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Book Review By Julie L.
Red Leaves by Paullina Simons

This is the story of a group of four friends at Dartmouth College who are the elite students: attractive, smart, and ambitious. They are a society amongst themselves and are envied by everyone else on campus. When Kristina, the 'leader' of the group is found murdered, secrets are layed open that no one could have ever guessed about them.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story -
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 50%
Special suspect? - best friend
Murder of certain profession?
Misc. Murder Plotlets -
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Misc setting - prison - resort/hotel

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Explicit sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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