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A review by abigailbat
A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner
3.0
2.5 stars
After Julia dies, Cass is lost. She'd been hanging out with Julia and her theater friends, who decide to put on Julia's musical, Totally Sweet Ninja Death Squad, but Cass doesn't really feel like she belongs with them. When Julia's boyfriend Ollie casts Heather Halloway as the lead, Cass has had enough and she leaves town, trying not to think about the girl who made her middle school years hell singing the words that Julia had written. But when Cass gets back in town and starts helping with the musical, she and Heather start to get to know each other and... and Cass finds herself falling for her.
Ugh, I'm so ambivalent about this one! I love the plot and the idea of a ninja musical and the wonderful tribute that Julia's friends are putting on. I love that it's a GLTB love story that's not about the angst of coming out. But I wish that Cass had had a stronger voice. I just never really felt like I got a sense of who she was and I never felt a strong connection with her. However, I'd definitely say that Emily Horner is an author to watch and I hope to see more from her in the future!
More on the blog: http://www.abbythelibrarian.com/2010/12/love-story-starring-my-dead-best-friend.html
After Julia dies, Cass is lost. She'd been hanging out with Julia and her theater friends, who decide to put on Julia's musical, Totally Sweet Ninja Death Squad, but Cass doesn't really feel like she belongs with them. When Julia's boyfriend Ollie casts Heather Halloway as the lead, Cass has had enough and she leaves town, trying not to think about the girl who made her middle school years hell singing the words that Julia had written. But when Cass gets back in town and starts helping with the musical, she and Heather start to get to know each other and... and Cass finds herself falling for her.
Ugh, I'm so ambivalent about this one! I love the plot and the idea of a ninja musical and the wonderful tribute that Julia's friends are putting on. I love that it's a GLTB love story that's not about the angst of coming out. But I wish that Cass had had a stronger voice. I just never really felt like I got a sense of who she was and I never felt a strong connection with her. However, I'd definitely say that Emily Horner is an author to watch and I hope to see more from her in the future!
More on the blog: http://www.abbythelibrarian.com/2010/12/love-story-starring-my-dead-best-friend.html