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A review by lovegirl30
Dial Em for Murder by Marni Bates
3.0
This review and more published on The Young Girl Who Loved Books.
What would you do if death literally fell into your lap?
That is exactly what happened to sixteen-year-old Emmy Danvers. She must figure things out now.
Let's talk about the characters. Our main character Emmy loves romance novels and writing, which is why in our story she is half way through writing her novel. She is your average teenager except she seems quite quirky and wise beyond her years. At the beginning of the book, she is at Starbucks trying to add some depth to her story. When a strange older man mumbled a cryptic message to her. Then tackled her to the ground, dying right on top of her.
The character in this book that I didn't like was Ben. He often was a jerk, treated Emmy pretty badly at times. I also hated all the mansplaining he did. ( I hate using that word by the way). In the end, though he always had her back, which is perfect best friend behavior.
Then there is Sebastian St. James, the rich boy that Emmy hates. He is sort of the bad boy character in this novel. She hates him, his actions, his character, and pretty much all that he stands for. Of course, she does develop slight feelings because teenage girls in YA novels seem to be unable to resist bad boy charms.
A cutesy YA Novel. This book has a pretty good plot line, in fact, I didn't find that the plot line was lacking in any way. The protagonist is incredibly fun and sassy. The characters are likable. The mystery does exist even if the romance sometimes gets in the way. I found that some of the things YA novels get stuck on, instant-love, love triangles, bad boy gets turned into good boy instantly, didn't happen in this book. It was all just really fun and cute.
What I didn't like about this book, was the open ending. In my opinion, this novel was sort of un-ended. It left the reader with more questions, little answers, and slightly confused. I really don't enjoy investing so much time and getting such little results. I am not saying the book was bad because of this it just made it a little annoying.
In summary, I found Dial Em for Murder to be quite a fun read. This is what I want out of every YA novel. Even if the characters are slightly clichéd. The mystery in the book is not bad, although the romance of the novel sometimes puts the mystery aspect on the back burner. I enjoy reading this book, and it engaged me enough to never bore. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys fun mysteries, young adult books, or romance novels. Check it out for yourself.
Disclaimer: I received this book for free from Merit Press in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. All thought and opinion are my own.
What would you do if death literally fell into your lap?
That is exactly what happened to sixteen-year-old Emmy Danvers. She must figure things out now.
Let's talk about the characters. Our main character Emmy loves romance novels and writing, which is why in our story she is half way through writing her novel. She is your average teenager except she seems quite quirky and wise beyond her years. At the beginning of the book, she is at Starbucks trying to add some depth to her story. When a strange older man mumbled a cryptic message to her. Then tackled her to the ground, dying right on top of her.
The character in this book that I didn't like was Ben. He often was a jerk, treated Emmy pretty badly at times. I also hated all the mansplaining he did. ( I hate using that word by the way). In the end, though he always had her back, which is perfect best friend behavior.
Then there is Sebastian St. James, the rich boy that Emmy hates. He is sort of the bad boy character in this novel. She hates him, his actions, his character, and pretty much all that he stands for. Of course, she does develop slight feelings because teenage girls in YA novels seem to be unable to resist bad boy charms.
A cutesy YA Novel. This book has a pretty good plot line, in fact, I didn't find that the plot line was lacking in any way. The protagonist is incredibly fun and sassy. The characters are likable. The mystery does exist even if the romance sometimes gets in the way. I found that some of the things YA novels get stuck on, instant-love, love triangles, bad boy gets turned into good boy instantly, didn't happen in this book. It was all just really fun and cute.
What I didn't like about this book, was the open ending. In my opinion, this novel was sort of un-ended. It left the reader with more questions, little answers, and slightly confused. I really don't enjoy investing so much time and getting such little results. I am not saying the book was bad because of this it just made it a little annoying.
In summary, I found Dial Em for Murder to be quite a fun read. This is what I want out of every YA novel. Even if the characters are slightly clichéd. The mystery in the book is not bad, although the romance of the novel sometimes puts the mystery aspect on the back burner. I enjoy reading this book, and it engaged me enough to never bore. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys fun mysteries, young adult books, or romance novels. Check it out for yourself.
Disclaimer: I received this book for free from Merit Press in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. All thought and opinion are my own.