Serial Hottie

by Kelly Oram

[nitzan_schwarz]

3.5 stars
I got a copy for review from the author!!! *happy dance*

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Kelly Oram definitely knows how to write a book - this was just such a fun book to read, with such an unusual characters; mainly, stalkers. But not the creepy kind. Well, a little bit creepy, but mostly just really amusing, sweet and fun.
I really enjoyed reading this book!
The characters in the story are, as mentioned before, pretty unique.

Ellie is the main character and the voice of the story. She's strong and throughout the book discovers herself as both a girl and a tomboy, learning to accept both parts in her, to realize there's no shame in wearing girly cloths.
She's also feisty and takes crap from no-one, which I loved.
But... she was also SUPER frustrating! Toward the end I was screaming at her on her stupidity!
"Listen to your guts and STOP BEATING ON YOUR BOYFRIEND FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!"
I cried out-loud. She didn't listen :

Angela is Ellie's older sister. I had a love/hate relationship with her.
I hated her because: at first, she refused to listen to the fact Ellie was truly scared of Seth, and later because she kept trying to set them apart.
But she was doing it all from a good place, all because she cares, so I couldn't really hate her, you know?

Seth is Ellie's new neighbor, and he's a really creepy (but also really sweet) stalker. But all those are a great thing because he is supposed to give off these feelings!
He breaks into Ellie's room, he watches her all the time, he leaves her little sweet messages in the most unusual--and creepy--manner. He's supper jealous and super protective, super athletic and super messed up.
He's also really amusing and adorable to read about, imagine that.
Admittedly, he's pretty confusing, with the mixed signals we, the readers, get about him, but I loved him regardless.
In fact, at a certain point--what with Ellie's pigheadedness (I'm not sure whether this is a proper word...)-- I was thinking he's too good and forgiving for Ellie, which goes to prove just how much he grew on me.

I think Seth and Ellie make a perfect couple because no-one other than Ellie can control and accept Seth. He's pretty messed up (albeit a hot, adorable mess), but when she gets used to him she don't get scared at his crap and it doesn't even faze her. She's more than capable to boss HIM around. Also, she enjoys all that forceful stuff.

As for the ending... While I loved it, I kind of wanted to see what happened after the ordeal. Did her friends start talking to her again, how did their relationship get accepted in school, all that jazz.

In the copy I have I got bonus parts from Seth's POV - the first chapter and the first time he saw Ellie.
It was awesome to read, but they also made him look not nearly as crazy/creepy as the rest of the book. He seemed aware of becoming a stalker and that it's not good, which conflicted with the him I came to know in the book. I still loved it, though, and I'm interested in reading the entire book from his POV... which probably will never happen :/

If you're looking for a fun, light, enjoyable read with unique main characters and an interesting romance, this is the book for you!

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