It was just okay for me. There were some glaring plot holes that I could see a teen overlooking but hard for me. ( )

Wow! Riveting from the first page. This book is for any reader seeking a suspenseful story with roller-coasting emotions. ( )

I absolutely love April Henry's books. In this book the first chapter grabs you and reels you in. A young girl comes to unsure where she is, who she is or what has happened. The only thing she knows for sure is she just overheard two men talking about how she knows nothing and they need to kill her. From here on out the story unfolds in layers. From her escape at the beginning of the story to finally remembering who she is, what happened to her, and finally to its awesome ending, this book will keep you sitting on the edge of your seat. I read it in about three hours. I knew there was no way I could not finish the book. This has been on my shelves at school and many of my students have read it. The only reason I finally got my hands on it was it was turned back in and I immediately put it in my own bag to read. I highly recommend this book. The events are so realistic I found myself worried for the main character. The reader finds themselves identifying with the character and wondering what they would do in a situation like that. Go ahead start with this one and see if you don't have to read her other books. ( )

The Girl Who Was Supposed To Die is a short, suspenseful thriller made for middle grade students. It's a story about a girl who wakes up post-torture not knowing who she is or why she's there and her neck-breaking escape. The book has a breathless and erratic pace, which combined with Cady's first person perspective makes the reader feel tense and on the edge of their seat during the entire ride. A cross content connection for this story would be Science, as a major plot point in this story is about biological warfare. This scholastic book would be a great read aloud or classroom library addition. ( )

For being such a short book (it was only 213 pages), the author sure stuck in tons of action! Technically I would only give this book 4.5/5 stars because the book was a little too simplex for me. This would definitely not bother some though. From the first page, there was constant action and questions being asked in order to try and figure out what exactly is going on and why people are trying to kill Katie/Cady. I think this would be a great book for young adults to try out to see if they are a fan of the thriller category. I definitely am so this was a quick read for me - (I needed to know what I was putting on the shelves for my students to read).

The only reason I would knock off the half star (and it probably isn't a very good reason) is because the plot was a little simple and I'm not always a fan of endings being wrapped up nicely with a bow - this ending was a little too fairytale-esque for me. Lastly, none of the characters was very well developed because of the shortness of the book and the simplicity of the plot so it was difficult to feel much towards her. Obviously she was the "good guy" since we hear right away about her waking up in a cabin out in the middle of nowhere on the floor with her fingernails ripped out. But apart from that, it was difficult to feel empathy or sympathy towards her since we learn so little about her feelings and thoughts.

Great book overall though! If you like murder/mystery/thriller books and you want a quick read, this would be a good one to pick up! ( )