Violet is one of the strong ones, but she doesn't know it just yet. Some people crumble in the face of adversity, some rise up and become stronger because of it. ( although at times the language was a little too much, even for me)įor me the characterization was what pulled me into the story. This is a mystery that progresses in the same way that an Adult novel would, which means there is very course language, sexual references and is a realistic depiction of this age group, not a sugar coated one. It should be noted that this is a YA novel for the older teens or YA reader. She is more worried about her grades, getting into college, her mother's drinking, her new boyfriend and the subtle changes she has noticed in her BFF, Shelby.īut, when the text messages are backed up by action, namely murder, Violet discovers that someone close to her is obsessed with her and is taunting her with her Native American heritage, and becoming more and more aggressive as time passes. If that weren't enough to deal with, she begins to receive vaguely menacing text messages using the “Roses are Red” rhymes.Īlthough the messages are creepy and she is disturbed by them, she tries not to let them get under her skin. Violet is now the adult in the family since her mother turned to alcohol as a way to cope, leaving Violet to deal with things a girl her age shouldn't have to.
The story is told in first person narrative by Violet, a seventeen year old girl trying to cope with the aftermath of a car accident that took her father's life and left her mother with disabilities. This is one of those super edgy YA novels, but instead of the usual dystopian and paranormal vampire tropes, this one is a mystery suspense thriller. I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Violet is Dead by Monica-Marie Vincent is a March 2015 Booktrope publication. Then when the actual stalker was revealed at the end, it did make sense and I was like Oh, yeah I can see how that person turned all stalkery and their were obvious clues throughout the book. What will happen though when she starts to receive more text messages and tells her best friend Ebony, and she goes missing? Has the stalker decided to get rid of Ebony too as they think she is standing in the way of their and Violet's happiness and love for one another ? I have to admit at first I didn't see who the stalker was and then the twist with the photos of Ebony as a child and hidden money chucked me off the trail again as I started to think maybe it's someone from her childhood or someone who knew her parents. With someone dead, Violet now realizes that she has a full-on stalker. Is it one of her friends or someone who wants Blake for themselves? Violet doesn't think anything more of the text messages until her English teacher is killed with an arrow right in front of her and a text arrives telling Violet that they killed him for her. She shrugs it off as a prank, that is until she gets more text messages. One morning is heading to school Violet gets a strange text telling her to dump her boyfriend, Blake or Else. Thank you to NetGalley and Book trope for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. It would have received 3 1/2 stars from me had there not been a couple of holes in the plot.
It is pretty obvious (despite a few red herrings been thrown in the mix) who is behind the killing and disappearance.
Then her other best friend goes missing.and she gets another "Roses are red" text.ĭon't expect characters with any great depth.
And Violet receives a "Roses are red" text saying that the teacher was killed because of the way he treated Violet. Then a teacher who seems to pick on her, sentences her to Saturday morning school.and winds up dead. Violet Sumer's father was killed in a car accident that has left her mother barely able to cope with life, addicted to alcohol and totally reliant on Violet.Īdd to that a self-absorbed boyfriend, a best friend who has fallen in love and out of life, a shy retiring male admirer whom she has relegated to 'friend only' status and you can see that Violet has a lot to cope with. 3 stars for this YA mystery-thriller that kept me entertained and interested as I read.
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