Simon Death High

by Blair Burden

Hannah left for six weeks but, when she comes back, her friends believe she is involved with the murders that happened to teens at their high school.

Genres: Mystery

Nook

First published July 19, 2011

Reviews

[Brooke · Rating 2 out of 5]

The cover (although for some reason isn't on here) was the reason I downloaded this. The story itself sounded interesting, but the cover was the ultimate reason I read it.

There were a few things that bugged me about this book. The most important being the author's writing style isn't very developed and at times could be confusing. It wasn't like it was bad, just kind of stephanie meyersish. Telling the story like it is and not being descriptive enough. And using words in the wrong context sometimes. There were also times when the characters said "um" alot. In situations where "um" wasn't needed. The characters also seemed a little underdeveloped. But as the story went on it got better, and I liked them more.

I find it odd that Linda was my favorite, especially given she was the school tramp, and drunk or high a lot. I just liked her better then the rest.

I didn't think I'd like this story till I was almost half way through it. After they were arrested it really picked up, and I noticed foreshadowing that got me really excited to find out who the killer(s) was(were). When I finally finished it I was a little unhappy, and satisfied at the same time. The ending was great, creative and left me craving more. But I was unhappy because it left off on a cliffhander, it seemed like the author just dropped it. I though Reasons for Recovery was the sequel so I was excited to start up the next book. But it's not. And i'm not sure if the author even wants to make a sequel. Which to me makes the cliffhanger pointless and more disapointing then anything else, even if it was creative.

[Jessica Buike · Rating 2 out of 5]

While murder mysteries are generally pretty good, this particular story didn't live up to expectations. The characters were rather one-dimensional, and the story itself jumped around and was very disjointed and hard to follow. There were some grammatical issues, and it just didn't feel like this story had been developed fully. It follows the reappearance of a student who had been missing for six weeks, and the deaths of several students at Simon High. As the investigation continues, this group of friends finds themselves to be considered the most likely suspects.
A study guide for study groups is included in the back of the book, but I don't see this as being a great group book.

[Inaara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it!!!!!
It was totally scary and mysterious and I couldn't even guess who the killer was!