things he says.

What is Tony’s deal with Caroline? What happened to Jess that night? Why are the police having such a hard time learning what happened the night that Jess vanished? Does anyone really know what happened to Jess?

There are so many questions that you will be asking yourself while reading this book, above is just a few of them. I really enjoyed this book a lot, but I do wish that it had a little more closure, I feel a few ends were still left untied. ( )

This book is a story based on a real life serial killer. But the root of the book is about one girl’s quest to save her sister.

It's the era of peace and love in the 1960s, but nothing is peaceful in Caroline's life. Since her beautiful older and troubled sister disappeared, fifteen-year-old Caroline might as well have disappeared too. She's invisible to her parents, who can't stop blaming each other. The police keep following up on leads Caroline thinks are foolish. The only one who seems to care about her is Tony, her sister's boyfriend, who soothes Caroline's desperate heart every time he turns his magical blue eyes on her. Tony has convinced Caroline that the answer to Jess's disappearance is in California.

This was a hold your breath novel. Wow! ( )

HALF IN LOVE WITH DEATH takes place in the 60's but in truth that hardly matters, it could be anyplace anytime. Kids everywhere, at any time, will always wish (at least deep down) to be considered 'cool'..
This is a book about teenage yearnings, family, the attraction of 'bad boys' and mostly about one girls desire to do right by her missing older sister.
Written for any age group really, but a book that should be in every jr. high and high school library!
My only critique, the one thing that keeps this book from getting 5 stars is the ending....good but could have been better....slightly disappointing. OVERALL tho- 4.5 stars. ( )