on my hands" von demin New York City geborenem Todd Strasser ist ein Thriller für Jugendliche.
Callie Carson ist ein normalesjähriges Mädchen, das die Highschool besucht und einfach nur dazugehören möchte.
Daher lässt sie sich auch von Katherine, dem beliebtestem Mädchen der Schule, derart manipulieren, dass sie sogar für sie ihren Freund Slade verlässt.
Eines Tages, als die Jugendlichen eine Party auf einer kleinen Lichtung feiern, entdeckt Callie im nahegelegenem Wäldchen Katherines Leiche.
Neben ihr liegt ein blutiges Messer, und in ihrer Verwirrung nimmt Callie das Messer in die Hand.
Genau in diesem Moment tauchen andere Jugendliche auf, sehen Callie mit dem Messer neben der Toten stehen, und schon steht Callie unter Mordverdacht.
In ihrer Panik läuft Callie davon und versteckt sich vor der Polizei, Verzweifelt, wie sie ist, ruft sie ihren Exfreund Slade an und bittet ihn um Hilfe, . .
Meine Meinung:
Dieser Thriller richtet sich speziell an Jugendliche abJahren laut Empfehlung.
Das Buch lässt sich leicht und flüssig lesen und ist durch die zumeist eher kurzen Kapitel sehr gut für junge Leser geeignet.
Die Geschichte beginnt mit dem Fund der Leiche, und dann gibt es in jedem Kapitel jeweils zwei Erzählstränge.
Einmal geht die Geschichte um Callie weiter, wie sie sich vor der Polizei versteckt und auf eigene Faust versuchen will, den wirklichen Mörder zu finden.
Und dann erfährt der Leser auch immer ein wenig mehr von der Vorgeschichte, Wie hat Callie Katherine und die anderen Mädchen der Clique kennengelernt, wer hatte Streit mit wem, gab es Neid und Eifersucht.
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So wird es irgendwann für den Leser offensichtlich, wer Katherine umgebracht haben muss, aber dann überrascht der Autor seine Leser am Ende doch noch einmal.
Mir hat das Buch sehr gut gefallen, Es war nie langweilig, es war leicht zu lesen und gute Unterhaltung, This just didn't work for me, I really should have abandoned it a few chapters in, but my curiosity got the best of me and I just had to find out who the killer was.
It wasn't who I expected, but that doesn't make up for the story overall,
The writing was so disjointedit skipped through time every chapter present tense vs, past tense. While this created suspense and kept me reading, it also felt very uneven because I just wanted the writing style to be consistent.
Callie's flight from the police was pretty farfetched I'm really supposed to believe that ayearold can evade an entire police force I know it's a small town, but I don't think so.
I had hoped that the resolution would be worth it, but it lacked credibility and the ending REALLY bothered me.
I'm debating whether I want to read anything else by this author, I'll probably give him one more shot, but unfortunately I just can't recommend Blood on My Hands.
The cover:
This is the UK cover, and for some reasons, I like it better than the US cover, probably because Wish You Were Deads, the previous books, UK cover is way prettier than the US one.
Although, the US one makes more sense,
The storyline:
This story has less horror in it than the previous book but way more suspense.
I was holding my breath all the time because I knew something bad was going to happen.
The mystery in this story was the number one thing that kept me reading, it was a great journey with Callie trying to figure out who killed Katherine and framed her.
Ive been thinking about the killer and the possibilities all the time while reading the book, and Im sad to say, I totally didnt expect the ending!!
What I loved:
The writing style was very good, it is somehow different from the first book, but it only made the book better.
I was expecting it to be a sequel in story to Wish You Were Dead and was somehow shocked to find that it is a totally different story.
I loved how the story was built from ground zero and developed its own surroundings and characters but it also happened in the same city, so this tiny detail didnt change :.
The main protagonist, Callie, was very brave and smart too,
The story wasnt boring despite itschapters and I actually remember each one because they were short and werent long.
Two words: the ending!
My favorite chapter is!!
The twists and the ongoing cobwebs of weird events.
What I hated/didnt like:
Hmm, . nothing really I can remember,
What I missed:
I wish there was a bit more horror in the story! It lacked that compared to the first book and there werent any gore or horrifying descriptions or scenes Call me crazy, but I love these and really liked them in the first one, its not like theyre too scary or disgusting, they just add this feel to the story.
The characters:
Callie is the protagonist, Shes been framed for a death she didnt commit and she was courageous and strong while trying to prove her innocence.
Slade is Callies boyfriend, He really loves her and helps her thru the book, but at the end, youll find many unsettling truths about him.
Dakota is the one whos been blamed by Callie in the book for killing Katherine and setting up Callie.
Shes not totally innocent either,
Katherine, the dead girl, is basically the mean girl in the Soundview High school.
Shes been manipulating a lot of students including Callie, Dakota and Mia,
Mia is another girl who happens to want to be in Katherines circle but ends up being kicked out by her.
She becomes Callies friend.
Other characters worth mentioning are Callies parents and brother, Sebastian, whos in jail for attacking their father and causing him permanent brain damage.
Chief od police Jenkins whos Dakotas uncle and an old friend of Callies father,
Favorite quotes:
After all, two years ago my older brother, Sebastian, made national news by bludgeoning our father nearly to death with a twobyfour, leaving him brain damaged and mute and paralyzed from the neck down.
Whats so hard to believe Like brother, like sister, right Chapter,
The other thing is you can tell yourself youre a charity case without really believing it.
