{"id":19437,"date":"2017-04-23T08:23:29","date_gmt":"2017-04-23T12:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=19437"},"modified":"2017-04-23T08:23:29","modified_gmt":"2017-04-23T12:23:29","slug":"arc-review-the-dead-list-by-jennifer-l-armentrout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=19437","title":{"rendered":"ARC Review: The Dead List by Jennifer L. Armentrout"},"content":{"rendered":"

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4.5 creepy clown stars<\/b><\/p>\n

I am a mad fan of all things JLA, but there\u2019s just something about the way she writes young adult that makes her YA reads my favourites. She captures the feel<\/i> so perfectly, that I\u2019m always instantly swept up in her stories, and this one was no different – except in this case, she also freaked me the hell out with the thriller\/horror storyline, and I felt like I was in the middle of the most beautiful love story and a 90s teen slasher film. It\u2019s not a genre that I usually go for, but the two parts of the story are balanced so well, and I really loved this one! The Dead List was originally published by JLA on Wattpad, but it\u2019s been resurrected, tidied up and republished, and OMG, it\u2019s so good!<\/p>\n

Ella is beginning her senior year at high school, and she\u2019s planning on making it a great one as she gears up to leave her home town and move across the country to go to College. But her plans go awry when she is viciously attacked when leaving a party one night. Somebody tries to kill her \u2013 a person wearing a creepy clown mask brutally attacks and tries to kidnap and strangle her – and she narrowly escapes thanks to the help of her childhood friend Jensen.<\/p>\n

Ella and Jensen grew up together, and we are given glimpses into the history between them and their friends, seeing moments from their past, and getting hints to a mysterious even that changed everything for them. And now, Jensen is back in town and seems set on becoming a part of Ella\u2019s life again<\/p>\n

But strange things are happening. Ella has the feeling that she is being watched, clown masks and dead birds are being left where she can find them, and then people start to go missing and dead bodies appear. The killer is still out there, and he seems to be targeting those around her. And with Ella being continually tormented, she doesn\u2019t know who she can trust.<\/p>\n

OMG, this book is freaky. It\u2019s descriptive and horror-like, but it\u2019s also psychologically scary as we\u2019re inside Ella\u2019s head and she\u2019s trying to figure out what\u2019s real and what\u2019s not, and who could be behind the horrifying acts that are unfolding all around her.<\/p>\n

But in the middle of it all, there\u2019s the love story and it is gorgeous! There\u2019s so much to Jensen\u2019s story that Ella doesn\u2019t know, and as they rediscover each other, they fall into first, all-consuming love, and every moment of it was just beautiful.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to be that guy \u2013 the one that when your phone rings, you hope it\u2019s me. The one who holds your hand in the hallway and at lunch. The guy who gets to hold <\/i>you. I want to be the one who gets to touch you,\u201d he whispered against my cheek. \u201cI want to be <\/i>yours\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jensen is by Ella\u2019s side through the doubt, the danger and the fear, and the swooning over the two of them, watching things progress for them, provides a great distraction from the not-so-pleasant aspects of the story. But as the clock ticks down, the story twists and turns, and I was guessing and theorising madly. I honestly had no clue who the bad guy was, and I thought that the reveal was a great surprise \u2013 and slightly terrifying as it all played out.<\/p>\n

This read was so much fun. It was different for me, but I trusted JLA, and I\u2019m so glad I read it! It\u2019s heartpoundingly scary and gorgeously romantic, with a strong, sassy heroine that is all kinds of awesome, and a swoony teen romantic hero that you can\u2019t help but love. Just a warning \u2013 don\u2019t read when you\u2019re home alone at night (because I was seriously too creeped out to even leave my bed at one point).<\/p>\n

I loved it \u2013 4.5 stars.<\/p>\n

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Check our our Jennifer L. Armentrout Author Spotlight <\/a>for more fantastic reads from this author.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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