Dead is Just a Rumor by Marlene Perez
Publisher: Graphia
Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Suspense/Mystery
Age Recommendation: 12+
Length: Full Length (216 pgs)
Rating: 4 suns
Reviewed by Tiger Lily

As the creepy little town of Nightshade prepares to celebrate its 200th anniversary—on Halloween, of course—many of its paranormal residents are receiving mysterious blackmail letters. Psychic teen Daisy Giordano and her sisters set out to find out who is behind the threats. But launching an investigation isn’t easy for Daisy with her overprotective father watching her every move. Though she’s is happy to have him back after the years he spent being held captive by an anti-paranormal group called the Scourge, Dad is having difficult time adjusting to home life—and the fact that his little girl is now a senior in high school. He even disapproves of Daisy’s boyfriend, Ryan. Can their relationship take the strain?

And Daisy’s got even more on her plate: A talented amateur chef, she has won cooking lessons with celebrity chef Circe Silvertongue. After nosing around (with a little help from Circe’s pet pig), Daisy begins to suspect the temperamental chef’s secrets aren’t only in her ingredients. . . .

The fourth installment in this favorite series is full of surprises and scares!

Things aren’t exactly as they seem, but normal isn’t normal in Nightshade, California. Intrigue, confusion, romance, and a pet pig make up Dead is Just a Rumor.

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Daisy is still trying to find her place in Nightshade. It doesn’t help that she’s got psychic abilities she’s yet to discover. But it’s because of her still learning about herself that really made me identify with her. She’s not perfect and because of that, she’s more realistic. I loved her father. He’s been in captivity for quite a long time, but he’s still her daddy and still protective. For those of us who had over-protective folks, it’s easy to relate to her frustration. Some things worked out for Daisy, i.e. the Ryan front and it’s great to see she got something she really wanted—him.

My favorite character was the pig. Call me crazy, but anyone who has a pig for a pet is good people to me, even if they aren’t all that they appear to be (or perhaps are more than they appear to be).

This story has plenty of twists and turns that kept me in my seat. Even when I thought I knew what would happen next, I was off and it was a nice feeling.

If you want to read a story that’s not at all what it seems and a pleasure to open, then you need to read Dead is Just a Rumor. I give this book, 4 suns.

Dead is So Last Year by Marlene Perez
Publisher: Graphia Publishing (Harcourt Mifflin)
Genre: Action/Adventure, Contemporary, Paranormal, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Suspense/Mystery
Age Recommendation: 14+
Length: Full Length (192 pgs)
Rating: 4 suns
Reviewed by Tiger Lily

Something very strange starts happening in Nightshade the summer that the eldest Giordano sister, Rose, gets a job working at Dr. Franken’s research laboratory. People are starting to see double. Doppelgängers of Nightshade residents are popping up all over town. Daisy, Rose and Poppy think it’s a coincidence, until the rumors start that their father, who disappeared several years ago, has been spotted in town. Meanwhile, Daisy’s beau, Ryan is spending all of his time training for football, and like the other guys on the team, he’s grown enormous almost overnight. Samantha Devereux’s boyfriend’s neck has doubled in size since school ended. Could the football players be resorting to extreme measures to win? Between summer jobs, sugar rushes, and beach parties, the Giordano girls get to the bottom of these mysteries and more.

He’s dead. No, wait, he’s not. Wait. No, that’s not really him. So who is it? You’ll have to read Dead is So Last Year to learn more and, trust me, you won’t forget it.

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I liked the idea of the look-alikes wandering town. This book has lots of plot twists, as in the true identities of the doppelgangers that kept me involved with the story. And then there is the issue with Daisy’s father. He’s supposed to be dead. Or is he? There is so much going on in this story that it can be hard to sometimes keep it all straight, but it’s worth the read.

Again, Daisy is the center of the story, but because if the issues with her father, we meet her sisters Rose and Poppy. I loved the two of them because they rounded her out and made her more believable. I wanted to see a bit more character development, but there is so much else going for this story that the troublesome spots aren’t enough to trip up the reader.

If you want a book that’s part popularity contest, part angst and a whole lot of ‘wow, did that just happen?’, then you need to read Dead is So Last Year. I give it 4 suns.

Dead is a State of Mind by Marlene Perez
Publisher: Graphia Books (Harcourt Mifflin)
Genre: Action/Adventure, Contemporary, Paranormal, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Suspense/Mystery
Age Recommendation: 14+
Length: Full Length (175 pgs)
Rating: 4 suns
Reviewed by Tiger Lily

Welcome to Nightshade, California–a small town full of secrets. It’s home to the psychic Giordano sisters, who have a way of getting mixed up in mysteries. During their investigations, they run across everything from pom-pom- shaking vampires to shape-shifting boyfriends to a clue-spewing jukebox. With their psychic powers and some sisterly support, they can crack any case!

There’s a gorgeous new guy at Nightshade High: Duke Sherrad, a fortune-teller claiming to have descended from Gypsies. Even though she’s psychic herself, Daisy is skeptical of Duke’s powers. But when a teacher who was the subject of one of his predictions ends up dead, she begins to wonder if Duke is the real deal after all.
Maybe if Daisy can track down the teacher’s killer, she can find out the truth. The only trouble is, all signs point to the murderer being of the furry persuasion. Is Daisy any match for a werewolf? Maybe she is . . . in more ways than she bargained for!

She wants a date for the dance, but her boyfriend isn’t exactly asking. So what’s a psychic girl to do? Figure out what his deal is, that’s what.

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Daisy is an interesting heroine. She’s psychic, but that doesn’t mean she’s got all the answers and I think that’s what made me like her more. She’s flawed and, as a reader I could identify with her struggle. She wanted to fit in, to get along with her sisters, and to get her man to pay attention to her. I liked the plot twists that kept her from getting boring. I wished the author had developed her a bit more in that she came across as a bit whiny on occasion, but what teen isn’t moody?

I liked the addition of Duke and his irritation and attraction with Daisy. It gave Ryan, her boyfriend, a run for his money and diverted her attention nicely. Did he help harm the dead teacher? And why is Ryan becoming so buff? You gotta read Dead is a State of Mind to get the answers, because I’m not telling.

If you want a story that’s a quick read for a spring evening, then this is the book for you. I give it 4 suns.