No One Else Can Have You (Book Review)

The people who read this book are split into two groups..... The group that LOVED this book, and the group that HATES this book. Unfortunately I am now part of the second group. Five things I couldn't stand: First of all this is an incredibly boring book. Nothing excited me. Second the main character is super annoying. Third the writing is like reading a Pretty Little Liars book (and that is not a good thing) Fourth the murder mystery part of the book (which was supposed to be the main plot) was set u...more No One Else Can Have You Kathleen Hale A quiet town like Friendship, Wisconsin, keeps most of its secrets buried . . . but when local teen Ruth Fried is found murdered in a cornfield, her best friend, Kippy Bushman, decides to uncover the truth and catch the killer. Since the police aren't much help, Kippy looks to her idol, journalist Diane Sawyer, for tips on how to conduct her investigation. But Kippy soon discovers, if you want to dig up the truth, your hands have to get a little dirty, don'tcha know. In this riveting young adult novel, Kathleen Hale creates an intricately plotted murder mystery that will keep readers guessing, laughing, and cringing until the surprising final pages. Review: The people who read this book are split into two groups..... The group that LOVED this book, and the group that HATES this book. Unfortunately I am now part of the second group. Five things I couldn't stand: First of all this is an incredibly boring book. Nothing excited me. Second the main character is super annoying. Third the writing is like reading a Pretty Little Liars book (and that is not a good thing) Fourth the murder mystery part of the book (which was supposed to be the main plot) was set up and executed terribly. Fifth there are some pretty disturbing jokes in here. I won't go into detail, but they were not funny at all. There are so many things just thrown into this book that didn't make ANY sense. I like my murder mystery's out there, where I can try and guess who it was before the end of the book. And where the facts are put out there, but the main character continues to find out things. The murder mystery was ultra confusing in this one. Everything felt so thrown in there. And I didn't actually feel like I was in a murder mystery. I felt as if I was in a soap opera where a main character is obsessed with some thing's, and where the main character has all of these previous problems which are never really explained...... One thing that this reminds me of is some of Shakespeare's work. His murder/comedy plays. But the differences between these is Shakespeare comedy's are actually funny. His writing is good. And he actually makes his story's make sense. I couldn't connect with the characters AT ALL, none of them. And I don't feel that way that often. This was one of my most looked forward to releases of 2014. And it was so disappointing. If (and only if) you enjoy the Pretty Little Liars series will I recommend this to you. If you enjoy awkward silly things being thrown into a (trying to be serious) plot..... I love thrillers and mystery's so much. And I wish that I had loved this one. I did finish this one, but I struggled. So, so, so disappointed. This had potential. The summary sounds amazing. But it didn't get there for me.