Copycat

Addison is a teenage girl who is the biggest fan of R. J. Rosen, an author of suspense. He writes the Gap Lake series and Addie has read every word in every book at least 10 times. She has a blog of all things Rosen that now has thousands of followers. She is excited beyond belief when she is contacted by the author. He's impressed with her fandom and offers her the opportunity to help him with his newest book. He follows by sending her quite an excerpt sending Addison into a head spin with a note telling her a surprise will follow. Unfortunately that surprise is the murdered body of a school friend. When Addie realizes that the murdered girl is exactly described as in the newest book. Life imitating art? And then the author sends a note ... Did you like my surprise? And then there are other surprises that seem to surround her.... I don't read a lot of YA mystery, but the book blurb drew me in. I liked the teenage characters, most of the conversation was very much reminiscent of my own children at that age, although it's hard to fathom that they were allowed to investigate they way they did. It's heavy on the action, slightly less on the suspense. Many thanks to the author / Sourcebooks Fire / Netgalley for the digital copy of COPYCAT. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own. 3.5 stars