Dead Jealous by Sharon Jones

The Blurb On The Back:

Last summer, in a boating accident, Poppy Sinclair survived a brush with death.

But the girl she finds face down in a lake wasn’t so lucky.

As Poppy fights to discover the truth behind what she believes is murder, she also discovers that people are not always as they seem.

Slipping into a deep web of lies, jealousy and heart-stopping danger, Poppy comes to realise that the one thing that can save her has been right there, all the time.

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The Verdict:

Sharon Jones debut YA novel is a flabby thriller with supernatural overtones that revolves around a love triangle between Poppy, Tariq and Michael that’s skewered too much in one direction. Ultimately it’s a book that doesn’t know what it wants to be and Poppy doesn’t convince in the slightest as a detective, driven by blind suspicions unsupported by evidence and blundering along from one discovery into another. I enjoyed the pagan elements, which are portrayed sympathetically but the supporting characters are little more than cyphers and the revelation of the killer wasn’t really supported by the earlier story. I doubt that I’ll be checking out the rest of this series.

DEAD JEALOUS was released in the United Kingdom on 4th July 2013. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the free copy of this book.