Deadly Cool by Gemma Halliday

Deadly Cool (Deadly Cool, #1)

by Gemma Halliday

First I find out that my boyfriend is cheating on me. Then he's pegged as the #1 suspect in a murder. And now he's depending on me to clear his name. Seriously? As much as I wouldn't mind watching him squirm, I know that he's innocent. So I'm brushing off my previously untapped detective skills and getting down to business. But I keep tripping over dead bodies and I'm still no closer to figuring out who did it. And what's worse: all signs seem to point to me as the killer's next victim. I really need to pick a better boyfriend next time.

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5 of 5 stars

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Deadly Cool was such as fun read! It was a light, easy to read book and at time hilarious.


Hartley is our protagonist and the story is told from her point of view. She is a down to earth kind of girl, smart (although too trusting), beautiful, and not extremely popular, which is refreshing to see she didn’t care too much about. It seems like bad luck follows Hart, just as bees follow honey; the good thing is that she overcomes this easily. I love Chase, he is not only handsome, but different, brilliant, and he cares about Heart a lot. Sam is such a good friend and I love her for it. It is also nice to see that the parents of our characters were caring and present (for a change!)


The story is very good. I have to confess that I never suspected the culprit until the last moment when Hart found out. As I mentioned before I love Hart’s sense of humor, she is ironic and snarky at the same time. The writing is easy to read and the book went by really fast for me. I’m a new fan of the series and I can’t wait for Social Suicide which will be published next month.


About the cover: I actually selected the cover of Deadly Cool for my Top 10 most beautiful covers last week. Those eyes are gorgeous, and the headphones that form the word “cool” are, well…cool.

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