Truly, Madly, Deadly

By Hannah Jayne

ISBN: 9781402281218
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Publication Date: July 2nd 2013
Number of Pages: 262
Source: Local Library
Goodreads Summary: They Said It Was An Accident...

Sawyer Dodd is a star athlete, a straight-A student, and the envy of every other girl who wants to date Kevin Anderson. When Kevin dies in a tragic car crash, Sawyer is stunned. Then she opens her locker to find a note:

You're welcome.
Someone saw what he did to her. Someone knows that Sawyer and Kevin weren't the perfect couple they seemed to be. And that someone—a killer—is now shadowing Sawyer's every move...

My Rating:  

This is a very creepy and unsettling story. We have Sawyer, the girl who seems to have had the perfect relationship with her boyfriend, Kevin. All of a sudden, he ends up dead due to a drunk driving accident. Just maybe his accident wasn't so accidental. Someone knew that her relationship wasn't all sunshine and rainbows - Kevin was abusive. Sawyer then starts receiving mysterious green notes signed by a secret admirer who claims to be protecting her.  Now, all the people that hurt her or even look like they did, start dying. 

We get inside the mind of a person who is in an abusive relationship and see how they rationalize their partner's behavior. I liked the use of flashbacks to convey this.  

"She turned around and Kevin reached for her, clamping a hand on her wrist. He squeezed, digging his fingernails into her flesh. She wouldn't wince. She wouldn't cry out." - Truly, Madly, Deadly, 118

I guessed who this "admirer" was pretty early on, but I kept second guessing myself. There are certainly clues along the way, but the story is suspenseful and keeps you reading. It is scary to imagine someone "caring" that much for you; that they are willing to do anything for you- including murder.

Very interesting read and I recommend to all who love psychological thrillers.