ARC Review- SLIDE by Jill Hathaway

Slide releases on March 27, 2012 by Balzer+Bray for Harper Collins. Thanks to the marketing team at Harper for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review.
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. 

My Thoughts-

WOW. I loved this book. Love, love, loooooved this book. Do you hear me, Jill Hathaway? I freakin loved your book, woman! :) Here's why:

UK cover of SLIDE

1. Which leads me to the writing. The writing....is lovely. It's done in a way that its easy on the eyes, and the reader is drawn in right from the start. The use of descriptive language is something that I always look for when reading a book, and this one....yes. Just....YES.
2. I'll start with the cover. It's trippy, is it not? Just like the main character, Vee's "slides". 
3. There is so much I wish I could say about this book, about the plot, the characters, and everything in between.  But I can't. Why? Because I could give EVERYTHING away. And the whole awesomeness of this book is not knowing what's next. It's the mystery.
4. Vee rocks. She's tough, she has pink hair (duh..that's cool!)  and she's the only person that has an inside eye to what's going on. She's the fly on the wall that isn't really there at all, and she's hurting since the loss of her mother. The way this book is written makes Vee's loneliness so tangible. You can literally feel it as if it's your own.
5. I want to say more. I do. I want to spill everything about the relationships between Vee, Rollins, and Zane, and the secrets that her father has, and the mystery behind who the killer is. And who is next. But...I can't. I just...can't. Maybe if you can slide into my mind, you'll know. I promise if you do, you'll go pick up this book. 
6. It's just that good.

Thanks to Harper for allowing me to read this shiny little diamond. I always love the titles you guys put out on the shelves, and thanks to Jill Hathaway for writing it and bringing the story to life. You, my little writer pal, rock. Keep it up :)

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