Reviews for The Killer's Cousin [With Earbuds]

The average rating for The Killer's Cousin [With Earbuds] based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-09-30 00:00:00 Mary Smith okay, this book is not four-stars like proust is four-stars. this earns its rating because after reading a series of "ho-hum" and "meh-meh" teen books - this one was actually pretty good. except for the epilogue, which made me a little embarrassed. ungood. it's kind of a ghost story, it's kind of a mystery, it's kind of a story about a creepy little kid, it's kind of a coming-of-age story. but it works. it may be just that i read it in about an hour and a half, so my reading didn't get interrupted, but it felt very fast-paced and exciting, and the story itself was well-told and original. and it won an edgar award. it's weird, i liked it a lot while i was reading it, but today, the day after, i can't remember why. here is a picture of a wombat tummy instead!

Review # 2 was written on 2010-07-11 00:00:00 Roman Miller I love Nancy Werlin. Her ability to write different genres always amazes me. The Rules of Survival severed my heartstrings, Double Helix was a decent science-fiction novel, and Killer's Cousin was thrilling and suspenseful. Seventeen-year-old David Yaffe feels guilty for the death of his girlfriend, Emily - despite the jury acquitting him and proving his innocence. He decides to move in with his aunt and uncle in Massachusetts, where he resides in their attic apartment. Strange things are lurking in the shadows, though. His aunt Julia remains cold and disdainful, and his eleven-year-old cousin Lily proves to be a psychotic freak. Especially Lily, who there seems to be a lot more to than meets the eye. The sole factor that earned this book three stars was the suspense. It was frightening, and the psychological drama had my head reeling from beginning to end. In fact, I would recommend this only to people who enjoy thrillers or suspense centered books. Most of the characters irked me, however. I came close to empathizing with David, but only managed to sympathize with him and his guilt. Lily scared the heck out of me, and all of the adults in this novel were irritatingly unaware of the situation unfolding. David's friend Frank and his casual love interest Raina seemed more like plot devices than three-dimensional characters. Not my favorite by Nancy Werlin, but pretty good.