CW: Suicide ( )

Vee, or Sylvia, has narcolepsy, except, when she passes out, she actually projects herself into someone else’s body and sees through their eyes. She witnesses a murder at the beginning of the book, but has no idea who she’s slide into. The sliding aspects remind me of [b:Every Day|13262783|Every Day (Every Day, #1)|David Levithan|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1356993940s/13262783.jpg|18464379] by David Leviathan (see my review http://literarymatchmaker.blogspot.com/2013/10/every-day-by-david-leviathan.html ) But it’s not done as well. A has learned to live with the changes he has every day, and works within his system. Vee fights “sliding” but then, suddenly she embraces it and learns control all at once?! It felt awkward. Also awkward, was the relationship between Vee and Zane. He’s cute, but creepy to me, and all too easily dealt with at the end. This book is like a road trip – exciting to start, then slow – feels like you’re going nowhere then bam – you’re here! There is a sequel [b:Impostor|13423265|Impostor (Slide, #2)|Jill Hathaway|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1341084724s/13423265.jpg|18870053] but I’m not compelled to read it. I’ll only buy it for school if someone asks for it, specifically. ( )

The concept of this novel sounded beyond awesome. How crazy would it be to "slide" into another person for just a few minutes? In addition to that how insane would it be to realize that you just slide into a killer and only you know the truth? I can't even imagine what I would do with that kind of information! Needless to say I was really looking forward to reading Slide.



Unfortunately the concept was the best part. I found that I really couldn't relate to the main character mainly because it seemed like everything we learned about her was on the superficial level. The deaths of all of the girls also wasn't quite as exciting as I had hoped. They just sort of happened and to be honest it didn't really matter all that much because you never really knew them in the first place. I just found that I wasn't really all that invested.

There is this "major" twist/secret that didn't do much for me in terms of explaining the killer's motivation. I wanted more substance there and instead it just felt anticlimactic.



Then there is that ending where everything is wrapped up and packaged complete with a little bow. I think that is a huge mistake when you are trying to create a series, unless of course, you're trying to write a never-ending series like Nancy Drew or Sweet Valley High comprised of little episodes.

Overall I'm left feeling disappointed by this read and I am probably not going to bother with the next book. On a different note I did LOVE the references to 90s music, mainly because that is my favorite! ( )

This isn't really a romance, and not really paranormal. This book was such a pleasant surprise, even if there were a few points that, in my very humble opinion, made the mystery a teensy bit weaker than it should have been. I won't mention them, it would be spoilery. It is cotton candy, but it has a nice bite to it.

This little tale was very much a character study, and deals with many negative things like teen suicide, emotional issues, and self-perception. To be honest, the book could have delved a little deeper into some of the events, because the author is awfully good at creating texture in her scenes. Some were set up so nicely, but then skipped over a bit too quickly, and I was left wanting. (but maybe that's because I'm not a young adult...) I really liked the character of Vee, and the complicated relationships her family has - the author portrays them deftly in a believable manner. Zane's character - a good foil to Rollins - needed more building, I think, in order to make Vee's interest in him more valuable. A bit more build-up for all the potential "evil dudes" could have been beneficial too, as the mystery was quite interesting. (I have to say that I think Rollins is a potentially very interesting love interest character, not just a hunk of meat. He is one character that I hope keeps a bit of his "light side"...)

This book is a very tasty chicken leg with much less fat than usual. A little more roasting (and basting) to deepen flavor that is already very good, would be welcomed, as this is really (in my opinion) a dark thriller in light novelette form.

But I'm off to read the second book and see what that tastes like! :-) ( )

Slide I really, really hate giving 1 star reviews because I know authors work very hard on their books. So I wanted to like this but, seriously, how is this any different from Lisa McMann's Dream Catcher series?
 
Apart from the main character having a severe case of
 

 
and there being a lot of girl on girl hate and slut shaming, I mean?
 
Maybe you have to have been part of that specific cultural experience to relate to these characters, but man, I thought American high-schoolers were only this hateful (and clichéd and underdeveloped) in movies. The characters and plot were extremely implausible to me. ( )