Review of Boy Next Door ( the (Point Horror))
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Sinclair Smith is an awesome author! She definitely has a knack for jokes and pranks (such as in "Double Date"), but the idea seems to spawn hits. I felt that "The Boy Next Door" was a very thrilling, suspenseful book. You wondered what Julian was going to think of next, and you didn't know if the main character was starting to go crazy or not. The only flaw was that the ending was a little rushed and a bit hard to follow. Otherwise, it's worth your time!...
Soon Randy feels like she has no control over what she does. On one hand, she's reluctant to commit the crimes for fear of being
caught and reprimanded; on the other, she's afraid of what Julian might do if she doesn't follow through. The book started to get very exciting towards the end when Randy couldn't tell if Julian was real or just a figment of her imagination. Even her best friend, Alice, thought Randy was starting to crack. That was probably the best part of the book. The ending was minimally satisfying with the discovery of Julian's hideout (...), but the book as a whole wasn't spectacular. It's still fun to read though if you like young adult thrillers.