Review: Bad Girls Don't Die

Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender (#1 in Bad Girls Don't Die)

Synopsis from: Shelfari.com

Published by: Disney Hyperion Books

Alexis thought she led a typically dysfunctional high school existence. Dysfunctional like her parents'

marriage; her doll-crazy twelve-year-old sister, Kasey; and even her own anti-social, anti-cheerleader attitude.

When a family fight results in some tearful sisterly bonding, Alexis realizes that her life is creeping from dysfunction into danger. Kasey is acting stranger than ever: her blue eyes go green sometimes; she uses old-fashioned language; and she

even loses track of chunks of time, claiming to know nothing about her strange behavior. Their old house is changing, too. Doors open and close by themselves; water boils on the unlit stove; and an unplugged air conditioner turns the house cold enough to see their breath in.

Alexis wants to think that it's all in her head, but soon, what she liked to think of as silly parlor tricks are becoming life-threatening--to her, her family, and to her budding relationship with the class president. Alexis knows she's the only person who can stop Kasey -- but what if that green-eyed girl isn't even Kasey anymore?

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I wouldn't have heard about this book if my friend hadn't read it first and told me about it. She said it was creepy, and that she couldn't read it at night, but I thought it couldn't be that bad. I've read other scary stories, and haven't been scared. But I have to say, this has to be the first one. During the entire time I was reading, I kept looking over my shoulder, waiting to see my sister behind me with creepy green eyes. I thought that this book was woven really well, and I enjoyed it a lot despite the somewhat creepy parts.

The book started off with Alexis having no friends, which is sort of typical, but I didn't really mind it. I liked how throughout the book, things started getting better between her and a cheerleader, Megan. I know that this usually happens, but I liked the way that they were able to come together. They found something that they had in common, and they sort of made a friendship out of that.

When the creepy stuff started happening, like with her sister, Kasey, I wasn't really freaked out yet. I mean, it seemed like pretty normal stuff, nothing that made it really creepy. Then the thing with the doll and the different personalities with Kasey started to freak me out a little. I mean, one second, she'd be the normal Kasey, and the next second, she'd have this totally new personality. For example, when Alexis was hanging out with Carter, Kasey came out of nowhere and sort of ruined the moment. Usually, sisters would think it was rude that their sister would barge in like that, but the way the Kasey was acting made it seem a little weird.

The entire book, I thought that the entire story came together really well. All the information would make sense, and I was nodding my head in away that I understood all of the information. Alexis kept on finding different things in Kasey's room, and it kept fuelling the story. It kept me reading, because usually, books like this are sort of boring, but I have to say that this wasn't one of those books. I read this straight through the night, despite my friends warning not to. I mean, I didn't have any nightmares.

I recommend this book to people who like to read creepy books, or people who don't get scared easily. People who do get scared easily, do not read this. Or at least don't read it at night. Or do, not that I really mind. Main thing is that this book is different from all those other ghost stories. And I should know. I've read too many of them.

Don't forget to read the second book in the series:

From Bad to Cursed by Katie Alender (#2 in Bad Girls Don't Die)

Synopsis from: Shelfari.com

Published by: Disney Hyperion Books

Alexis is the last girl you'd expect to sell her soul. She already has everything she needs -- an adorable boyfriend, the perfect best friend, and a little sister who's finally recovering after being possessed by an evil spirit.

Alexis is thrilled when her sister joins a club: new friends are just what Kasey needs. It's strange, though, to see how fast the girls in the Sunshine Club go from dorky and antisocial to gorgeous and popular. Then Alexis learns that the girls have pledged an oath to a seemingly benevolent spirit named Aralt. Worried that Kasey's in over her head again, Alexis and her best friend, Megan, decide to investigate by joining the club themselves. Soon, Alexis trades in her pink hair and punky clothes for a mainstream look, and finds herself reveling in her newfound elegance and success

The club's connection with Aralt seems harmless, and before long, Alexis can hardly remember why she joined in the first place. Surely it wasn't to destroy Aralt. . . . Why would she hurt someone who has given her so much, and asked for so little in return?

And the next book:

As Dead As It Gets by Katie Alender (#3 in Bad Girls Don't Die)

Synopsis from: Shelfari.com

Published by: Disney Hyperion Books

It's been three months since Alexis helplessly witnessed Lydia Small's violent death, and all she wants is for her life to return to normal.

But normal people don’t see decaying bodies haunting photographs. Normal people don’t have

to deal with regul

ar intrusions from Lydia’s angry ghost, sometimes escalating to terrifying attacks.

At first, it seems that Lydia wants revenge on Alexis alone. But a girl from school disappears one night, and Alexis spots one of Lydia’s signature yellow roses lying on the girl’s dresser the next day. Soon, it becomes clear that several of Alexis’s friends are in danger, and that she's the only person who can save them. But as she tries to intervene, Alexis realizes that her enemy is a much more powerful ghost than she's ever faced before... and that its fate is tied to hers in ways she couldn't possibly imagine.

Not even in her worst nightmares.