My thoughts:Vee Bell is certain of one irrefutable truth—her sister’s friend Sophie didn’t kill herself. She was murdered.
Vee knows this because she was there. Everyone believes Vee is narcoleptic, but she doesn’t actually fall asleep during these episodes: When she passes out, she slides into somebody else’s mind and experiences the world through that person’s eyes. She’s slid into her sister as she cheated on a math test, into a teacher sneaking a drink before class. She learned the worst about a supposed “friend” when she slid into her during a school dance. But nothing could have prepared Vee for what happens one October night when she slides into the mind of someone holding a bloody knife, standing over Sophie’s slashed body.
Vee desperately wishes she could share her secret, but who would believe her? It sounds so crazy that she can’t bring herself to tell her best friend, Rollins, let alone the police. Even if she could confide in Rollins, he has been acting off lately, more distant, especially now that she’s been spending more time with Zane.
Enmeshed in a terrifying web of secrets, lies, and danger and with no one to turn to, Vee must find a way to unmask the killer before he or she strikes again.
As soon as I read the summary of Slide I knew I was going to like Vee and her weird ability to slide into other people's minds, and I was right. I always feel like abilities like this balance a fine line between believable and cheesy, but I loved the explanations of how Vee's sliding works, and it really seemed like something that could happen. We didn't get to know much about why she has this ability, but I am sure that will be explored further in the sequel.
From the moment Vee slides into an unknown mind and sees Sophie lying bloody on her bed, the hunt is on. Who killed Sophie, and why? And now that there's a killer on the loose, is anyone really safe? I love mysteries like this, and I kept thinking I had it all figured out, only to find my jaw dropping at the end when everything is revealed. So not what I was expecting!
Vee was a great character, and I really felt like I could understand how it was to deal with an ability like that. She did make some stupid choices, but only the same ones I would have made in her situation. I really wished she would have confided in her best friend Rollins, or at least asked him straight out about why he was acting so weird, instead of just kinda giving up on their friendship, but I can see how it was hard for her to trust anyone. Zane was great, and I really liked what he added to the story.
The murder mystery, Vee's special ability and her relationships to both Rollins and Zee (as well as that to her former best "friend") all made Slide a thrilling read that will leave you guessing until the very last chapter.
From the moment Vee slides into an unknown mind and sees Sophie lying bloody on her bed, the hunt is on. Who killed Sophie, and why? And now that there's a killer on the loose, is anyone really safe? I love mysteries like this, and I kept thinking I had it all figured out, only to find my jaw dropping at the end when everything is revealed. So not what I was expecting!
Vee was a great character, and I really felt like I could understand how it was to deal with an ability like that. She did make some stupid choices, but only the same ones I would have made in her situation. I really wished she would have confided in her best friend Rollins, or at least asked him straight out about why he was acting so weird, instead of just kinda giving up on their friendship, but I can see how it was hard for her to trust anyone. Zane was great, and I really liked what he added to the story.
The murder mystery, Vee's special ability and her relationships to both Rollins and Zee (as well as that to her former best "friend") all made Slide a thrilling read that will leave you guessing until the very last chapter.
Cover:
I think the picture with that tagline, "Sometimes you can't look away" gives a deer-caught-in-headlights kind of feeling. I like it!
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