Stalked

Taylor Pierre

Deadly Little Lies

by Laurie Faria Stolarz

    Have you ever felt like you were being watched? Feeling like if you are alone for even a minute, someone will come and find you. Like you are followed wherever you go and you are never truly alone. Last fall, sixteen-year-old Camelia was dealing with a stalker, her ex-boyfriend Matt. She’s only alive because of her boyfriend, at the time, Ben, saved her. The thing about Ben is that he has psychometry, psychometry is being able to find out about an object’s history through direct contact, like for instance holding an object in one’s hand . Although Ben cared a lot about Camelia, he had to abruptly leave because of an incident. She remembered, “Ever since Ben left four months ago, I’ve been getting fixated on these little things, trying to remember if his scar had three branches or four, if it was his left or his right thumb knuckle that always looked a little-powdered doughnuts or cotton candy.” (1), for the past couple months that he’s been gone, Camelia has felt strange, she has some experiences that causes her to believe that Ben may have passed his power onto her, or could it be from someone that she would never think of? While these experiences have left her shocked, she is in for a big surprise when she finds out that Ben is back in town, well even though Matt is out of the picture “Matt isn’t here.” (28), Camelia has been feeling on edge from everything that happened last fall, but she is given reason to, Camelia has been the victim of suspicious notes, strange encounters, and random calls. “Maybe if you aren’t careful, you will end up victim number-three.” (184).Little does Camelia know that someone close to her might be behind all of this: at this point anyone can be a suspect in this mystery. Even after all of the things that have happened to her, she manages to keep some of her friendships and relationships intact but how long will that last? What if these relationships are the cause of her problems? In the end, Camelia makes some decisions that may change her life for the better or for the worse.

  This book is really amazing if you are very interested in mystery novels. It is filled with clues and making connections at every turn. These connections make the story so intriguing because it really keeps you guessing. “Deadly Little Lies” was definitely a 5/5 because it really creates the scene for you and helps to imagine what Camelia was going through during this time. You really can see how the connections create the suspense in the story. I really connect with Camelia and her friends. They stick by each other, even when Camelia seems to be losing her mind, they try to understand the situation and understand what she is going through. Even though I can’t relate to what happened to Camelia, I can relate with the relationship her and her friends have because my friends also try to be supportive and they stick by me, even when I seem like I’m going insane. The relationships that she acquires during the book seem to really make her a stronger person because each of them teach her a valuable life lesson. From be careful who you trust to some people can prove that they deserve a second chance. These lessons make Camelia a better character, as she works her way to figuring out who’s behind everything. All of these characters in the book make Camelia a stronger character mostly because they either are her weakness or her strength. As you read the book, you’ll discover how her friends, family, enemies and relationships affect her and help her to change her perspective of the things around her. Even though this book was great, it is more for the young adult age group because it does have certain language used that may not be appropriate for children of a certain age and the humor in this book may be more enjoyable to young adults.