Serial Hottie

By: Kelly Oram

Narrated by: Callie Dalton

Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

"Does that mean you don't have a boyfriend?"

I narrowed my eyes at him but he still figured out the truth. He gazed at me for a moment then asked, "Have you ever had a boyfriend?"

I blushed again. Even deeper than before. My lack of response answered the question for me. I think this was the reaction Seth was hoping for since he leaned in really close. I instinctively tried to back away from him but seeing as how I was lying in bed, and he was blocking my escape, the only thing I could do was sink down into my pillow.

"I wonder...." he said when I could sink no lower. I was flat on my back again, ignoring the discomfort the pressure was causing my stitches. He leaned completely over me, trapping me between his hands and hovering at arms length directly above me. His eyes were still quizzical, and yet they burned, almost wild, as he stared down at me.

When he spoke again, it was a whisper. A velvety-smooth, dangerous whisper. "Have you ever been kissed, Ellie?"

I sucked in a deep breath and then held it while the blood drained from my face. I was frozen, completely terrified by this beautiful boy and what it looked like he was about to do.

When Seth leaned in and brought one of his hands to my face, I flinched so violently it startled him. Instead of kissing me - which I'm pretty sure he wanted to do - he sat back up and whispered, "Okay. Relax." He brushed the hair away from my eyes, and then ran the backs of his fingers down the length of my cheek. "When you're ready." It sounded like a promise....

Ellie’s Sweet 16 is a summer of firsts.
First car.
First kiss.
First boyfriend.

First serial-killing stalker...?

Hockey-obsessed tomboy Eleanor Westley has never been the object of a guy's affection before. So when the hottest boy she's ever seen moves in across the street and starts treating her like she's the center of his universe, naturally she's going to be a little skeptical. But everything starts to make sense when girls who look just like Ellie start dying all around the city. Obviously the new guy is the killer, and, of course, he only likes her because he wants to slice her into tiny pieces. Right?

The more Ellie gets to know Seth, the more she's convinced he's a psychopathic killer. Problem is, he's the sweetest psychopathic killer she's ever met. Not to mention he's brutally hot. No matter how hard she tries, she can't help but fall for him.

From the best-selling young adult author of The Avery Shaw Experiment and V is for Virgin comes a lovable, quirky, and wildly funny coming of age contemporary romance about a girl, her strange but hot neighbor, and the crazy summer that changed both of their lives forever.

Will Ellie find true love? Or will her summer of firsts turn out to be a summer of lasts?

©2012 Kelly Oram (P)2019 Audible, Inc.

Really enjoyed it

I really enjoyed this one. I loved getting to know Ellie, Seth and Angela. Seth is the new guy who recently moved in across the street and while both girls think he’s hot, Ellie doesn’t exactly know what to do with him and Seth is into Ellie, not Angela. Seth is also different and with the murders happening to redheaded teenagers it puts everyone on edge and Seth looks a little suspicious as well. I loved watching Ellie and Seth work things out and get to know each other, working through the quirks in order to see who they actually are. This story was well written and pulled me in from beginning to end the entire time. I truly enjoyed this story and would have loved more.
The narrators did a great job with this one. They added that extra dynamic to the story and the characters to bring the story to life.

Good listen

I enjoyed this one, it definitely kept me on my toes about the whole situation, my only wish was that we had a little more at the end to find out how the couple would be after the entire fiasco. I will assume they work through their problems but I am not fully convinced either. Great story overall and the voice for this story was just fine to me.

Seth

The love story could have been more intense, instead it took back seat to Angela's meddling. I don't recommend this book.

Serial Drama

I enjoyed the story and the characters but when I had about 3 and a half hours left I was over it.
Too much pointing fingers it was just all too much dramalama.
The ending was good, I don’t know really much else I can say it was just ok for me.

The narration was the best part at least for me. She kept me interested even when the story wasn’t.

A Seriel Love Story

This is a great audio book. The story keeps you guessing of a who done it until the last chapter. You think that you have it figured out and BAM!!! You're heading a different direction. I would recommend this audio to young adults and up.

Disturbing story, great narrator

The storyline was disturbing. No over protective parents would do what her parents did. As a parent reading this, I had a lot of issues with it. Kelly is a good writer and I love her books, but this one was a little too sketchy and dark for my taste.

This was cute

This book was delightfully cute. Ellie is a tough little cookie with a violent swing and take no prisoners attitude. Seth is a misunderstood hottie with anger management issues and secrets that the government may not know. Out them together and it's a blend of hormones, adolescence, growing pains, and luv. Sit back and get ready to laugh and roll your eyes at this collision course of this puberty induced roller coaster!

No Bueno

Oh no. The voice Callie Dalton uses to narrate is the voice most people use when mocking a stuck up brat or what other narrators use when voicing one of the mean girls.
I’m 5 minutes in and I just can’t. Probably going to see if I can find a hard copy and read this story the old fashioned way as I truly do love Kelly Oram’s books.
If you haven’t checked out her other books I highly recommend Cinder & Ella (both books) and Girl at Heart!

Not for me.

DNF. 62% of the book I could handle. I thought it started out great but I just didn’t tickle my fancy. Seth is a bit creepy and even, creepier after he explains why he is the way he is. I just didn’t fall for it and the more I continue, the more, I don’t dig Seth’s story. I guess this book does remind me of Head over heels movie but like, the TEEN VERSION? I know it’s meant for being a ROM-COM but it wasn’t in my favor. Heavy crime active is around this neighborhood but seems the way the book is going it was trending little too lightly about the subject. I don’t know if it’s because there were teens and don’t know any better or it’s truly how writer want it to be. Eleanor is pretty cool and Angela is so perky...total opposite...I mean, I truly dig the characters but I do not like the story plot. It wasn’t for me.

Serial Hotness

I loved almost everything about this book. the narration was fantastic. The story line was well done and I love the sporty girl with numerous male friends angle. Seth was quite the character. The girls annoyed me a bit but I still like them. All in all definitely worth rereading.