And then the day comes when you forget, And you think you really do belong, Because you want to so badly, Chapter.
And why had she kept Dakota
Maybe she was thinking like the Chinese general who said, “Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.
” Chapter.
Conclusion:
This was a really good read, I dont have words to describe it, but if you love thriller and mystery books with twists, this is definitely one to check :.
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I really liked the story, but the characters disappointed me, I liked the Callie, the main protagonist a lot in the beginning, I feel like I understood her action and the decisions she made because it was a highly emotional and shocking time for her.
But my patience and understanding quickly wore thin, I feel like she made some glaringly stupid choices, not just after she was accused of murder, but even before it.
The parts of the story retelling past events made me see her as weak and easily manipulated so after a while it became hard to sympathise with her.
A lot of troubles and pain she brought onto herself and could be easily avoidable, Plus her relationship with Slade was just weird, I can't go into any details without majorly spoiling the book,
I really liked the mystery in this book, It seemed like there were a lot of suspects and to be honest even the main characters seemed like a probable murderer too.
I enjoyed the whole aspect of the book being written from a point of view of an innocently accused girl, her running and hidding from the police, trying to clear her name and finding the real murderer.
I especially liked the part once she got arrested, I really liked seeing the whole process of interviews and dealing with the emotional fallout and the repercussions her
actions had on her family.
STILL not gagging I decided to read this book because the cover court my eye when I was trying to find a book to read from the school library.
I also enjoy reading crime books, This book fits into the category on the bingo book as a book written in, My favorite quote from the book is ''in fact do me a favor, okay'' because in the end that seems to be why there was blood on Callie's hands because of a little favor.
My favorite character from this book is Callie because she not afraid to speak the truth.
The lastpages of this book gave you all the missing pieces to the story it was very interesting because I had guessed the right killer.
I would read this book again and I am now trying to find the follow on.
All it takes is one second, One stupid move. One click of a cell phone,
When Callie discovers Katherine sprawled on the ground, she bends down to help her.
It's only naturalthe party's been a bit wild, And it's only natural for her to pull out the fake knife, irritated at one more example of Katherine's callous disregard of other people's feelings.
But the knife is real, . . and bloody. And then Callie hears the click of one cell phone, followed by another, and another, In minutes, images of her holding the bloody knife have gone viral,
Now wanted for murder, Callie is on the run from the police.
All the evidence points to her guilt, but she's determined to prove her innocence, which means.
. . the real killer is still out there,
This was definitely my favourite book in the trilogy, It kept throwing surprises at you and kept you on the edge of your seat, The book was so carefully and cleverly constructed that I was surprised when the killer was revealed.
Amazing book. Diejährige Callie hatte es in letzter Zeit nicht leicht, Sie würde fast alles tun, um weiterhin zur beliebtesten Clique ihrer Schule zu gehören, was in ihrer Situation mehr als verständlich ist, hat doch vor nicht allzu langer Zeit ihr eigener Bruder den Vater angegriffen.
Dieser überlebte zwar, ist jedoch auf permanente Pflege angewiesen, Um diesen Ruf entgegenzuwirken, opfert Callie eine Menge, um weiterhin mit Katherine, der Anführerin jener Clique, befreundet zu sein.
Dennoch kommt es vermehrt zu Streit mit Katherine, denn die Dinge, die sie von Callie verlangt, grenzen an Unmenschlichkeit.
Um den Kopf freizubekommen, will Callie mit ihrer Freundin Dakota eine Party besuchen, wohlweislich eine Party, auf der mit Katherine nicht zu rechnen ist, wollte diese doch in den Urlaub fahren.
Wider erwartend ist eben jene Katherine dennoch auf der Party, doch Callie lässt sich davon nicht die Laune verderben.
Im Laufe des Abends jedoch soll sich für Callie alles ändern denn sie wird von anderen Partygästen gefunden, neben der toten Katherine, mit einem blutigen Messer in der Hand.
Noch bevor sie in Gewahrsam genommen werden kann, ergreift sie die Flucht, denn ihr ist klar, dass ihr wahrscheinlich niemand, auch nicht die Polizei, bei ihrer Familienvorgeschichte glauben wird, zumal sie die Tatwaffe in der Hand hatte und sich auf dieser nun ihre Fingerabdrücke befinden.
Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt, denn Callie weiß, sie hat nur die Chance, ihre Unschuld zu beweisen, wenn sie den wahren Täter überführen kann und sie hat bereits einen Verdacht.
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Wettlauf gegen die Zeit! Der Plot wurde realistisch und abwechslungsreich erarbeitete, Besonders gut hat mir gefallen, wie die Figur der Callie immer wieder, entgegen ihrer Planung, agieren musste, um ihren Verfolgern zu entkommen.
Auch die Tatsache, wie klar hier dargestellt wurde, dass man nicht jedem trauen kann, auch wenn es ein Freund ist, fand ich ganz hervorragend dargestellt.
Die Figuren wurden authentisch und facettenreich erarbeitet, Besonders beeindruckt hat mich die Figur der Callie mit ihre Wandlungsfähigkeit, denn von einer eigentlich gut erzogenen HighschoolSchülerin hätte ich eine solche Flexibilität nicht erwartet.
Den Schreibstil kann ich nur als fesselnd beschreiben, sodass ich mich gar nicht von dem Buch lösen konnte.
Abschließend kann ich sagen, dass mir das Buch berauschendschöne Lesestunden bereitet hat und ich gerne mehr davon lesen würde.
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