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Die Softly
by Christopher Pike
If you're looking for an early 90's, cheesy (in a good way), horror novel, Die Softly by Christopher Pike is sure to deliver. This 248 page book follows 18 year old Herb, a perverted photographer who decides to take naked photos of the cheerleading team without consent (influenced by his friend Sammie, who makes her hatred of the cheerleaders evident in the first few pages). Herb realizes that his "prank" won't go unpunished, he ends up capturing the murder of one of the prettier (and meaner) cheerleaders. This sets off a night full of mystery, danger, impure thoughts, and cocaine. While Herb isn't the worst teenage boy in the world, he constantly ignores obvious red flags because of how horny he is, he is a believable one. Herb's choices and refusal to see what is right in front of him is infuriating, but drew me in more. I wanted to know if he'd figure out who the murderer was in time. This book does contain unnecessary fat shaming towards Sammie, and made me question why Herb would be friends with this girl since he never had anything good to say about her. When thinking about it, the only person who didn't annoy Herb was the girl he was pining after and his mom. Despite these minor annoyances, Die Softly is a fun romp.