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A review by keberwick
Don't Die, Dragonfly by Linda Joy Singleton
3.0
I definitely have been on a kick of YA fantasy/mystery novels. Don't Die, Dragonfly is kind of like a less scary, less intense version of [b:Blue is for Nightmares|477338|Blue is for Nightmares (Blue is for Nightmares, #1)|Laurie Faria Stolarz|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1350054787s/477338.jpg|465559].
Sabine Rose has a dark past that she's been keeping secret from her friends at her new school. She has psychic powers that come to her in images of things that will happen, but don't always make sense. Living with her grandmother (who also has a gift) and going to a new school, Sabine pretends to be normal. Until she begins to sense that a girl with a dragonfly tattoo is in danger. As Sabine begins a new relationship, she must work with Thorn, Manny, and Dominic to get to the bottom of what her visions mean.
Don't Die, Dragonfly was super short. With only 213 pages and a fast-paced plot, I finished the book and immediately wanted more. The plot went along at a fast but reasonable pace. I never felt like it was rushed or lacking in information. While I would have liked more information about what happened at Sabine's old school, I don't think that adding that information would have improved my liking of the book.
The characters were fairly well developed, although it was very clear who was a secondary character and who was a primary character. This book is definitely geared towards the lower end of the YA age group. It follows a perfect plot diagram (like the ones you had to do in grade school when reading a short story/book), but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. I went in hoping that it would be in the same vein of Blue is for Nightmares and my expectations were met. I would definitely recommend this book to fans of Laurie Faria Stolarz and of the Bad Girls Don't Die series.
Sabine Rose has a dark past that she's been keeping secret from her friends at her new school. She has psychic powers that come to her in images of things that will happen, but don't always make sense. Living with her grandmother (who also has a gift) and going to a new school, Sabine pretends to be normal. Until she begins to sense that a girl with a dragonfly tattoo is in danger. As Sabine begins a new relationship, she must work with Thorn, Manny, and Dominic to get to the bottom of what her visions mean.
Don't Die, Dragonfly was super short. With only 213 pages and a fast-paced plot, I finished the book and immediately wanted more. The plot went along at a fast but reasonable pace. I never felt like it was rushed or lacking in information. While I would have liked more information about what happened at Sabine's old school, I don't think that adding that information would have improved my liking of the book.
The characters were fairly well developed, although it was very clear who was a secondary character and who was a primary character. This book is definitely geared towards the lower end of the YA age group. It follows a perfect plot diagram (like the ones you had to do in grade school when reading a short story/book), but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. I went in hoping that it would be in the same vein of Blue is for Nightmares and my expectations were met. I would definitely recommend this book to fans of Laurie Faria Stolarz and of the Bad Girls Don't Die series.